Mauro Pawlowski
Mauro Pawlowski (24 april 1971) is a Belgian rock singer and guitarist. He was frontman of the band Evil Superstars, but later started a solo career. Occasionally he plays guitar in the bands Kiss My Jazz and DEUS. He is well known for his eclectic music and virtuosity on the guitar.
During Zappa's 1988 performance at the Sportpaleis in Ghent, Belgium, Pawlowski met Zappa when he and his friends accidentally walked into the VIP bar. Interviewed by Danny Ilegems in Humo (14 April 2026), Pawlowski said that he didn't directly talk with Zappa, but he noticed them and gave them a simple nod. He also recalled that Zappa looked rather small. Shortly thereafter, a security guard told them to leave, so they did.
Members of Kiss My Jazz were once asked about the influence Zappa had on their music:
Rudy Trouvé: “Whenever people hear strange crossings and mixtures of a few genres, they tend to hear Zappa in it. Maybe it’s because we’re influenced by people who were influenced by Zappa. I like Zappa, but I never had any intentions to do something in the same region.”
Elko Blijweert: “Mauro aside, I don’t think we’ve got a real Zappa fan in the band.”[1]
On 21 March 2014, Peter Vandermeersch played a musical homage to Zappa, performed with his group Flat Earth Society and Mauro Pawlowski and Pierre Vervloesem on electric guitar. [2]
