Zappa Plays Zappa
Zappa Plays Zappa (short: ZPZ) is a Frank Zappa-tribute band, lead by his son Dweezil Zappa with various musicians who originally worked with Frank Zappa invloved as special guests. The band toured worldwide in 2006 and 2007, the tours were titled as "Accept no substitutes" or "Tour de Frank". They later changed the name to "Dweezil Zappa Plays Frank Zappa" for copyright reasons.[1]
Contents
Line up
Core Players
Zappa Plays Zappa band[2][3]:
- Dweezil Zappa (lead guitar, vocals)
- Joe Travers (drums, vocals)
- Pete Griffin (bass, vocals)
- Jamie W. Kime (guitar, vocals)
- Aaron Arntz (keyboards, trumpet, vocals)
- Scheila Gonzalez (saxophone, flute, keyboards, vocals)
- Billy Hulting (marimba, mallets, percussion, manic ranting)
Special Guests
2006 shows
- Steve Vai (guitar)
- Terry Bozzio (drums, vocals)
- Napoleon Murphy Brock (vocals, sax, flute)
2007 shows
- Ray White (guitar, vocals)
ZPZ shows
The set lists of their live shows consists of Frank Zappa's songs and music, such as "Joe's Garage", "Uncle Remus", "Muffin Man", "Illinois Enema Bandit", "Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy", "City Of Tiny Lites". The concerts include some improvisations as well. During the 2007 tours on several songs there was a video projection of Frank Zappa's original live footage with an audio track of his voice and guitar, accompanied with ZPZ playing live.
ZPZ Tours
- 2006 May-June: Europe & North America
- 2006 October, December: North America
- 2007 July-August: North America
- 2007 September-November: ZPZ Fall Tour: Europe/North America
- 2007 November-December: Australian Tour: ZPZ In OZ
See also
- Zappa Plays Zappa (The Film) - a DVD by the band
- Return Of The Son Of... (2010)
- Dweezil Zappa
External links
- Official site: www.zappaplayszappa.com
- Zappa Plays Zappa article in Wikipedia
