A raucous two-part concert inspired by the enduring legacy of Frank Zappa. First, the trio of Don Preston, Napoleon Murphy Brock and Roy Estrada joins forces with an ensemble of guest artists featuring Joel Hamilton, Amy Knoles, Marc Lowenstein, Daniel Rosenboom, Sara Schoenbeck, Harry Scorzo, Jim Sullivan, and Steven Suminski, plus dancer Lillian Bitkoff, for a heady new interpretation of Stravinsky?s WWI commedia dell?arte traveling show Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier?s Tale). In the second half, the full complement of the Grande Mothers teams up with Miroslav Tadic, Chris Garcia and other guests to revisit classic Zappa from landmark rock albums such as We?re Only in It for the Money, Uncle Meat, One Size Fits All, Roxy and Elsewhere, and FZ:OZ
THE GRANDE MOTHERS RE:INVENTED http://www.thegrandmothers.com
featuring former members of the Mothers of Invention Napoleon Murphy Brock (with FZ 1974?1984) vocals, tenor saxophone, flute, suavenicity, dancing (!)
Roy Estrada (with FZ 1964?1984) bass, pachuco falsettos, and operatic madness
Don Preston (with FZ 1966?1974) piano, keyboard synthesizers, electronics, vocals
with Miroslav Tadic: stunt guitar, snake guitar, loud guitar Christopher Garcia: drumset, percussion, marimba, vocals
In August 2002, three legacies of former members of the Mothers of Invention united for the first time to perform the music of Frank Zappa. They have since performed over 60 three-hour concerts across America, Canada and Europe to standing-room audiences everywhere, proving that ? they can still do that on stage?
The evening consisted of classic Frank Zappa material as well as new music written by Don Preston for the band and chamber orchestra. It would also be the first time that three legacies of former Mothers of Invention would reunite and take the stage as a group, the same alumni who helped create classics like: Freak Out, Absolutely Free, We?re Only in It for the Money, Uncle Meat, Burnt Weenie Sandwich, Weasels Ripped My Flesh Live at the Roxy and Elsewhere, One Size Fits All, and FZ:OZ.
REDCAT is located at 631 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, at the corner of 2nd and Hope Streets inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. Parking is available in the Walt Disney Concert Hall parking structure and at adjacent lots.
Tickets can be purchased by phone at 213.237.2800, on line at http://www.redcat.org, and in person at the box office at the corner of 2nd and Hope Streets in the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex, Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m., and two hours prior to curtain.
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