BEAT, WITH ADRIAN BELEW, TONY LEVIN, STEVE VAI AND DANNY CAREY

For those who missed the tour, a recording of the June 24, 2026, concert at the 013 venue in Tilburg, NL, turned up on DimeADozen.

And don't forget that the band has an album (+ blu-ray) out as well.

ZAPPANALE #35 - - - PART 6 - - - THE SCHEDULE

The below schedule will decide what I'll be doing from Thursday to Sunday.

JAMES BRANDON LEWIS QUARTET - OMNI

The James Brandon Lewis Quartet (Aruán Ortiz, Brad Jones and Chad Taylor), has just released "Omni".

• James Brandon Lewis: Tenor Saxophone, Compositions
• Aruán Ortiz: Piano
• Brad Jones: Bass
• Chad Taylor: Drums

Over the last decade, tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has fine-tuned a powerful sonic philosophy he calls Molecular Systematic Music. He began with simple musical scales, and now his work spans a complex, beautiful twelve-tone system. 
Molecular Systematic Music is a modern system that uses biological and mathematical concepts—like DNA sequencing and chemical bonds—to map out new paths for melody and rhythm.

On "Omni", James Brandon Lewis merges these complex rules with the deep, soulful feeling of church gospel.

Beautiful.

-- info: Danny Mathys

NEW (ARCHIVAL MUSIC) ALBUM BY BRAND X

This live album by Brand X, released in collaboration with MoonJune Records - and take note: for the first time ever, fully owned by the legitimate band owners, and all proceeds go to Percy Jones and estates of John Goodsall and Robin Lumley.

https://officialbrandx.bandcamp.com/merch/brand-x-theory-of-nothing-2cd-limited-edition-3

MUZE JAZZ ORCHESTRA PLAYS ZAPPA

The Muze Jazz Orchestra.
From Belgium.
Recorded quite a while ago already, but what a great performance !

A NEW PIECE BY EIDON

'Flutter By'
by Eidon

JOHN WONDERLING

John Wonderling's "Day Breaks" album got released in 1973. 
Extremely hard to find, it got re-issued in 2017, both on LP and on CD.

Among others, the album featured Jim Pons, Jim Gordon, Ansley Dunbar and Jim Keltner.

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

A SUN RA UPDATE

It's hard to keep track of the Sun Ra discography, but these two titles have recently been spotted.

"Somewhere Over The Rainbow"

"Do The Impossible"

AN UPDATE FROM CHATO

Chato Segerer just shared his upcoming gigs !

F.O.S. BROTHERS - 1ST APRIL

• The F.O.S. Brothers Band: 1st April
      (1990, cassette, UK, private release)

I don't recall if I already mentioned this cassette release.

Recorded on the 1st of April 1990, the F.O.S. Brothers released the recording on cassette in an oversized box. The album kicked off with the band performing FZ's 'The Torture Never Stops".
The Zappa song would get re-recorded and re-released on cassette and on CD in later years.

I'm assuming the cassette got released the same year that it got recorded.
I came across this one by accident earlier this year, browsing the internet. And it was for sale. No further comment needed.

The oversized box: