THE SUN RA ENSEMBLE - KLEE'S MACHINE

• the sun ra ensemble: klee's machine
      (2013, cd, usa, vineyard records)

David Bond's Sun Ra Ensemble featured Marshall Allen and Luqman Ali.
They did a Sun Ra tribute concert in Washington in 2005, performing compositions of David Bond in the spirit of Sun Ra.

-- info: Danny Mathys

LANDER GYSELINCK AND SINISTER SISTER

Here's STUFF. drummer Lander Gyselinck on the cover of Knack Focus magazine, July 15, 2015.
The 10-page interview mentions Frank Zappa as an influence, and the Zappa tribute project that he contributes to, called Sinister Sister.

FRODOCPU - POWER OF TWO

• frodocpu: power of two
      (2012, cd, usa, cpu productions 6898280002)

FrodoCPU is Frode Holm and Atle Bakken. The duo released "Power Of Two" in 2012.
It's a fine and funky album.
All original compositions, except for their very fine version of Frank Zappa's 'Dirty Love'.

And no, this little YouTube video wasn't made by me. I don't have a piano.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - XXII YEARS OF FREAKTION

• various artists: XXII years of freaktion
      (2015, download, hall of fame records) - incl. various frank zappa compositions

Hall Of Fame records has released a free sampler to celebrate 22 years of 'Freaktion'.
This excellent collection includes four tunes that were originally written by Frank Zappa, including one that was previously unreleased, if I'm not mistaken.

http://halloffame.es/

1. alfredo sorlí i boscá: el viaje de la nube tóxica
2. antonio tarín: música lúmière (excerpt)
3. caballero reynaldo: paso a nivel en chiva
4. nick markham: i’m not burt
5. dwomo: sí senyor (instrumental version)
6. filthy habits ensemble: little umbrellas (frank zappa)
7. sánchez: florianópolis
8. le sheik: cowlord (instrumental version)
9. malcolm scarpa: te acuerdas?
10. andrés mastrangelo: be bop tango (frank zappa)
11. manoel macía: la flor en el acantilado
12. román garcía albertos: a pound for a jar (frank zappa)
13. luis prado: extraña magia
14. pando: junie
15. sefronia: add to be
16. toni mena: circ de boques
17. teddy baxter: golgi al aparato
18. ozcar mccuenca: eat that question (frank zappa)

ZAPPATIKA WITH IKE WILLIS IN CONCERT TONIGHT

Tonight, at the Muziekhuis in Leiden
Muziekhuis

Middelstegracht 123, 2313TV Leiden

Zappatika featuring Ike Willis, Jeff Hollie and Craig Steward.
Performing the music of Frank Zappa.

Zappatika adds:
A full on live session which will be digitally recorded and released worldwide as a new Live CD/DVD package entitled "Anything Can Happen Next" . Entrance is FREE,yes we said FREE ! for invitees (but you may give a small donation at the end of the evening if you had a very fine time) but first..... Lets Crank some Frank !! :-)

ARANIS IN CONCERT IN WÜRZBURG NEXT MONDAY

Belgian band Aranis will be perfoming at Hafensommer Würzburg on July 27, 2015.

Here's a short impression of their latest album :

ZAPPANALE 26 - - - PART 18

Yes, part eighteen as I will need at least (!!) eighteen posts to tell you about this fabulous festival.

For about four days a year, Bad Doberan (Germany) mutates into Zappa Town.
Artists, bands and ensembles from all over the world are invited to Bad Doberan to celebrate the music of Frank Zappa.
A crowd of melomaniacs celebrates it with them.

This year's edition was a(nother) blast. Napoleon Murphy Brock with Peach Noise, the amazing Mats Öberg, Ike Willis with Zappatika (with special guests Jeff Hollie, Mister Twister, Ed Mann and Denny Walley), and the Banned From Utopia with Robert Martin, Tom Fowler, Ray White and Albert Wing plus Morgan Agren and Robbie Seahag Mangano...

Saturday night, starting at 00h30 at the mystery stage, Z3 performed with special guest (and former Zappa percussionst) Ed Mann.

Beau Sasser : hammond organs/synthesizers/ vocals
Tim Palmieri : guitar/ vocals
Bill Carbone : drums/ vocals
Ed Mann: percussion

Z3 had been at Zappanale two years ago. They came back and did it again.

Fabulous and funky !
My only remark is that these guys should have played a bit sooner.
(I'm too old to be dancing in the middle of the night...)

Check out the Z3 page over at Muffin Records Productions and listen to the show as it was broadcast on German Rockradio :
http://www.muffinrecordsproductions.com/the-z3--ed-mann.html

Or download the radio broadcast from Zappateers.
http://www.zappateers.com/

1969 VIDEO FOOTAGE : FRANK ZAPPA AT NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL

RACHEL FLOWERS - TEEN TOWN

ZAPPANALE GETS BROADCAST ON ROCKRADIO DOT DE

Zappanale.
3 days of Zappa and Zappa-esque music.
www.zappanale.de

The biggest part of the festival will get broadcast on german Rockradio.

Check it out.
www.rockradio.de

FRIDAY - JULY 17, FROM 3 P.M.
• Die Drei vom Rhein
• Die Reise
• Napoleon Murphy Brock & The Peach Noise
• Panzerpappa
• MAGMA
• The Yellow Snow Crystals

SATURDAY - JULY 18, FROM 1 P.M.
• Jim Cohen
• Univers Zero
• Inventionis Mater
• Ike Willis & Zappatika feat. Denny Walley, Ed Mann, Jeff Hollie ...
• Frank Out!
• Fried Dähn & das Onomatopoeia Perturbation Consort
• The Z3 feat. Ed Mann

SUNDAY - JULY 19, FROM 2 P.M.
• Stefan Hüfners ¡ZAPPATA!
• ImproSession
• Banned from Utopia
• Goodbye Session
• Jazzprojekt Hundehagen