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Guitar
World
December 2001
Zappa
alumni to tour
Project/Object, the
Mother of Frank Zappa reinvention, is bringing three
generations of former Zappa musicians together on an East Coast tour.
The
eight-city tour, which kicks off Dec. 27 in Buffalo, N.Y., will mark the
first time Project/Object features more than one Zappa alum, with
vocalist-guitarist Ike Willis (1978-88) joined in the band by
vocalist-saxophonist Napoleon Murphy Brock (1974-84) and, sitting in at
various intervals, original Mothers of Invention Don Preston (keyboards)
and
Bunk Gardner (saxophone), from the classic Mothers Of Invention lineup
of
1966-72. Preston and Gardner will be opening all performances as The don
and
Bunk Show. Other Zappa alumni will be making select appearances along
the
way, including a special two-night New Year's Eve (Dec. 30-31) at the
Lion's
Den in New York City, where Project/Object made history the previous New
Year's as the only band in the world -- Zappa's included -- to play the
maestro's greatest longform piece, the three-act "Joe's
Garage," in its
entirety. "We've always had Zappa musicians sit in with us here and
there,"
says Project/Object ringleader Andre Cholmondeley. "But we're now
entering a
period where we've reached enough of a hardcore Zappa fan base to allow
us to
mount this tour. Thanks to the internet and the support we've had on
previous
tours we know without question that the fans are out there."
website
www.projectobject.com
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