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Project/Object On Tour, USA And Europe With Historic Lineup: Zappa/Mothers Alums Ike Willis, Ray White, Tom Fowler, Ed Mann & Denny Walley

Project/Object On Tour, USA And Europe With Historic Lineup: Zappa/Mothers Alums Ike Willis, Ray White, Tom Fowler, Ed Mann & Denny Walley

Source: William James

Asheville, NC - Frank Zappa, one of the twentieth century’s most important composers, continues to have an effect on modern music. His list of ex-band members is a who’s who of incredible musicians. For twenty years Project/Object has been on a mission to bring Zappa’s multi-dimensional music and onstage madness to the masses, by faithfully recreating the live Zappa experience with his alumni. Over the years Project/Object has performed with over a dozen of Zappa's most popular band members. Touring ...

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Project/Object Keeps The Humor In Music On Fall Northeast Tour: Zappa Alumni Ike Willis & Ray White Back On Tour

Project/Object Keeps The Humor In Music On Fall Northeast Tour: Zappa Alumni Ike Willis & Ray White Back On Tour

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James

New York, NY: The longest running Zappa repertoire group, Project/Object, returns to the road for a quick tour of the Northeast. The band will be joined by Zappa ‘s most beloved vocalists: Ike Willis and Ray White, who together and separately toured and recorded with Zappa from 1976-1988. Project/Object’s long years of collaboration with Willis and White is testament to their desire to bring Zappa fans’ favorite sidemen to the stage as often as possible. Project/Object is unique amongst Zappa ...

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Project/Object with Ike Willis to Play Wednesday, October 19 at Old Rock House

Project/Object with Ike Willis to Play Wednesday, October 19 at Old Rock House

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Attention, St. Louis area Zappaphiles: If the appearance by Zappa Plays Zappa this Thursday opening for Return to Forever at the Fox Theatre isn't enough to sate your appetite for Frank Zappa's music, there's more on the way in a couple of months, as the Old Rock House today announced that the Zappa tribute band Project/Object will perform there at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19. Formed in the early 1990s and based in New York, Project/Object is one of ...

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Zappa Alumnus Ike Willis to Tour with Pojama People

Zappa Alumnus Ike Willis to Tour with Pojama People

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James

8/17/2009 - Eugene, OR - Known for his uniquely identifiable baritone voice, former Zappa alumnus Ike Willis will be touring with Eugene ensemble Pojama People. Willis worked with music legend Frank Zappa from 1978 to 1993, and can be heard on such notable albums as Joe's Garage (he was “Joe"), Thingfish (he was “Thingfish") and Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (he was “The Walrus"). Vowing to keep the music of Frank Zappa alive, he has teamed up ...

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Project/Object (feat. ex-Zappa bandmembers Ike Willis & Napoleon Murphy Brock) now on tour!

Project/Object (feat. ex-Zappa bandmembers Ike Willis & Napoleon Murphy Brock) now on tour!

Source: All About Jazz

Greetings! the following is a press release for this fine ensemble's Seattle show, but note that it contains all of their current tour info! Enjoy, JLK, WA, USA

*** PROJECT/OBJECT *** feat. Ike Willis & Napoleon Murphy Brock

CELEBRATING THE TIMELESS MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA - AND STARRING 2 OF FRANK'S LONGTIME BANDMEMBERS: IKE WILLIS & NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK!

will play live all evening ...

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