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Zappa Threatening Zappa Over Zappa Plays Zappa
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In this most recent copyright upset, the children of the late Frank Zappa are attempting to take legal action against one of their siblings, the unfortunate Dweezil Zappa, alleging that his attempt to tour under the name “Zappa Plays Zappa" is infringing on the rights of the Zappa estate. Guest Post by Mike Masnick on Techdirt Another week, another story about the abuse of intellectual property. This one, like many, involve the “estate" of a famous, but deceased, creator. In ...
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Jazz this week: Kurt Elling, Zappa Plays Zappa, SIUE big bands, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
View more events at stlouis.jazznearyou.com. As Jazz Appreciation Month 2015 reaches the halfway point, St. Louis gets a visit from one of the top male singers in jazz, a tribute to a memorable moment in 1970s jazz/fusion, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 15 Tonight, singer Kurt Elling returns to jny: St. Louis to begin a four-night engagement at Jazz at the Bistro A regular visitor here for the past decade-plus, Elling has won the DownBeat Critics ...
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Jazz This Week: Zappa Plays Zappa, Chris Potter Trio, Peter Martin and Romero Lubambo, George Lewis and Marina Rosenfeld, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's another busy weekend for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, and with two of the week's headliners in town for performances this evening, there's no time to waste. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, the Frank Zappa repertory group Zappa Plays Zappa, led by FZ's younger, guitar-playing son Dweezil Zappa, returns to St. Louis play at The Pageant. In case you're keeping track, this will be ZPZ's fourth stop at that particular venue since the band was formed in ...
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Zappa Plays Zappa Returning on Wednesday, December 12 to the Pageant
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Zappa Plays Zappa (pictured) is returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 12 at The Pageant. The band, led by Frank Zappa's son Dweezil, last brought its repertory of the elder Zappa's tunes here in August, 2011 as the opening act for Return to Forever at the Fox Theatre. The band previously had played The Pageant several times. Earlier this year, Dweezil Zappa released F.O.H., a double CD on the UK label Fantom Records featuring ZPZ ...
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Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Starts June 22 -- 9 Days, 300 Concerts, 1000+ Artists, 18 Venues! Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Steve Martin, Esperanza Spalding, Daryl Hall, Keb’ Mo’ & Zappa Plays Zappa To Headline
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Rochester NY: The 11th edition of the nine-day Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) presented by M&T Bank opens in less than three weeks on June 22! The festival runs through June 30 and will present more than 1000 artists performing at 18 venues and outdoor stages, in 300 concerts, including almost 70 free concerts. Last year’s festival drew more than 182,000. With one of the nation’s most extensive international lineups, artists will travel from 14 countries including Canada, Sweden, ...
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Return to Forever w/ Zappa Plays Zappa | Fall Tour | Review | Pics
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By Eric Podolsky Show Review: Return To Forever with Zappa Plays Zappa :: 09.22.11 :: The Warfield :: San Francisco, CA When Return To Forever announced in 2008 that they were reuniting for the first time in 25 years, jazz buffs and fusion geeks rejoiced. The ensuing world tour was a grand success, and proved (somewhat surprisingly) that there still existed a dedicated audience ravenous for the band's formula of hard-hitting, masterfully executed jazz-rock. And while RTF's 1970s fusion contemporaries ...
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Jazz This Week: Return to Forever IV with Zappa Plays Zappa, Wild Cool and Swingin', and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
While indie rock fans at least have this weekend's LouFest to enliven their late August existence, jazz and creative music listeners in St. Louis have fewer options during the annual interregnum between the end of various summer concert series and the start of the fall presenting season. But rather than complain about what's not happening, instead let's call attention to those intrepid jazz musicians who are treading the proverbial boards to bring us some cool sounds during these dog days. ...
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Win Free Tickets to See Return to Forever, Zappa Plays Zappa on Thursday, August 25 at the Fox Theatre
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Fox Theatre is conducting an online promotion to give away free tickets to the concert by Return to Forever IV (pictured) and Zappa Plays Zappa on Thursday, August 25. The winner gets a pair of tickets and also will receive “an autographed Return to Forever set list." To enter, go here, read the rules and complete the online form, which asks for contact info and the name of your favorite RTF album. The contest ends at 11:59 p.m. on ...
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Return to Forever, Zappa Plays Zappa to Perform Thursday, August 25 at the Fox Theatre
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This just in: A new lineup of the seminal fusion band Return to Forever (pictured) will hit the road for 32 dates in the USA this summer, including a performance on Thursday, August 25 at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis. Zappa Plays Zappa, the Frank Zappa repertory ensemble headed by the late guitarist and composer's son Dweezil, will serve as the support act for the entire tour. The new RTF lineup includes Chick Corea on keyboards, Stanley Clarke on ...
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Jazz This Week: Zappa Plays Zappa, Good 4 the Soul, Sinatra Songbook, Montez Coleman, St. Louis Rivermen, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's post may be somewhat minimal, thanks to a bad head cold that's knocking yr. humble StLN editor for a loop, but the jazz and creative music offerings in St. Louis over the next few days are plentiful. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, Zappa Plays Zappa performs at The Pageant. This year's show features the band playing Frank Zappa's 1974 album Apostrophe(') in its entirety. I wrote a short preview of the concert for last week's Riverfront Times, ...
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