morgan ågren
Having played in Hot Rats (a band he had formed with Mats Öberg) in the early eighties and in Zappsteetoot (an 8-piece band that played Frank Zappa's music) in the late eighties, Morgan Ågren ( & Mats Öberg) sat in with the Zappa band in 1988 during the Stockholm performance. Since then Morgan (& Mats) have released and contributed to a fine bunch of albums.
In 1991 Morgan took part in the "Zappa's Universe" concert series.
Between 1994 and 1996, Mats & Morgan performed Zappa's music as Frank Zappa Memorial Barbeque.
In 2000 he performed with the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest, playing Frank Zappa's "200 Motels Suite".
June 2003, he played Frank Zappa compositions with Lotsberg, Pajunen, Ågren & Tengstrand, with Denny Walley's Zappa Corner Band and with Ed Palermo's Big Band at The Umeå Internationella Kammarmusik Festival.
September / October 2003, he was featured as a special guest at the "Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue" concerts in France, by the Ensemble Imaginaire.
July 2004, the Mats / Morgan Band performed at the "Zappanale" festival in Bad Doberan, Germany. Shortly thereafter, the band toured the USA.
September 2006, the MusikFabrik performed music by Zappa and by Varèse. The band had been gathered by Ali N.Askin, and included keyboardist Mats Öberg and drummer Morgan Ågren as special guests.
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Morgan_Agren.html
selective discography
| = morgan ågren | |
| = beefheart or zappa related |
| agamon: open your eyes (1993, cd, sw, mellotronen cd 006) - feat. morgan ågren, mats öberg |
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| z: shampoo horn (4) (1993, cd, usa, barking pumpkin r2 71760) = ahmet & dweezil zappa, feat. thunes, keneally, bozzio |
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| various artists: zappa's universe (1993, cd, nl, verve 513575-2) - incl. various zappa band alumni performing frank zappa's compositions |
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| various artists: choice morsels (1993, cd, usa, verve/polygram) - incl. various zappa band alumni performing frank zappa's compositions |
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| hans
annéllsson: du ar min sotsak (1995, cd, swe, lhm) - incl. 'uncle meat' (frank zappa), feat.morgan ågren |
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| simon steensland: the zombie hunter (2) (1995, cd, ??, ad perpetuam memoriam) - feat.mats öberg, morgan ågren |
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| mats
/ morgan: trends
and other diseases (1) (1996, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 1) - feat. mats öberg, morgan & jimmy ågren |
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| jimmy ågren: get this
into your head (1996, cd, swe, uae) - feat. mats öberg, produced by morgan ågren |
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| various artists:
the music of captain beefheart (1996, cd ,swe, uae) - feat. morgan ågren, d.walley, jimmy ågren, mats öberg; all compositions by don van vliet |
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| fredrik thordendal's special defects:
sol niger within (1997, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 4) - feat. mats öberg, morgan ågren |
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| sten sandell - simon
steensland: under öknar (1997, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 6) - feat.mats öberg and morgan ågren |
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| mats
/ morgan: the
music or the money… (2) (1997, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 7) - feat. mats öberg, morgan & jimmy ågren |
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| mats
/ morgan: radio
da da (3) (1998, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 9) - feat. mats öberg, morgan & jimmy ågren |
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| mats
/ morgan: the
teenage tapes (4) (1998, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 10) - feat. mats öberg, morgan ågren |
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| hans
annéllsson: one more time for the world (1999, cd, swe, annellsongs) - incl. 'uncle meat', 'king kong', 'the black page', 'oh no' (frank zappa), feat.morgan ågren |
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| simon steensland:
led circus (3) (1999, cd, sw, ultimate audio entertainment) - feat.mats öberg, morgan ågren |
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| dweezil
zappa: automatic (6) (2000, cd, usa, favored nations entertainment) - feat.morgan ågren, bozzio, keneally, thunes & ahmet zappa |
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| jimmy ågren: glass
finger ghost (2001, cd,; swe, uae) - feat.mats öberg, morgan ågren |
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| mats
/ morgan: live (5) (2001, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 13) - feat. mats öberg, morgan & jimmy ågren |
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| mats
/ morgan: on air with guests
(6) (2002, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 15) - feat. mats öberg, morgan & jimmy ågren |
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| jimmy ågren:
close enoug for jazz (2003, cd, swe, uae) - feat. morgan ågren |
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| various artists:
zappanale # 15 (2004, 3cd, ger, arf society) – incl. various artists playing frank zappa compositions |
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| mats / morgan
band: thanks for flying
with us (2005, cd, usa, cuneiform) - feat. mats öberg, morgan & jimmy ågren |
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| hans annéllsson:
detta har hant (1990 - 2006) (2006, cd, sweden, annellssongs) = compilations |
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| mats / morgan band: heat beats live + tourbook
1991-2007 (2008, cd+dvd, usa, cuneifrom rune 265-266) |
videography
| morgan ågren : live in magic (????) |
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| morgan ågren: trum (2002, video, sweden, ??) - feat. mats öberg |
concerts
As part of the "Rock Group" in "Zappa's Universe"
"en akustisk afton med musik av frank zappa" (an acoustic evening with the music of fz)
1994/05/22 concert 'malmö konsthall', malmö, sweden
"en akustisk afton med musik av frank zappa" (an acoustic evening with the music of fz)
hans annéllsson, mats & morgan & others...
twenty small cigars, number 6, sheik yerbouti tango, treacherous cretins
an excellent 13-minute soundboard recording of this performance circulates
The Umeå Internationella Kammarmusik Festival
2003/06/10 Lotsberg, Pajunen, Ågren & Tengstrand: “Music For One”
Geir
Inge Lotsberg: violin * Anne Pajunen: vocals, viola * Morgan Ågren:
drums * Per Tengstrand: piano
2003/06/14 The Ed Palermo Big Band: "Big Band Zappa"
The Ed Palermo Big Band
Ed Palermo: director & sax * Magnus Ekholm, Bosse Strandberg: trumpet * Magnus Puls, Gunnar Walldén, Björn Hängsel: trombone * Peter Lindqvist, Petri Kivimäki, Peter Nordvall, Sigurd Löf, Jonas Knutsson: sax * Bob Quaranta, Mats Öberg: keyboards * Morgan Ågren: drums * Paul Adamy: bass * Mike Keneally: guitar * Napoleon M Brock: vocals & sax
Program
Regyptian
Strut * Cleetus Awreetus Awrightus * King Kong /
Transylvanian Boogie * Sleep Dirt * The Grand Wazoo * Uncle
Remus * Pygmy Twylyte * Village of the Sun * Echidna’s Arf
(of you) * Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing * Sofa #1 * Oh
No * The Idiot Bastard Son * Peaches en Regalia * Andy
2003/06/14 The Ed Palermo Jazz From Hell Band
The Ed Palermo Jazz From Hell Band
Ed Palermo: sax * Mike Keneally: guitar * Mats Öberg: keyboards * Morgan Ågren: drums * Paul Adamy: bass * Bob Quaranta: piano
Setlist
The Gumbo Variations
20 Small Cigars
Toads
Of The Short Forest
2003/06/14 The Zappa Corner Band: "The Zappa Corner #2"
The Zappa Corner band:
Denny Walley: slide guitar, vocals * Mats Öberg: keyboard * Morgan Ågren: drums * Tommy Thordsson: bass * Napoleon M Brock: vocals, sax * Mike Keneally: guitar * Ed Palermo: sax * Paul Adamy: bass
Setlist
Montana * (Paul Adamy on bass, sung by Napi, without Denny, but with four invited young girls - three on backing vocals, one on trombone - from Zappa Graduates
City of Tiny Lites (Tommy on bass, featuring a long wah wah solo from Zappa Graduates young guitar player, without Napi)
Magic Fingers (Tommy on bass, solo passing between Mike, Denny and the young guy from Zappa Graduates, without Napi)
Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Tommy on bass, Napi on lead vocals)
What's The Ugliest part of your Body (same)
Advance Romance (Paul Adamy on bass, Jimmy Ågren on
Harmonica, Napi on lead vocals)
encores :
The Black Page #1 (played spontaneously by Mike, Mats & Morgan on the rhythm of the hand claps of the audience !)
Inca Roads (Paul Adamy on bass, Napi on flute, sung by Mike who also played the piano during Mats' keyboard solo, without Denny)
Amerika Drinks (with Mike on drums ! the whole thing ending up into a frenzy in the Absolutely Free style)