frank zappa related events & happenings

1981
1981/04/24    "society pages meeting"
    = 1st edition, organised by the fz society, the norwegian zappa fanclub
 

1982
1982/01/30    "society pages meeting"
    = 2nd edition, organised by the fz society, the norwegian zappa fanclub
 

1983
1983/10/29    "society pages meeting"
    = 3rd edition, organised by the fz society, the norwegian zappa fanclub
 

1984
1984/10/06    "society pages meeting"
    = 4th edition, organised by the fz society, the norwegian zappa fanclub
 

1985
1985/05/03    "society pages video meeting"
    = organised by the fz society, the norwegian zappa fanclub
 
1985/11/02    "society pages meeting"
    = 5th edition, organised by the fz society, the norwegian zappa fanclub
 

1986
1986/03/15    "society pages video meeting"
    = organised by the fz society, the norwegian zappa fanclub
 
1986/11/01    "society pages meeting" at 'handtverkern', oslo, norway
    = 6th edition, organised by the fz society, the norwegian zappa fanclub
    concert by

1987
1987/10/31    "society pages meeting" at 'handtverkern', oslo, norway
    organised by the fz society, the norwegian zappa fanclub
    concert by

1988
1988/10/29        "society pages meeting"
    = 7th edition, organised by the fz society, the norwegian zappa fanclub
    concert by

 
1988/12/17    "zappa-day" at 'de effenaar', eindhoven, the netherlands
    = 5th edition / organised by guus veldhuis
   concerts by

1989
1989/11/04    "society pages meeting"
    = 8th edition, organised by the fz society, the norwegian zappa fanclub
 

1990
1990/01/13    "zapped - the 1st german zappa convention", essen, germany
    organised by uli adebar
    concerts by
1990/06/16    "zappanale no.1" - absolutely frank, bad doberan, germany
    organised by the arf society
    concert by
1990/21/26    "zappalures" at 'the effenaar', eindhoven, the netherlands
 

1991
1991/07/27    "zappanale no.2", bad doberan, germany
    organised by the arf society
    concerts by
  • ace 9
  • the muffin men ;
            at the end of the muffin men concert, the band was joined by ace 9 for a jam
1991/11/07 - 1991/11/10    "zappa's universe" - a tribute to frank zappa in his 50th birthday year
    at 'the ritz', nyc, ny, usa
    organised by joel thome
    concert by the orchestra of our time (cond.joel thome), rock group, persuasions, rockapella and guests
 
1991/12/14    "zhappy birthday frank zappa"
    at the 'ranch 5 discotheque', ca noghera, venice, italy
    concert / performance by
1991/12/21    "boot the beats - 7e zappadag", de meern, the netherlands
 

1992
1992/07/25    "zappa day u.k."
    at the 'the assembly hall', feltham, uk
    concerts by
1992/09/12    "zappanale no.3"
    in stralsund, germany
    organised by the arf society
    concerts by

1993
1993/../..    "zappanale no.4"
    in kühlungsborn, germany
    organised by the arf society
    concerts by
1993/07/17    "zappatag" (5th edition), stuttgart, germany
    concerts by the muffin men & the grandmothers
 
1993/12/21 "bologna zappaparty"
 

1994
1994/09/23 - 1994/09/24   "zappanale no.5"
    in rostock, germany
    organised by the arf society
    1994/09/23    concerts by

    1994/09/24    concerts by

1994/05/29    "angelica"
    this 'serious music' festival included a tribute to frank zappa (by john zorn & others)
 

1995
1995/08/05 - 1995/08/06    "zappanale no.6"
    in bad doberan, germany
    organised by the arf society
    1995/08/05    concert by

    1995/08/06    concerts by

1996
1996/08/02 - 1996/08/03    "zappanale no.7"
    in althof, germany
    organised by the arf society
    1996/08/02    concerts by

    1996/08/03    concerts by

1997
1997/08/01 - 1997/08/02    "zappanale no.8"
    in althof, germany
    organised by the arf society
    1997/08/01    concerts by

    1997/08/02    concerts by

1997/10/19  "Frank Zappa Memorial Afternoon"
at the 'Salone della Musica', Torino, Italia

concerts by

 

1998
1998/08/06 - 1998/08/07    "zappanale no.9"
    in althof, germany
    organised by the arf society
    1998/08/06    concerts by

    1998/08/07    concerts by

 

1999
1999/08/06 - 1999/08/07    "zappanale no.10"
    in germany
    organised by the arf society
    1999/08/06    concerts by

    1999/08/07    concerts by

2000
2000/06/-- holland festival
  • 2000/06/21 Oscar van Woensel: "Civilisation" - performance 'de melkweg', amsterdam, nl  (20.30 h)
  • 2000/06/22 Oscar van Woensel: "Civilisation" - performance 'de melkweg', amsterdam, nl  (20.30 h)
  • 2000/06/23 Oscar van Woensel: "Civilisation" - performance 'de melkweg', amsterdam, nl  (20.30 h)
  • 2000/06/24 Oscar van Woensel: "Civilisation" - performance 'de melkweg', amsterdam, nl  (20.30 h)
  • 2000/06/25 Oscar van Woensel: "Civilisation" - performance 'de melkweg', amsterdam, nl  (15.00 h)
  • 2000/06/23 het Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest / het koor Capella Amsterdam / Morgan Ågren / Mats Öberg / Claron McFadden.: "200 Motels - the Suites" - arranged by Ali N. Askin; conductor Jurjen Hempel - concert 'Carré', amsterdam, nl  (20.30 h)
  • 2000/06/24 het Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest / het koor Capella Amsterdam / Morgan Ågren / Mats Öberg / Claron McFadden.: "200 Motels - the Suites" - arranged by Ali N. Askin; conductor Jurjen Hempel - concert 'Carré', amsterdam, nl  (20.30 h)
  • 2006/06/19 "Baby Snakes" - the movie - screening 'het filmmuseum', amsterdam  (19.00 h)
  • 2006/06/17 "200 Motels" - the movie - screening 'het filmmuseum', amsterdam  (21.30 h)
  • 2006/06/17 "The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels" - the movie - screening 'het filmmuseum', amsterdam  (19.00 h)
  • 2006/06/16 "Frank Zappa" - the Roelof Kiers documentary - screening 'het filmmuseum', amsterdam  (19.00 h)
  • 2006/06/18 "The Dub Room Special" - the movie - screening 'het filmmuseum', amsterdam  (19.00 h)
  • 2006/06/20 "The Amazing Mr.Bickford" - the movie - screening 'het filmmuseum', amsterdam  (21.30 h)
  • 2006/06/20 "Does Humor Belong In Music?  -the movie - screening 'het filmmuseum', amsterdam (21.30 h)
  • 2006/06/21 "Uncle Meat" - the movie - screening 'het filmmuseum, amsterdam (19.00 h)
  • 2006/06/10 the Metropole Orkest, feat. Bruce Fowler: "A Tribute To Frank Zappa" - concert 'paradiso', amsterdam, nl  (21.00 h)
  • 2006/06/10 the Ensemble Modern / Omar Ebrahim / Hermann Kretzschmar / David Moss, cond.Peter Eötvös, arr. Ali N. Askin & Todd Yvega: "Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions" - concert 'concertgebouw', amsterdam, nl  (15.00 h)
  • 2006/06/12 Louis Andriessen - reading / performance 'de balie', amsterdam, nl
  • 2006/06/12 the Ebony Band - concert 'de balie', amsterdam, nl  (zappa & zappa influenced material)
  • 2006/06/12 Corrie van Binsbergen - concert 'de balie', amsterdam, nl ('i wasn't talking', a zappa inspired piece)
  • 2006/06/12 Tomoko Mukaiyama / ?? - concert 'de balie', amsterdam, nl

 
2000/07/28 - 2000/07/29    "zappanale no.11"
    in bad doberan, germany
    organised by the arf society

    2000/07/28    concerts by

    2000/07/29    concerts by

2000/08/11 - 2000/08/13  "zappening 2000"
    in peoria, illinois, usa

    2000/08/11 concerts by

    2000/08/12

    2000/08/13

2001
2001/02/27    "when worlds collide", concert by the muffin men + ensemble 1010
    liverpool, uk
 
2001/07/27 - 2001/07/28, at the "zappanale no.12"
    in bad doberan, germany
    organised by the arf society
    2001/07/27    concerts by

    2001/07/28    concerts by

2002
2002/01/18    "frank zappa party", koblenz, germany
2002/07/26 - 2002/07/28    "zappanale no.13"
    in bad doberan, germany
    organised by the arf society

2003
2003/02/27 - 2003/03/01    "strings of fire 3"
    in leipzig, germany, including

    2003/02/27    "a tribute to frank zappa"  -  concerts by
  • dresden sinfoniker  (conductor: michael helmrath)
  • the grandmothers
  • the grandmothers + the dresden sinfoniker  -  arr.don preston

    2003/02/28    "zappa goes balkan"  -  concert by

  • strings of fire - ensemble

2003/06/09 - 2003/06/15
The Umeå Internationella Kammarmusik Festival
The festival focused on the music of Frank Zappa:

  • 2003/06/10 Lotsberg, Pajunen, Ågren & Tengstrand: “Music For One”

    • Geir Inge Lotsberg: violin * Anne Pajunen: vocals, viola * Morgan Ågren: drums * Per Tengstrand:  piano

    • Program
      • Nicolay Apollyon: Épisème, for violin solo. (urframförande)
      • Performance med Anne Pajunen
      • Frank Zappa: The Black Page Drum Solo
      • Franz Liszt: Sonat för piano h-moll
  • 2003/06/13 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
    • Guest: Napoleon Murphy Brock: sax
    • Setlist
      • Toads Of The Short Forest
      • Little Umbrellas
      • Blessed Relief  (with Napoleon Murphy Brock on sax, solo by Ed)
         
  • 2003/06/13 Mike Keneally / Denny Walley
    • Mike Keneally: guitar * Denny Walley: guitar
    • Setlist
      • Sleep Dirt
         
  • 2003/06/13 The Mats / Morgan Band
    • Mats Öberg * Morgan Ågren * Jimmy Ågren * Tommy Thordsson * Robert Elovsson
       
  • 2003/06/13 The Zappa Corner band: "The Zappa Corner #1"
    • 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
      • Magic Fingers (Tommy Thordsson on bass, sung by Denny and Mike, without Napi)
        Advance Romance (Paul Adamy on bass, sung by Napi)
        City of Tiny Lites (Tommy on bass, sung by Denny, incredible keyboard solo by Mats, without Napi)
         

  • 2003/06/14 the Midgårdsschool students: "Zappa Graduates"

    • Midgårdsskolans elever / the Midgårdsschool students

    • Program
      • Village of the Sun * Echidna's Arf (of you) * Montana * Cosmic Debris * Inca Roads * Andy * Moggio * Uncle Meat * Heavy Duty Judy * Twenty Small Cigars

  • 2003/06/14 The Omnibus Wind Ensemble “Wind Zappa”

    • Omnibus Kammarblåsare / The Omnibues Wind Ensemble

      • Per-Erik Adamsson: flute, percussion * Jonas Sjöberg: oboe, horn * Tomas Bodin: oboe * Lars-Erik Lidström: clarinet, sax * Johan Söderlund: sax * Mikael Thun: clarinet * Orvar Johansson: horn * Henrik Nilsson: horn * Eva-Lena Holmstedt: fagot, sax * Anders Öqvist: fagot, percussion * Anders Åstrand: percussion

    • Program

      • Black Page #2 * Dog Breath Variations * Uncle Meat * How Could I Be Such a Fool * Revised Music For Low Budget Orchestra * Igors Boogie * Brown Shoes Don't Make it * Alien Orifice * Let's Make the Water Turn Black * Inca Roads * Sofa * Be-Bop Tango * Twenty Small Cigars * Blessed Relief * Number 7 * Peaches en Regalia * Bolero (M.Ravel)

  • 2003/06/14 Ensemble Ambrosius “Baroque Zappa"

    • Ensemble Ambrosius

      • Olli Virtaperko: cello * Jonte Knif: keyboards * Ere Lievonen: cymbal * Matti Vanhamäki: violin * Anni Haapaniemi: oboe * Jani Sunnarborg: fagot * Tuukka Terho: lute * Ricardo Padilla: percussion

    • Program

      • Frank Zappa: Night School * Uncle Meat * Igor's Boogie * Toads of the Short Forest * Dupree's Paradise * The Black Page #2 * Zoot Allures * Big Swifty * The Idiot Bastard Son * RDNZL * Echidna's Arf (of you) * G-Spot Tornado

      • György Ligeti: Continuum

      • Olli Virtaperko: Metrixs, Hymni

      • Jonte Knif: Pienet sienet

  • 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 Black Box Band and the Oslo String Quartet: "Chamber Zappa"

    • Black Box Band, Oslo Stråkkvartett, Kristjan Järvi: director

    • Program

      • None of the Above * III Revised * Peaches en Regalia * Revised Music for Low Budget Orchestra * Uncle Remus * Dirty Love * Muffin Man * Teen-Age Prostitute

  •  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 Mats / Morgan Band

    • Mats Öberg * Morgan Ågren * Jimmy Ågren * Tommy Thordsson

    • Guest: Mike Keneally
       

  • 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)

2004
2004/01/16  "ICE-Z: International Conference of Esemplastic Zappology"
    in london, uk
 
2004/05/08 "Motherly Love - Freak Out in Buffalo"
    in buffalo, usa
 
2004/11/11 "Zappafest III"

 
2004/12/04 "FZ MEMORIAL BBQ 2004"

(http://www.musicacontinua.com/2004-2005/2004-12-04.htm)
c/o Musicacontinua, Hotel Bologna MESTRE/VENEZIA, italy

  • featuring

    • MONSTER ROAD (dvd screening)

    • THE BALONEY TRIO in concert

    • PIERREJEAN GAUCHER & CHRISTOPHE GODIN in concert

 

2005
2005/05/27 "UNCLE MEETING 2005"

(http://www.musicacontinua.com/2004-2005/foto-2005-05-27.htm)
c/o Musicacontinua, Hotel Bologna MESTRE/VENEZIA, italy

  • featuring

    • FATTORE ZETA in concert

    • THE GRAND WAZOO in concert

 

2005/06/25 - 26 "1st International Zappateers Festival"

in ancona, italy
2005/07/30 - "40 Miles East of L.A.  -  Freak Out in Cucamonga"

in rancho cucamonga, ca, usa

SPECIAL GUEST: Paul Buff

Featuring: The Definiens Project, The Appollonicon, The Cucamonga Surf Dogs, Dino Dupree and the Pharaohs
 
2005/08/04 - 07 - "Zappanale"

 
2005/09/11 - "Day in the Desert with Frank"

Lancaster, Ca, USA

www.thingfishparty.com

  • exhibition & party
2005/11/12 - "ZAPPADAG"

Jeugdhuis TNT, Genk, Belgium

at 16.00 h: videos: Zappa in concert, interviews, ...

at 21.00 h: the Wrong Object plays Zappa

2005/12/09 "FZ MEMORIAL BBQ 2005"

(http://www.musicacontinua.com/2004-2005/2004-12-04.htm)
c/o Musicacontinua, Hotel Bologna MESTRE/VENEZIA, italy

  • featuring

    • MARIO MARIANI in concert

 
 
2006/03/03 & 2006/03/04 "UNCLE MEETING 2006"

(http://www.musicacontinua.com/2005-2006/2006-03-03.htm)
c/o Musicacontinua, Hotel Bologna MESTRE/VENEZIA, , italy, featuring

  • 2006/03/03

    • CORRIE VAN BINSBERGEN & CRAM in concert

  • 2006/03/04

    • OSSI DURI & special guest CORRIE VAN BINSBERGEN in concert

 
2006/07/13 - 16  "Zappanale 17"
  • 2006/07/13  (Kamptheater Warm up Party)
    • Daniel Rohr (Schweiz)
    • FZ on Street
    • Lex Kemper + Friends (NL)
  • 2006/07/14
    • Corrie van Binsbergen (NL)
    • AGE  (Germany)
    • FZLE (Denmark)
    • TriPod  (USA)
    • Zappatistas  (GB)
    • Daniel Rohr "Alles über Frank"  (Schweiz)
    • Jane  (Germany)
  • 2006/07/15
    • Jazzprojekt Hundehagen  (Germany)
    • Kroner Cirkus (Poland)
    • Soft Machine  (GB)
    • The Troope  (NL)
    • Paul Green School of Rock - plays Led Zeppelin / Black Sabbat  (USA)
  • 2006/07/16
    • DOOT  (USA)
    • Paul Green School of Rock - plays the rocking Frank Zappa  (USA)
    • Les Polissons  (France)
    • Ikarisches Ensemble  (Germany)
    • Adrian Belew (USA)

 

2006/12/01 & 2006/12/02 "FZ MEMORIAL BBQ 2006"

(http://www.musicacontinua.com/2006-2007/2006-12-01.htm)
c/o Musicacontinua, Hotel Bologna MESTRE/VENEZIA, , italy, featuring

  • 2006/12/01

    • YUGEN in concert

  • 2006/12/02

    • THE WAZU (a truly original "Zgame"!)

    • FATTORE ZETA in concert

 

 
Frank Zappa honoured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

 

  • 2007/02/13 Paul Zollo & Tomas Ulrich - lecture 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum', cleveland, ohio, usa
  • 2007/02/14 Project/Object feat. Ike Willis - concert 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum', cleveland, ohio, usa
  • 2007/02/15 Adrian Belew - concert 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum', cleveland, ohio, usa
  • 2007/02/16 Red - concert 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum', cleveland, ohio, usa
 

The UK Zappa Festival

  • 2007/02/16 -18  Monty and The Butchers / The Foolz / The Muffin Men - concert "UK Zappa Festival", Bradford-on-Avon, UK

 
The Zappa Listening Sessions
Every last Tuesday of the month, at the Jansen Bar in Berlin, Germany, a "Zappa Listening Session" will take place.

Jansen Bar [ www.jansenbar.de ]
Gotenstrasse 71
10829 Berlin Schöneberg

  • 2007/07/31 - Zappa in Buffalo 1974

 

http://www.bitlabor.de/

2007/07/28 - Inauguration of the Frank Zappa Strasse in Berlin, Germany

(picture by Bernd / xxhoff)

 
2007/08/03 - 05  "Zappanale 18"

opening night at the kampftheater - 2007/08/02

day one - friday - 2007/08/03

day two - saturday - 2007/08/04

day three - sunday - 2007/08/05

 

the pictures on the right show the flyer & the 54-page program booklet

2007/10/20 "Frank Zappa Kongres 2007"

organised by the czech frank zappa fanclub

2008/03/14 & 15  Zappa(teers) festival

in Nijmegen, NL

  • The Wrong Object
  • Cuccurullo Brillo Brullo
  • The Foolz
  • Monty and the Butchers
  • Blurp

2008/07/05 & 06  -  "La Grande Freak Out Party"

 

ICE-Z #3
(International Conference of Esemplastic Zappology)