Frank Zappa Day Declared
08/09/07
.
(PR) Thursday, August 9th is Frank Zappa Day
in Baltimore, MD, as proclaimed by Mayor Sheila Dixon. Frank Zappa was
born in Baltimore in 1940 and, coincidentally, wrote and recorded a song
entitled “What's New In Baltimore?” Dweezil Zappa, his son, is bringing
the ongoing Zappa Plays Zappa/“Tour de Frank” to the Ram’s Head Tavern
there on the day designated to honor his late father. Far from a “tribute
band,” Zappa Plays Zappa underscores the compositional genius of Frank
Zappa much as a symphony orchestra would perform pieces by a master composer.
The Mayor’s proclamation, to be presented
at the concert reads, in part, “The City of Baltimore is proud of its rich
musical heritage, and is honored to claim the prolific composer, musician,
author, and film director Frank Zappa as a native of our fair city; and
WHEREAS, Frank Zappa’s artistry involved
many musical genres, including rock, jazz, electronic, and symphonic music,
and his lasting impact has left an indelible mark on the art and all those
who attempt to follow in his footsteps; and
WHEREAS, Frank Zappa has received world-wide
recognition for his talents and innovation and defense of the First Amendment
of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America;
and
WHEREAS, representing the Zappa Family,
Dweezil Zappa is here today to embody his father’s music and legacy on
stage for the first time in Baltimore, making this an appropriate day to
honor Frank Zappa’s memory and his many great accomplishments.”
Dweezil’s self-imposed mission is to bring
Frank Zappa’s music back to the live concert stage, explaining, “I think
my Dad's music deserves to be heard by a wider audience. I really think
he's been misunderstood for far too long, which brings me back to why I'm
doing this: I'm so in awe of his accomplishments and want more and more
people to know about him, and I think the best way for people to first
discover his music is on a visceral level in a live situation. I think
you have to be confronted with the complexity and the beautiful subtlety
of all of it to fully appreciate the artistry of it."
More
News for Zappa
Preview
and Purchase Zappa music
Zappa
Tour Dates/Tickets
.
tell
a friend about this article
know
of a news item we should cover?
antiMUSIC
News featured on RockNews.info and Yahoo
News
.
Rant
or Rave? Your turn, post your comments
and thoughts on this news item. But hey keep it clean, we wouldn't want
to have to wash your mouth out with Old Spice.
register
| forgot
your password?
zomby woof
Zappa Fans - I saw this show in Chicago and I had chills, a great tribute
to a great man from a loving son. I never saw FZ do Montana live,
this is the best way of re-capturing that magic!
...end |
