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27-553: The band debuted in 2006 with shows in Europe, Canada, and the United States during May and June (the tour was also known as Zappa Plays Zappa: Tour de Frank' ). The shows presented a collection of Frank Zappa's rock-oriented compositions from the 1960s to the late 1970s. Apart from Dweezil Zappa on lead guitar, many of the band members previously played with Frank Zappa. Among those, Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax, flute, and vocals)

54-705: A 2016 interview with the Los Angeles Times , Diva Zappa said her primary role in the trust is to be present when her father's work is highlighted. Diva Zappa's first film appearance was in the 1998 film Anarchy TV , along with her older siblings. Since then, she has also appeared in Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998), National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2006), as well as various TV shows including Felicity , Brothers & Sisters , and The Mighty Boosh . In 1999, Diva released

81-637: A comedy single called "When the Ball Drops" about her "hunt for someone to make out with on the Millennium ". Tipper Gore played drums on the recording and Kristin Gore sang backup vocals. Since 2002, Diva has run her own website/business called "Hand Made Beauty" where she sells her own self-designed and made clothing. The clothing is primarily knitted or crocheted , and consists of hats, ponchos and skirts. A percentage of all sales are donated to

108-502: A concert by a cover band was not a "dramatic work". A lawyer representing the Trust later told Dweezil that "Dweezil Zappa Plays Frank Zappa" infringed on the Trust's trademarks for "Zappa" and "Frank Zappa". In June 2016, Dweezil announced that he would hold a tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Zappa's first album, Freak Out! . In reference to the dispute, it was titled 50 Years of Frank: Dweezil Zappa Plays Whatever

135-795: A double live album, F. O. H. —the abbreviation of "front of house", the technical term for the sound as it is mixed and amplified for the audience at a live venue. The tracks were recorded directly in two tracks, and no dubbing took place. Dweezil Zappa explained, though, that Universal Audio software was used to make individual compositions sound as if they were recorded with the equipment that his father used for those compositions. 2020 Touring Group : Former members : Guests on most 2006 shows : Guest on 2007, 2008 and some 2009 shows : Guests on some 2010 shows : Guests on some 2011 shows : Guest on some 2012 shows : Guest on some 2015 shows Guest on some 2017 shows Napoleon Murphy Brock Napoleon Murphy Brock (born April 23, 1943)

162-540: A poster contest to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect. Diva's father Frank died in 1993. Following the death of her mother Gail in October 2015, Diva and her brother Ahmet were awarded control of the Zappa Family Trust with shares of 30% each, while Moon and Dweezil were given smaller shares of 20% each. As beneficiaries only, Moon and Dweezil will not receive distributions from the trust until it

189-550: A show in New York on October 31. That revived Frank Zappa's tradition of playing Halloween shows in New York. A DVD documenting the 2006 tour was released in early 2008. In July and August 2007, the band played a North American tour, with a core lineup similar to that of the 2006 band. The band then played in Europe during September and October before returning to the US, starting with another Halloween show in New York. Special guest on

216-496: Is an American artist and actress who has also recorded a one-off comedy single. She is the youngest child of musician Frank Zappa and wife Gail Zappa . Diva Zappa was born in Los Angeles . She has three older siblings: sister Moon and brothers Dweezil and Ahmet . According to Frank, she was given the name Diva "because of the loud quality of her voice. She's audible at 300 yards." Diva Zappa won an award at age 12 in

243-598: Is an American singer, saxophonist and flute player who is best known for his work with Frank Zappa in the 1970s, including the albums Apostrophe (') , Roxy & Elsewhere , One Size Fits All , and Bongo Fury . He contributed notable vocal performances to the Zappa songs "Village of the Sun," "Cheepnis," and "Florentine Pogen." Brock's musical career began in the San Francisco South Bay Area in

270-403: Is profitable per the trust agreement; in 2016, it was still in debt and they must seek permission from Ahmet, the trustee, to earn money with their father's music or from merchandise bearing his name. The uneven divide of the trust has resulted in several conflicts between Zappa's children, including a feud between Dweezil and Ahmet over Dweezil's use of his father's music in live performances. In

297-450: The Tampa, Florida based band Bogus Pomp, and the 16 piece Ed Palermo Big Band from New York City. He is most frequently seen fronting The Grand Mothers Of Invention with Roy Estrada , Tom Fowler and Don Preston (the only Frank Zappa alumni from The Mothers of Invention regularly performing the music of Frank Zappa), performing over 91 times since 2002. His own most recent release is

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324-457: The 2003 album Balls . Brock is mentioned in the 2007 memoir My Lobotomy by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming, which describes Dully's experiences before and after undergoing an icepick transorbital lobotomy in 1960, at 12 years of age. Brock, while studying psychology and music at San Jose State University , was employed in the mid-1960s as a counselor at Rancho Linda, a "residential center for special education" where Dully lived after having

351-481: The 2005 film Rock School , a documentary about The Paul Green School of Rock Music , an extracurricular music program that he and Project/Object have closely supported for several years. In 2006, he toured with Frank Zappa's son Dweezil on the latter's Zappa Plays Zappa shows. He also regularly tours with fellow Zappa alumnus Ike Willis and others with Andre Cholmondeley 's Project/Object . Other Zappa related projects in which he has been involved include

378-677: The Creative Visions Foundation. She was initially taught how to knit by actress Laurie Metcalf . She does not plan her work, preferring instead to work in a spontaneous manner. In 2011, Zappa had her first UK show of "contemporary knitwear art and couture canvases" with an exhibition titled "Bruce" at the Maison Bertaux Gallery in Soho. The exhibition featured an embroidered photograph of her brother Dweezil playing guitar. A full-length dress Diva knitted

405-696: The F@%k He Wants – The Cease and Desist Tour . Dweezil Zappa announced a reconcililiation in May 2018. However, in an in-depth feature about the family that appeared in August 2024 in The Washington Post, Dweezil declined to participate in meetings with the family and his wife texted to the author, "Dweezil isn’t interested in spending any time in the presence of his brother. Ever.” In 2012, ZPZ (consisting of Dweezil and an eight-piece band) released

432-509: The Frank Zappa instrumental classic " Peaches en Regalia ". Frank Zappa's bands underwent many changes of members, and Zappa Plays Zappa has done the same. The first changes came in 2009–2010, starting with the departure of Aaron Arntz from the keyboard chair, followed quickly by the replacement of guest vocalist Ray White with the hiring of full-time singer/multi-instrumentalist Ben Thomas. Shortly thereafter, keyboardist/singer Chris Norton

459-541: The early 1970s by Zappa's road manager. The participation of George Duke and Jean-Luc Ponty convinced Brock to join the band as lead singer. Brock's numerous performances with Zappa include the role of the "Evil Prince" on the Thing-Fish album. He has also performed with George Duke, Captain Beefheart and more recently with Neonfire and [1] . He remains a regular performer at Zappanale. Brock appeared in

486-470: The late 1960s with a seven and eight piece band he had organized named "Communication Plus". He was the lead singer, songwriter, and arranger of the band's strongly R&B-influenced rock performances. He also played the saxophone and flute. He played in a variety of local clubs including The Brass Rail, The Mecca, and Gary R. Schmidt's, The Odyssey Room. He was discovered playing for a dance band in Hawaii in

513-542: The original lineup of The Mothers of Invention including " Who Needs the Peace Corps? " and " What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? " In April 2016, Dweezil Zappa announced that he would be changing the name of the band to Dweezil Zappa Plays Frank Zappa, in response to a cease-and-desist order by the Zappa Family Trust, which represents Zappa's estate. Following the October 2015 death of Gail Zappa , control of

540-603: The procedure and being released from juvenile hall and a mental asylum . Dully had fond memories of Brock, and described him as "cool" and having "played all kinds of instruments." At the 51st Grammy Awards on February 8, 2009, Napoleon won a Grammy for his performance of the song " Peaches en Regalia " with the band Zappa Plays Zappa , which also featured Steve Vai and Dweezil Zappa . The song originally appeared on Frank Zappa's 1969 Hot Rats LP. Brock has appeared in several Zappa documentaries and movies. They include: Diva Zappa Diva Zappa (born July 30, 1979)

567-789: The tour was vocalist and guitarist Ray White , a Zappa stalwart performer in the 1970s and early 1980s. They ended the 2007 tour in Australia in early December before doing a handful of shows in Japan in January 2008. Steve Vai returned as a guest on those shows. A brief tour of U.S. and Canadian dates was then scheduled for the Summer of 2008 with the same lineup as the 2007 tour. At the 51st Grammy Awards in February 2009, Zappa Plays Zappa won Best Rock Instrumental Performance for their performance of

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594-419: The trust or be liable for copyright infringement . Ahmet argued that he was not trying to inhibit his ability to tour under his father's name, but wanted to ensure that Zappa Plays Zappa would be "in accordance with the family trust". A lawyer interviewed by The New York Times disagreed with that theory, arguing that the concept of grand rights is intended primarily for works such as stage musicals , and that

621-556: The trust was taken over by his siblings Ahmet and Diva Zappa , with Ahmet handling day-to-day operations. The trust holds a trademark on the name "Zappa Plays Zappa", which Dweezil had already licensed from Gail. Despite that, the Trust ordered Dweezil to cease using the trademark. The Trust also argued that his shows were a "dramatic work", thus ineligible for the blanket compulsory license for live performance venues as specified in section 115 of United States copyright law , and requiring Dweezil to negotiate " grand rights " directly from

648-476: Was a tribute to the classic 1974 album Roxy and Elsewhere . ZPZ performed the material from Roxy in its entirety, in the same order as the original album. The 2015 tour was also a tribute, this time to the album One Size Fits All and like the Roxy tour it celebrates its 40th anniversary. The show starts with a full performance of the album in its entirety, in the original order. The main set includes songs by

675-427: Was added to the lineup. After the first few tours an additional event was added to the touring cycle. A music bootcamp created by Dweezil, aptly named Dweezilla, afforded the band the opportunity to teach students in a totally immersive environment. Dweezilla also created the opportunity for certain alumni to participate in a performance. In 2012, the band line up changed again. Original core band bassist Pete Griffin

702-475: Was an integral part of the band, while drummer/vocalist Terry Bozzio and guitarist Steve Vai performed as guests in parts of the shows. At several shows the live band played along with audio and video recordings of Frank Zappa himself, notably portions of " Chunga's Revenge ", " Dumb All Over ", " Cosmik Debris ", and " Muffin Man ". After a break, the band played again in the U.S. during the fall of 2006, including

729-600: Was let go. He was quickly replaced by Zappa alumni bassist Scott Thunes , who also used to be in Dweezil's band Z. He stood in while a permanent replacement was found. The next transformation of the band was complete when bassist Kurt Morgan joined. Just as Frank Zappa's bands changed size year after year, Zappa Plays Zappa once again followed suit, reducing its membership to six rather than eight musicians. Original core band members Jamie Kime and Billy Hulting went on to other projects at that time. The 2014 Zappa Plays Zappa tour

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