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'Remembering Frank Zappa’s Later Classical Works: Symphonies and Synclavier

Pioneering composer and performer Frank Zappa was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1990. In the last years of his life, the musician set about writing and performing some of the most challenging and rewarding works of his entire career.

By Philip Trapp

'Definitive Frank Zappa Documentary by Alex Winter on the Horizon

Filmmaker Alex Winter has taken to Kickstarter to fund the definitive documentary on prodigious performer Frank Zappa. Granted unprecedented access to Zappa's archives, the director hopes to document the idiosyncratic icon for future generations.

By Philip Trapp
'REVIEW: Slivovitz, 'All You Can Eat,' MoonJune Records

For those who like their meals overflowing with flavor, spices, sumptuous mounds of mashed and smashed morsels all congealing to create a scientific gumbo of taste like never before, this Italian septet from Naples called Slivovitz must have gorged itself on Frank Zappa records before recording 'All You Can Eat' (MoonJune Records).

By Mike Greenblatt

'Remembering Frank Zappa’s Later Classical Works: Symphonies and Synclavier

'Definitive Frank Zappa Documentary by Alex Winter on the Horizon

'REVIEW: Slivovitz, 'All You Can Eat,' MoonJune Records

'Indianapolis Colts Chief Exec Buys Les Paul's 'Black Beauty' for Low Price of $335,500

'Conductor Kent Nagano Talks California Surfing, WWII Internment, Messiaen Internship, Not Speaking Japanese and Frank Zappa

'Make a Puss Noise Here: New, Hybrid Acne-Causing Bacteria, P. Acnes Zappae, Named After Frank Zappa

'Circus Galop: Canadian Pianist Marc-AndrÃ© Hamelin on Performing, Composing and 'Synethesia'