Dweezil Zappa keeps alive the musical legacy of his legendary father, Frank Zappa, with a series of tours called Zappa Plays Zappa. The fully orchestrated band, complete with video integration of the elder Zappa performing along with his son and band, is a complex, entertaining, fun, sophisticated, and rare experience. Between organizing the show and tour, and his own writing, performances, and projects including the Dweezilla Music Boot Camp, the tireless Dweezil took a moment on the recent San Francisco date to catch us up. Dweezil invited Wolfgang’s Vault to a soundcheck session, with exclusive sneak peeks into the Zappa Plays Zappa experience, including an interview to explain the project.
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