NEW NEWS 1 - New guitarist
The Grande Mothers are proud to announce that they have a new guitarist:
MIROSLAV TADIC,
Miroslav is not only playing his own amazing solos, but he also had to learn the ZAPPA book,by transcribing, and learning all of the ZAPPA pieces performed by the Grande MothersHe has been undergoing hours and hours of rehearsals with the Grande Mothers Re:Invented
and they will be hitting the stage in 2006 in the United States, Europe and Canada
see Miroslavs' BIO below
In their January 1997 issue, the editors of GUITAR PLAYER magazine voted Miroslav Tadic one of the world's thirty most radical and individual guitarists.
Tadic completed his formal education in the United States after studying in Italy and his native Yugoslavia. He has performed and recorded in a wide variety of settings and musical styles, ranging from music of the Baroque and Classical periods to blues, jazz, and rock.
Tadic's performing and recording credits include projects with: Terry Riley, the Los Angeles Opera with Placido Domingo, Howard Levy, Joachim K��n, Dusan Bogdanovic, Vlatko Stefanovski, Theodosii Spasov, Kudsi Erguner, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, L. Shankar, Markus Stockhausen, Maria Jo縊, David Torn and Jack Bruce, among others.
He is frequently heard in Europe, Japan and the United States. In 1986 Miroslav met drummer Mark Nauseef and the master of sound sculpting and recording Walter Quintus. Their collaboration has resulted in a great number of recordings and projects, which continue today and into the future.
In recent years Tadic has concentrated on developing an approach to improvisation which combines and juxtaposes musical material drawn from many diverse sources, including Baroque, European classical and North Indian classical music, Eastern European folk traditions, blues, jazz, and rock. He is noted for his pioneering work in applying the elements of classical and flamenco techniques to the electric guitar.
Miroslav's numerous recordings on ENJA Records, CMP Records, M.A Recordings, Omagatoki and Third Ear Music labels have won international critical acclaim. He has written music for a number of award-winning experimental film, theater, and dance works. Since 1985 he has been teaching at California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles.
NEW NEWS 2 - Grande Mothers performance in Los Angeles
THE GRANDE MOTHERS WILL BE performing at the REDCAT THEATRE, i.e., the Roy and Edna Disney Cal Arts Theatre
located in the WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL in downtown Los Angeles, California on 4/15/Friday and 4/16/Saturday
the concert(s) will be in 2 halfs
The first half will be Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat
with:
Roy Estrada performing the part of the narrator
Don Preston performing the part of the soldier
and Napoleon Murphy Brock performing the part of the Devil
all in full costume featuring some of LA's finest,
including FZ alumni Bruce Fowler and Walt Fowler
as most of you know FZ did his first post-wheelchair appearance [in 1972] as a reciter,
in a performance of Stravinsky's L'Histoire du soldat at the Hollywood Bowl, conducted by Lukas Foss. FZ on The Real Frank Zappa Book, p. 116:
tickets have yet to go on sale
www.redcat.org for additional info
the second half of the concert will feature the Grande Mothers Re:Invented performing the music of Frank Zappa
NEW NEWS 3 - BERGEN FILHARMONISKE ORKESTER CONCERT
In january of 2004 the Grande Mothers were invited to perform in 2006 in Norway for a week long ZAPPA music festival, this festival, unlike other ZAPPA festivals is quite unique, the Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester under the direction of Kirstian Jarvi will be performing compositions by the Maestro See below for schedule
WEDNESDAY - NATIONAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE of The Histoire du Soldat
Music to be performed by musicians of the Grieg Academy of Music
with
Roy Estrada performing the part of the narrator
Don Preston performing the part of the soldier
and
Napoleon Murphy Brock performing the part of the Devil all will be in full costume.
THURSDAY - The BERGEN FILHARMONIC ORKESTER under the direction of Kristjan J舐vi at GRIEG MUSIC HALL
with special musical guests THE GRANDE MOTHERS on selected compositions
6:00 PM Pre concert lecture
There will be an open forum question and answer period during this lecture.
Compositions to be performed prior to the orchestral concert: Edgard Varese - Ionisation
Zappa - Black Page Part 1 and Part 2
Zappa - Dangerous Kitchen
7:30 Orchestra Concert
Stravinsky ュ Rite of Spring
Zappa ュ Planet of the Baritone Women
Zappa - Duke of Prunes
Zappa - Revised Music for Low Budget Orchestra
Zappa - The Muffin Man
Zappa - Cosmic Debris
Zappa ュ Montana
Zappa ュ Lumpy Gravy
Zappa ュ Peaches and Regalia
FRIDAY -
There will be a concert on Friday BEFORE the Grande Mothers concert, performed by students of the Grieg Academy, playing influential works of FZ as well as music that influence him and the Grande Mothers.
This concert will include influences and inspirations of FZ and affiliated musicians.
It is impossible too include everything but the program will include
a premier of a Fanfare by Don Preston,
Zappa compositions,
Chromium Megaphone of Destiny,
Brass band arrangement of G Spot Tornado,
Perc. Arrangement of Outside Now,
Edgard Varese- Octandre,
Charles Ives ュ Unanswered Question. And more...
GRANDE MOTHERS PERFORMANCE later that evening
NEW NEWS 4 - In Canada
The festival never books the same artist two years in a row, but due to overwhelming response, they have been asked back They were the only group to receive standing ovations at the end of both performances in 2005
There are other dates on the table yet to be solidified
STAY TUNED FOR MORE POSSIBLE CONCERTS IN CANADA 2006
OLD NEWS, GRANDE MOTHERS CONCERTS
we have included some photos from their last festival performance in Pesaro, Italy, which was preceded by an open forum, Q and A, from the audience
2003 concerts, etc...
* * * strings of fire 3 * * *
1) 2003/02/27 - 2003/03/01 "strings of fire 3" in leipzig, germany
2) 2003/05/?? concert 'the avalon ballroom', san francisco, ca, usa
3) 2003/05/?? concert 'victors by the bay', san diego, ca,usa
2003 the frankfurt jazz festival concert
The Grandmothers and The Strings Of Invention, with special guest Bobby Bradford
4) 2003/10/05 concert Frankfurt Jazz Festival, Germany
The Grandmothers Re:Invented:
"European Tour 2004"
5)* 2004/01/09 concert 'moods', zurich, switzerland
6)* 2004/01/10 concert firenze, italy
7)* 2004/01/11 concert 渓inoケ, ebensee, austria
8)* 2004/01/12 concert 渓setケ, zagreb, croatia
9)* 2004/01/13 concert 敬irschケ, n��nberg, germany
10)* 2004/01/14 concert 慶olos saalケ, aschaffenburg, germany
11)* 2004/01/15 concert 荊ante juケ, dresden, germany
12)* 2004/01/16 concert 茎peicherケ, schwerin, germany
13)* 2004/01/17 concert 携ewerkschaftshausケ, erfurt, germany
14)* 2004/01/18 concert 掲abrikケ, hamburg, germany
15)* 2004/01/19 concert 慶olumbia fritzケ, berlin, germany
16)* 2004/01/21 concert 携arageケ, bergen, norway
17)* 2004/01/22 concert 罫ockefellerケ, skien, norway
18)* 2004/01/23 concert 罫ockefellerケ, oslo, norway
19)* 2004/01/24 concert 罫ytmepostenケ, odense, denmark
20)* 2004/01/25 concert 罫イuchereiケ, kiel, germany
21)* 2004/01/26 concert 敬armonieケ, bonn, germany
22)* 2004/01/27 concert 稽usiktheater rexケ, lorsch (bei mannheim), german
23)* 2004/01/28 concert 慶cケ, sint niklaas, belgium
00)* 2004/01/29 concert 慶oncorde 2ケ, brighton, uk
24)* 2004/01/30 concert 荊he robinケ, wolverhampton, uk
25)* 2004/01/31 concert 荊he borderlineケ, london, uk
26)* 2004/02/01 concert 慧e bosuilケ, weert, the netherlands
27)* 2004/02/02 concert 茎pirit of '66, verviers, belgium
28)* 2004/02/03 concert 渓ulturpunkt. friedenskircheケ, krefeld, germany
29)* 2004/02/04 concert 継aardケ, den haag, the netherlands
30)* 2004/02/05 concert zaandam, , the netherlands
31)* 2004/05/22 concert 'the avalon ballroom', san francisco, usa
The Grandmothers Re:Invented:
"Second European Tour 2004"
32)* 2004/07/25 concert Zappanale with ED MANN as special guest
33)* 2004/07/26 concert 罫oxyケ, flensburg, germany
34)* 2004/07/27 concert 渓antineケ, k・n, germany
35)* 2004/07/28 concert 茎inkkastenケ, frankfurt, germany
36)* 2004/07/29 concert 経bjekt 5ケ, halle, germany
37)* 2004/07/30 concert 茎tar clubケ, dresden, germany
38)* 2004/08/01 concert 掲abrikケ, hamburg, germany
39)* 2004/08/02 concert 渓naackケ, berlin, germany
40)* 2004/08/03 concert 渓naackケ, prague, czechoslovakia
41)* 2004/08/04 concert 恵72ケ, wien, austria, germany
42)* 2004/08/05 concert 茎udhausケ, t��ingen, germany
43)* 2004/08/06 concert 慶af蠡centralケ, weinheim, germany
44)* 2004/08/07 concert 掲austケ, hannover, germany
45)* 2004/08/08 concert aschaffenburg, germany
The Grandmothers Re:Invented:
"The Italian Tour 2005"
46)* 2005/01/19 concert 'rock caf衂, catania, italy
47)* 2005/01/21 concert 'marabu club', napoli, italy
48)* 2005/01/22 concert 'flog', firenze, italy
49)* 2005/01/23 concert 'jailbreak', roma, italy
50)* 2005/01/24 concert "jazz festival", 'citta' di castello (pg), italy
51)* 2005/01/25 concert 'alcatraz', milano, italy - with special guest
52)* 2005/01/26 concert savona, italy
53)* 2005/01/27 concert 'america', torino, italy
54)* 2005/01/28 concert 'naima', forli, italy
55)* 2005/01/29 concert 'magic bus', venezia (marcon), italy
56)* 2005/01/30 concert 'teatro rossetti', trieste, italy
(with seminary of pfm drummer franz di cioccio and music critic riccardo bertoncelli)
The Grandmothers Re:Invented:
"The Mini US Tour 2005
57)* 2005/06/15 concert 沓lue Cat'sケ, Knoxville, TN, usa
58)* 2005/06/16 concert 君eighborhood Theatreケ, Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA, usa
59)* 2005/06/17 concert 粂andlebarケ, Greenville, SOUTH CAROLINA, usa
- feat. denny walley as special guest
60)* 2005/06/18 concert 卦he Arts Centerケ, Carrboro, NORTH CAROLINA, usa
61)* 2005/07/16 concert 祁ancouver Folk Festival, Vancouver B.C.
62)* 2005/07/17 concert 祁ancouver Folk Festival, Vancouver B.C.
