Dweezil Zappa To Team With Jazz Orchestra For December Shows

Guitarist Dweezil Zappa will play the music of his father, Frank Zappa, with the University Of Hawaii Hilo Jazz Orchestra at the University Of Hawaii at Hilo Performing Arts Center on December 8 and 9. Dweezil and the orchestra will play a set together each night in honor of the fifth anniversary of the orchestra’s annual fall concerts.

“We’ve got a special set planned for this year’s show that spans three decades of Frank Zappa’s diverse catalog,” said Musical Director Trever Veilleux. “We’ll be playing songs from many of Frank’s best-selling albums, like Hot Rats, Overnite Sensation, Apostrophe’ and Joe’s Garage. We are also going to throw in some of our favorite songs from the previous Zappa tribute concerts, including ‘Florentine Pogen’ and ‘Sofa.’”

The orchestra features over two dozen singers and musicians and also includes a huge horn section. As per Big Island Now, the orchestra will put in four months of rehearsals for the shows.

Watch Dweezil perform “The Grand Wazoo” with an orchestra in 2015:

[via Big Island Now]