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The Grandmothers News & Announcements
11 July 2003
The Grandmothers will be performing at a jazz festival in Frankfort Germany in Oct. with a string section. Also a full-scale European tour is in the works for the first of 2004.
3 July 2003
The new Grandmothers CD on Wea Classics entitled 'Night At The Gewandhaus' is now available!!! Also check out Napoleon Murphy Brock sideman Tom Trapps new Zappa related orchestral project at www.tomtrapp.com
10 May 2003
The new Grandmothers CD live with the German symphony will be released internationally on Warner Bros this May!!! The band consisted of Napoleon Murphy Brock, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, and Roy Estrada.
27 Nov 2002
The Grandmothers have a new CD coming out called "Duke Of Prunes" which features, Bunk Gardner, Don Preston, Roy Estrada and Napoleon Murphy Brock. Likewise the band will be performing with an orchestra in Germany in Feb.2003. The whole event will be recorded and released on Warner Classics!
23 May 2002
Don Preston has some CDs of new and rare material for sale at his website.
2 April 2002
Bunk Gardner and Don Preston have recently finished a quick US tour with Project Object (which also featured Napoleon Murphy Brock and Ike Willis). Bunk and Don along with Roy Estrada are recording a new Grandmothers album - watch here for more news. As well, Don Preston is currently writing his autobiography
12 May 2001
Don Preston has a new CD out called Transformation on the CryptoGramophone label. For more info you can contact them at www.cryptogramophone.com or order directly from Don Preston at his website. Bunk Gardner is currently gigging around L.A. There is some talk of a new Grandmothers incarnation that would feature Bunk, Don, Jimmy Carl Black, Roy Estrada and Billy Mundi! Watch here for more info as it comes in.
Previous Grandmothers News
The Grandmothers are finally touring the USA after almost 20 years!
Here are the tour dates:
15-16 Sep Fri-Sat Austin TX The Pier 17-19 Sep Sun-Tue El Paso . 20 Sep Wed Albuquerque, NM Venue Changed 21 Sep Thu Los Angeles Knitting Factory 23 Sep Sat Las Vegas Legends 25 Sep Mon San Juan Capristrano, CA Couch House 26 Sep Tue Fresno, CA Club Fred 27 Sep Wed San Francisco Paridise Club 29 Sep Fri Reno Little Waldorf 30 Sep Sat Chico, CA La Salle 1 Oct Sun Portland Berbati's Pan 2 Oct Mon Seattle I-Spy 3 Oct Tue Boise ID Tom Grainey's 4 Oct Wed Salt Lake City Brewski's 5 Oct Thu Boulder CO Boulder Theater 6 Oct Fri Steamboat Springs, CO Tugboat 7 Oct Sat Denver Gothic Theater 10 Oct Tue Manhattan, KS Rusty's Last Chance 11 Oct Wed Ponca City, OK Cassiopia's 12 Oct Thu Little Rock, AR Josephina's 13 Oct Fri Memphis, TN Tap House 14 Oct Sat Nashville, TN Exit Inn
Don Preston has recently (August 99) played three gigs at the Los Angeles County Museum. The shows were very well received. The LA Weekly magazine gave Preston's solo shows an impressive review. There is a possibility that Bunk Gardner and Don Preston will perform the Don & Bunk show in Conneticut early November '99. Watch this page for updates on this historic gig. Jimmy Carl Black has some new CD releases pending: Farrell & Black Black Limousine on Stormy Monday Records, Germany, and Got Any Beer? a follow up to When Do We Get Paid? rarities CD. Check out his website at http://www.jimmycarlblack.com. Bunk Gardner has recently been teaching a various conservatories in Los Angeles. The obscured ex-Mother Jeff Simmons is alive and kicking, check out his new website: http://people.delphi.com/3jp/simmons2.html.
Ex-Zappa vocalist Suzannah Harris has recently released her first solo CD entitled Thanatopsis, a uniquely inventive album that showcases Thana's incredible vocal abilities and songwriting. It's available through her website at http://www.thanaharris.com.
Hey folks, check out Suzannah Harris's new book, too! Here's her press release.
Attention Frank Zappa Fans and Collectors
Suzannah (Thana) Harris, former vocalist for Frank Zappa and Steve Vai, has written a new book about her life experiences with the late Frank Zappa genius: Under the Same Moon: Life With Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Bob Harris, and a Community of Other Artistic Souls.
Read this first-hand, personal account of how Thana, a virtually unknown vocalist, met, worked with and learned from Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, and also married one of Zappa's band members, Bob Harris!
This intriguing story will introduce you to the lady who accomplished what former vocalists could not: the vocal performances on the Frank Zappa recording of Sleep Dirt. Read about her work with Steve Vai, her work and romance with Bob Harris, and finally, life with Steve Vai, Bob Harris, and a number of artists who lived together at the infamous Wayward Inn, Steve Vai's house in Sylmar, California. (Note: The Ant-Bee also lived there at one time.) Under the Same Moon: a never-before released story which is also Thana Harris' debut as a literary writer. You will love her honesty, her humor, her passion for life.
See Mailorder Muck for ordering details!!!
The Grandmothers
Don Preston performed an evening of electronic music with Amy Knoles on Oct. 25 at Occidental College in LA. Preston is currently doing the music for the play Faust by Goethe. The play has been adapted to contemporary times by John Steppling who is also directing. This past August Don Preston did a concert with long time collaborator Bobby Bradford. Also this past summer Preston participated in a concert of 840 variations of the piece Vexations by Eric Satie which lasted 24 hours. Jimmy Carl Black has been busy gigging throughout Europe with The Blues band. He also has recently collaborated with the avant guarde musical ensemble Behind The Mirror. The results is a bizarre musical event called Cockroach Albert, a new CD (available through Glass Onyon Mailorder). Bunk Gardner is currently teaching music at a prominent music concervatory in Los Angeles. He also is making a guest appearance on the Bruce Cameron Midnight Daydream project.
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Jimmy Carl Black and Bunk Gardner have just completed a successful tour of Europe with their new version of the Grandmothers. They are currently setting up another tour in May watch for tour dates here. Also the show in Paris was recorded and a hopeful live album will come from this. Although Don Preston wasn't involved in this tour, there's a possibility he will join the group on the next one. In the meanwhile, Don has been very busy with other projects. He was recently the "featured artist" with the California Institute Of The Arts Dance Theatre. Also the past November Preston sang in Michael Mantler's opera The School Of Languages along with Jack Bruce and John Greeves. In the summer of '98 Don will be performing at several festivals, watch for tour dates. Don Preston is booked in Europe by Pipeline Concert Agency 011441869325425. In US by No AB Booking 415-522-1154. Billy James and Bunk Gardner are still working on his solo album as well as Grandmothers book.
This Page Last Updated: 2004-10-27 09:51 AM by: Gerry Noblot
