“Zappa!” Ludensemble XL, Vaiko Eplik & Valter Soosalu, conductor Kaspar Mänd • Jõulujazz 2024

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For one night only, exclusively at Christmas Jazz, the Alexela Concert Hall will host an electrifying tribute to the unique and unparalleled Frank Zappa! Conductor Kaspar Mänd, soloists Vaiko Eplik and Valter Soosalu, and a 30-piece orchestra, along with a jazz ensemble featuring top Estonian musicians, will unravel one of the greatest musical enigmas of the 20th century.

Frank Zappa’s music defies easy summary – blending various styles, it is experimental, virtuosic and satirical. Regardless of personal taste, it leaves no one indifferent. The Christmas Jazz concert will focus on Zappa’s instrumental music, which encapsulates most of the artist’s different facets and ambitions. It is orchestral, energetic and witty ensemble music. Fascinated from an early age by composers like Varèse, Stravinsky and Webern, Zappa composed instrumental music influenced by them before forming a band and writing songs. As a result, he is one of the few artists who…