In 1991, Frank Zappa travelled through the former communist states of Eastern-Central Europe, met some of its leaders and played in jam sessions with the leading figures of these states' musical scene. He also visited Budapest, Hungary, where he met mayor Gábor Demszky and participated in a concert…

Though this homepage is in Hungarian, we also have some english-language material here - some by the kind permission of the author, some others are exclusive interviews by us. Some texts are just re-publishing of materials found elsewhere, just to have it collected together (sometimes with a bit of…

Gabor Csupo, one of the founding talents behind the animation firm that brought you The Simpsons, Duckman and Aaah! Real Monsters, escaped Hungary with a hunger for Frank Zappa's music. He tells how he became Frank's neighbor and friend, and how the man changed his life. - huH, July, 1995. Read…

...and one more time about the 100% Zappa project. Conductor/arranger Tom Trapp (see his homepage here!) was really kind and answered my questions about the event - and more. I'm really pleased to get his letter, and his permission to put it here - so here it comes, this interview with Tom Trapp…

I've just contacted David Ocker, whom you might know from several Frank Zappa works, and yes, he was the one who helped prepare the orchestra music - and play clarinet on one piece - of the LSO album, among others (see more details here!). While talking (through e-mails) he was kind enough to…

 **Sun 05 Jun 05** IMPROVISATION... AND FRANK ZAPPA More from conversations with Jivan... (from Brian May's Soapbox - already unavailable... Hungarian version here.)I was fortunate enough to meet Frank Zappa, a truly great rock musician, and a very unorthodox and innovative creator. He…

"We share the same background" - Péter Eötvös remembers Frank Zappa -

Syrius playing Zappa, 1973, Hungary The song played in 1973 was: What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen. And now, just getting back more to popularity, we should play a title in G major, it's tempo comes from a Lajosmizse village-theater and... Those who feel…

Zappa in Budapest 1991 by mB on Grooveshark  "My Gypsy Friends" A few of us were lucky enough to see FZ (not again, but at least for one occasion in our lifetime) in 1991 in Budapest or in Prague. Here comes the story how it happened. In 1991, Frank Zappa travelled through the former…

"I want to play my own way" GyK: How was it decided who will play with Frank in the concert? BABOS: We (Egri, Kőszegi, Szakcsi and I) formed a jazz band that was really accustomed together. We had used to play jazz in Merlin Theatre around that time, and the organizator of Zappa's…

Science! Research! Strictly Genteel! Yes! Finally! We now get solution to a long unsolved problem: indefatigable work of some curious minds gave us the answer: who is the Man on the Turin shroud? Hey!"St. Alphonso would be proud of me!" Amen.(One note: I don't speak spanish - I translated…

Confessions Of a Metalhead April 98 Harpers Bazaar (from United Mutations - hungarian translation here!)We had two rules growing up in my house: 1. If you're going totake a shower, do it with whomever you're dating so you don't waste water; and 2. If you buy one for yourself, buy six, because…

Dézsi Csaba András: FRANK ZAPPA - és az ötlet szülőanyjai   This is the first book ever published about Frank Zappa in Hungary. Its a chronological work, showing FZ's carrier from the beginning till the '88 tour (it was published in 1989), introducing all the albums and movies published…

The hungarian translation of the Real Frank Zappa Book was published quite fast, in 1990. It's publisher was József Laux, former drummer of the almost-world-famous Hungarian rock group, LGT (Locomotiv GT). Unfortunately the translation was a really fast work, so it has quite a few mistakes, and…

...one of the best known interpreters of 2Oth century music. He was born in Transsylvania, received diplomas from Budapest Academy of Music (composition) and Hochschule für Musik in Cologne (conducting). Between 1968 and 1976 he played regularly with the Stockhausen Ensemble. From 1971 to 1979…