While much has been written about the venerated players who have occupied Zappa’s drumset chair, his extensive use of mallets and other percussion has received significantly less attention. In this article, we will focus on Zappa’s innovations incorporating percussion beyond the drumset into his constantly-evolving studio and touring rock ensembles from 1969–88, as realized through his employment of percussionists Art Tripp, Ruth Underwood, and Ed Mann. (read more)

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Source: pas.org