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Stinkfoot Orchestra with Napoleon Murphy Brock at the Santa Cruz Veterans Hall
April 7, 2023 @ 8:00 pm
$25
Mountain Music Productions and the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall present the Stinkfoot Orchestra with Napoleon Murphy Brock Friday, April 7th, 2023 at 8:00 pm at the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz.
All ages!
$25 advance / $30 door
$25 advance / $30 door
Tickets on Eventbrite
As the iconic front man for Frank Zappa’s most infamous 1970s ensemble, Napoleon Murphy Brock helped breathe life into many of Frank’s most enduring compositions over the course of 4 albums including what many consider to be Zappa’s greatest live release, Roxy and Elsewhere. Decades later, the Grammy Award-winning San Jose native’s voice and performance is as strong as ever. Still boasting a 4-octave range, Brock’s voice brings an immediate sense of familiarity to the music of the Stinkfoot Orchestra.
Employing a 6-piece horn section, tuned percussion, and 4 vocalists, this ensemble pulls no punches – delivering the intricacies and eccentricities of Frank’s music with power, authenticity, and musical prowess. Founded by 35-year veteran of the South Bay music scene, Nick Chargin, the Stinkfoot Orchestra spent most of the pandemic honing their craft and transcribing horn charts – finally bringing their show to the stage in September of 2021. Bolstered by a few articles that brought international attention, 2022 saw the band hit the road with multiple trips to the Pacific Northwest – exposing new audiences to Zappa’s music and wowing existing Zappaphiles with a huge sound that harkens back to Zappa’s (final) 1988 touring ensemble.
Mountain Music Productions along with the Veterans Memorial Hall are proud to welcome SFO back to Santa Cruz for the First Friday Concert Series. It has been over a year since the ensemble last played Santa Cruz. If you were able to catch them last time through, you know what an amazing show to expect. If you missed them last time, don’t make the same mistake twice.
Artist sights and sounds: stinkfootorchestra.com
Mountain Music Productions:
mountainmusicproductions.com
mountainmusicproductions.com