Frank Vincent Zappa was an American singer-songwriter, activist and film-maker. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse musicians of his era.
Instruments: Guitar • Keyboard Instrument • Bass Guitar • Drum Kit • Voice
Genres: Rock Music • Experimental Music • Avant-Garde Music • Jazz • Western Classical Music • Avant-Pop
Influenced by: Edgard Varèse, Anton Webern, Guitar Slim, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, György Ligeti