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In the spirit of Frank Zappa's final message to the fans: "Play my music", the band is delighted and proud to announce that in November they will be doing a 10 date tour of the Northeastern United States. Project/Object's special guests are Ike Willis and Ed Mann, who have had the distinction of recording & touring with Frank for the longest time of any of his band members.

Ed Mann started his tenure with Zappa when he applied percussion overdubs to "Zappa In New York." Ike Willis joined in 1978, and together or individually they appeared on every Zappa tour thereafter; and almost every album until his tragic death. Both Ed and Ike were integral parts of Zappa's final tour in 1988, which some say was his most historic tour, and one that he richly represented to his fan base with several live recordings.

One of Frank's greatest skills was his incredible sixth sense in identifying something magical in each of the musicians he hired. Recognizing this - Project/Object continues it's singular mission to present the music as it was recorded -but also to respect and develop the creative "live" aspect that Zappa always pushed his band towards. With the support of the fans, Project/Object chooses to do this with the "Alumni": the people who were there with Frank as the music was created, recorded and performed.

The band will also feature Andre' Cholmondeley, Dave Johnsen, Eric Svalgard (keyboards/vocals), Eric Slick (Adrian Belew Trio) and on most dates -Robbie "Seahag" Mangano (Sound of Urchin).