Watching the combine work | Frank Wagner

Behind the Scenes: Chick and The Elektric Band Rehearsing "Got a Match?" Throwback to August 2019, Chick rehearsing "Got a Match?" with John Patitucci, Dave Weckl, Frank Gambale, and Eric Marienthal in Toyko before performing at the Tokyo Jazz Festival. | Chick Corea

🎶 From fan in the front row to the beating heart behind the scenes 🎶 How Ruth Underwood joined forces with Frank Zappa: • In 1967, she became a regular at Zappa’s Garrick Theater shows in NYC — her dedication didn’t go unnoticed. • As a Juilliard student, she once got in trouble for practicing a Zappa melody — she was already imagining a different musical path. • By December 1967, she officially joined The Mothers of Invention, bringing her virtuosity on mallet percussion to albums like Apostr