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Extension: Jazz Fest, Day 2

Saturday, July 6th, 2013
Napoleon Murphy Brock of the Grandmothers of Invention and Festival Producer Frank Malfitano hug it out during a lengthy rain delay.

Napoleon Murphy Brock of the Grandmothers of Invention and Festival Producer Frank Malfitano hug it out during a lengthy rain delay.

At Day Two of the Syracuse Jazz Festival the weather almost trumped the music. After lightning flashes, a near monsoon, and baseball-length rain delay, however the music continued and the GrandMothers of Invention (formed in 2002 from Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention) gave those remaining a high-impact show.

Earlier in the day, Sophistafunk and the Yellowjackets, as well as Giacomo Gates, were on stage.

William Kennedy, Drummer, Yellowjackets

William Kennedy, Drummer, Yellowjackets

Adam Gold, Keyboardist, Sophistafunk

Adam Gold, Keyboardist, Sophistafunk

Don Preston, who started with Frank Zappa in 1967, is showing no signs of slowing down on this "One Size Fits All" US Tour. He came to the Syracuse show from Chapel Hill, NC. Tommorrow the GrandMothers of Invention play Annapolis, then NYC, before heading back Upstate to Rocheter on July 10.

Don Preston, who started with Frank Zappa in 1967, is showing no signs of slowing down on this “One Size Fits All” US Tour. He came to the Syracuse show from Chapel Hill, NC. Tomorrow the GrandMothers of Invention play Annapolis, then NYC, before heading back Upstate to Rochester on July 10.

WAEF FM 88's GM Joe Lee brings on the Yellowjackets.

WAEF FM 88’s GM Joe Lee brings on the Yellowjackets.

Sophista-Fan

Sophista-Fan

Piano Tuner Kenny Williams has been working festivals and concerts in Syracuse for more than a half century.

Piano tuner Kenny Williams has been working festivals and concerts in Syracuse for more than a half century.

Napoleon Murphy Brock (red) from the Mothers of Invention shows off his Suavenicity during an opening number.

Napoleon Murphy Brock (left),who started with Zappa in 1974 and now is the lead vocalist for the GrandMothers of Invention, shows off his Suavenicity during an opening number.