The Ed Palermo Big Band, the 18-piece ensemble that has spent decades translating Frank Zappa’s labyrinthine compositions into thrilling big band jazz, descends upon The Falcon in Marlboro on April 25, 2026.
What Ed Palermo has accomplished with Zappa’s music defies easy categorization. Taking works that were already ferociously complex and reimagining them for a full big band requires not just technical mastery but a deep understanding of Zappa’s anarchic creative vision. Palermo’s arrangements honor the originals while unlocking new dimensions.
The band’s albums have earned critical acclaim and a devoted following among both jazz aficionados and Zappa devotees — two communities that don’t always overlap but unite in admiration for Palermo’s singular project.
The Falcon, the Hudson Valley’s beloved destination for adventurous live music, is precisely the kind of room where this music thrives — no cover charge, no pretension, just a stage, an audience, and the wild, brilliant compositions of one of America’s most original minds.
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