Mike Altschul
piccolo · bass clarinet
7 nights · 1972
Mike Altschul played with Frank Zappa on 7 documented nights between 10 September 1972 and 24 September 1972, in the Grand Wazoo line-up.
About
Low-reed specialist (bass clarinet, flutes, baritone) across the Grand Wazoo and Petit Wazoo bands — also on the Waka/Jawaka sessions.
Beyond Zappa
LA session doubler from the Stan Kenton Orchestra; decades of film-score reed work.
Runs with Zappa
- Grand WazooSEP 10, 1972 – SEP 24, 19727 nights
On stage with
- Bruce Fowler7 nights
- Charles Owens7 nights
- Dave Parlato7 nights
- Earle Dumler7 nights
- Glenn Ferris7 nights
- Ian Underwood7 nights
- Jay Migliori7 nights
- Jerry Kessler7 nights
- Jim Gordon7 nights
- Joanne McNab7 nights
- Ken Shroyer7 nights
- Malcolm McNab7 nights
- Ray Reed7 nights
- Ruth Underwood7 nights
- Sal Marquez7 nights
nights on stage together
Most played on Mike Altschul’s nights
Every documented night · 7
1972×7
- SEP 10, 1972Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, United States
- SEP 15, 1972Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
- SEP 16, 1972Oval Cricket Ground, London, United Kingdom
- SEP 17, 1972Houtrust Hallen, The Hague, Netherlands
- SEP 22, 1972Felt Forum, New York, United States
- SEP 23, 1972Felt Forum, New York, United States
- SEP 24, 1972Music Hall, Boston, United States