Ian Underwood

Person · Open Library

Works

4

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Film & TV

New York City, New York

Ian Robertson Underwood (born May 22, 1939) is a woodwind and keyboards player, who was a member of the original version of Frank Zappa's band the Mothers of Invention. Following the original band's split in late 1969, Underwood continued to work with Zappa extensively during the 1970s. Underwood graduated from The Choate School in 1957 and Yale University with a bachelor's degree in composition…

Known for

• Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 19682024
• Zappa — Self - Played with Zappa 1967-19752020
• Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words — Self (archive footage)2016
• Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers — Self2014
• Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List — Himself2010
• Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation — Self2007
• Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note — Self2002
• Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die — Self2000
• Classic Albums — Self1997
• The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels — Self1988

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1983-03-10

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

131

Total plays

435

American woodwind and keyboards player, born May 22, 1939, New York City. Famous for playing with The Mothers and then with Frank Zappa. Husband of Ruth Underwood. After his career with Frank Zappa, he pursued a career as a session keyboardist, working for Quincy Jones, Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow among others. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ian+Underwood">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Ian

Family name

Underwood

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

New York City

Spouse

Ruth Underwood

Occupation

pianist

Educated at

Choate Rosemary Hall

Genre

jazz

Instrument

saxophone

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