I don't know anything about Zappa, but I thought I heard something fusion-like in there. Is that what you're talking about?
BTW, this is pretty much how I saw it performed. I was sitting there in amazement.
There are many volumes to be written about Zappa. So I cannot catch you up here. Most of his (popular) work is offensive. He has a large collection that is (not popular) but is Spectacular!