We are very pleased to be able to announce that the concert to celebrate Jon Lord's life and music will be held at London's Royal Albert Hall on April 4th 2014. Artists confirmed so far include Deep Purple members, Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Don Airey and Steve Morse. Iron Maiden frontman and long-time support of The Sunflower Jam Bruce Dickinson will … Continue reading Concert to celebrate Jon: April 4, 2014
Author: Rasmus Heide
Today, Jon would have turned 72. In his honour, below is an exclusive and previously unseen clip of Jon rehearsing Lazy with Doogie White and the DCRS in Essen, Germany on November 15, 2010. Tell us your story Jon's family and management are planning a deluxe photo book to celebrate Jon's life. It will contain … Continue reading New photo book to celebrate Jon’s life
Ritchie Blackmore explains to NJ.com the origins of his instrumental tribute to Jon - Carry On... Jon: - We were snowed in, in that blizzard (on Feb. 8). The engineer and myself, the producer, we had nothing to do. I said, 'I have an instrumental that I've vaguely finished. Do you want to try it?' … Continue reading – Maybe Jon caused the blizzard
BBC Radio 4 are repeating Rock'n'Roll in Four Movements, the programme first broadcast last August, which featured Jon's last recorded interview. Taking a closer look at the musicians that have worked to combine the worlds of rock and classical music, in the programme, Jon talks about his passion for writing classical music, inspired by his … Continue reading BBC Radio 4 to rebroadcast Jon’s final interview
Watch Jon discuss the resurrected Concerto for Group and Orchestra with Tommy Vance in 1999 on VH1's Friday Rock Show. Filmed mere days before the Concerto's 30th anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall, Ian Gillan lovingly explains how Jon's Concerto originally helped raise Deep Purple's profile as the band was breaking through in 1969/1970 - and … Continue reading – I’ve always been impressed by Jon Lord
When Rock Meets Classics is a highly recommended 48-minute radio retrospective in Jon's memory. Opening with a snippet of the piano version of Child in Time, the comprehensive yet succinct overview of Jon's career features all-new interviews with a list of important players in Jon's musical life - incl. an interview with himself conducted in 2010 - and … Continue reading Celebrating the life of Jon
Looking back at Jon and Frida interviewed at the press conference for Zermatt Unplugged 2010. Among other things, Jon is asked about his current projects - which he explains are mostly orchestral, acoustic and more unplugged than his 40 years in rock'n'roll: - I was very plugged for a long time, he jokes. See also: - … Continue reading – I was very plugged for a long time!
Jon's webshop has undergone a technical overhaul, and is up and running again. Welcome back! We still offer a free tour t-shirt for all orders over £60. Our specially priced bundle offers include several of Jon's later albums - Durham Concerto and To Notice Such Things - as well as the Blues Project and orchestral live … Continue reading Jon Lord Shop – free t-shirt and more
