Deep Purple California Jam is a new coffee table documentary book published by Rufus Stone Limited Editions this December. The book takes an in-depth look Deep Purple's appearance at the Calfornia Jam festival on April 6 1974 in front of 165.000 people. Strictly limited to 1.000 copies across three different edition, pre-orders are taken now. The … Continue reading Jon Lord autographed California Jam book
Author: Rasmus Heide
Disguises, Zarabanda Solitaire and Jon's orchestral arrangement of Child in Time. These three pieces have been added to the Works section. Conductor Paul Mann is currently going through all of Jon's works with a view of providing a complete resource for everything to do with Jon's work as a composer. Click on the titles for full … Continue reading Update: More works from Jon
Jon's family have been informed that someone has been selling unofficial T-shirts at gigs and online regarding Jon's passing. They would like to make it very clear that this has nothing to do with the family or Deep Purple, and they are upset that anyone should profit from this tacky endeavour - unless the money … Continue reading Pirate T-shirts exploiting Jon’s passing
'A technically brilliant pianist and soulful exponent of the Hammond organ, he brought a rare combination of taste and feeling to a playing style lit up with extrovert firepower.' So writes Record Collector in their new tribute to Jon, which recounts the story of Jon's musical career and interviews Rick Wakeman about the two keyboard … Continue reading Concerto for Jon, Record Collector’s tribute
- Was ist mit deine Nase los? Compiled from footage shot on Ian Gillan's personal video camera, this 'bloody funny' film, shows Jon on tour with Deep Purple in his final years with the band, including the Concerto tour, backstage, onstage, enroute, in interview, etc... GillanCam was first released as a bonus feature on Ian Gillan's … Continue reading GillanCam: Jon on tour with Deep Purple
If Sunflower Jam 2011 was the unofficial crowning glory for Jon and his career, then this year's Sunflower Jam at London's Royal Albert Hall on Sunday Sep 16 was both the wake and the afterparty. Jon's singer Steve Balsamo paid a moving tribute to the missing maestro, and everybody else made sure the music stayed vibrant. Rasmus … Continue reading Afterparty at Sunflower 2012: Thank you, Jon
Today, Sunday September 16, two months after Jon's passing, sees him remembered at two different events - in London and in Liverpool. The Sunflower Jam at London's Royal Albert Hall will feature a slew of Jon's peers including his brother-in-law and Deep Purple band mate Ian Paice, Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Queen's Brian May, Steve … Continue reading A Sunday of memories
Over the coming weeks and months, a full catalogue of Jon's compositional work will appear online for the first time. Aimed at concert promoters and performers foremost, as well as fans and friends, our new Works section will provide all available information on each of Jon's works, including instrumentation and performance details. Jon's trusted musical collaborator, … Continue reading Jon’s work cut out for you
