'Fantastic concert at the cathedral last night!' Trond J Strøm writes about Jon Lord's concert at Trondheim's Nidaros cathedral. It concluded with a dedication to Ronnie James Dio. 'The evening built up from the calm and purely classical pieces from Jon Lord's latest CD To Notice Such Things via the vocal pieces from Pictured Within … Continue reading Trondheim: Fantastic concert!
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Jon Lord writes: I would like, along with my wife and daughters, to express my sadness at the passing of Ronnie Dio. A friend of many years standing and a truly delightful man. His voice was an instrument of power and of beauty, and was a seminal influence in rock music. His loss is even … Continue reading Ronnie Dio: goosebumps as big as they come
- I am convinced there is a spiritual side to life, and I pray to God. Jon Lord recently gave an interview to Swedish paper Dagen about his religious beliefs. Click photo to read the full interview (Swedish language) Do you read Swedish, and would you like to translate the article into English for us? … Continue reading Interview: Jon Lord beneath a higher heaven
Sunday night, Jon Lord performed Concerto For Group and Orchestra and a selection of solo and Deep Purple pieces in Imst, Austria - near Innsbruck. 'The concert in Imst was wonderful! The orchestra, the band, the singers, all united in a perfect harmony with the maestro's keyboard magic,' writes Aleksandra Mladenovic on Jon Lord's Facebook … Continue reading Video: Concerto in Imst, Austria
Jon Lord and Rick Wakeman recently joined forces to educate and inspire keyboard players and fans alike at London's Tech Music School. At first, Jon Lord opened the school's Hammond Lab and took in the all new setup of digital Hammond organs. Later, Jon was joined by Rick Wakeman for a Q&A session. On his … Continue reading The Maestro meets The Wizard
'The list of pop musicians who have successfully crossed over into the classical firmament is not a long one ... thankfully, Lord does know what he’s doing,' writes TheArtsDesk.com in their review of To Notice Such Things. 'It’s idiomatically orchestrated and well-structured ... [and] ... the last two sections, depicting the final stages in Mortimer’s … Continue reading Review: Lord does know what he’s doing
Jon Lord will feature in a brand-new, five-part music documentary series on BBC2 investigating what makes the 'perfect' rock'n'roll band. The documentary series, Rock'n'Roll Band, narrated by Mark Radcliffe, examines each band-member's role and finds out what makes them tick. Jon Lord was involved as the expert for the episode on keyboards. Rock'n'Roll Band also … Continue reading Jon Lord is BBC’s new keyboards expert in TV series
Principal white snake and ex-Deep Purple frontman David Coverdale likes and recommends Jon Lord's new album, To Notice Such Things. On his website, David Coverdale writes: 'Boys & Girls, Lads & Lassies, Bonnie & Fair... just a quickie... I have just purchased & am currently playing the new recorded works of the very charming gentleman … Continue reading ‘To enhance and soothe thy senses…’
