Keith Emerson has passed away. Here he is pictured with Jon Lord in Japan, 1993. Together with Rick Wakeman of Yes, Keith Emerson and Jon Lord formed a musical triumvirate of inspirational keyboard maestros that shot to prominence in the early 1970s. Emerson broke new ground with Emerson Lake & Palmer where he would alternate between piano, Hammond organ and his pioneering work … Continue reading In memory of Keith Emerson
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Jon Lord's signature work, Concerto for Group and Orchestra from 1969, is finally seeing its first-ever print publication. Meticulously edited by conductor Paul Mann, the score has reached its definitive form, representing the final step on its almost fifty-year journey. The score for Concerto for Group and Orchestra is available now from De Haske Publishing, … Continue reading Concerto score now out
Keyboards & Organ Anthology is a brand new music book offering note-for-note transcriptions of 14 career defining songs from Jon Lord. The songs included are: Burn, Child in Time, Fireball, Here I Go Again, Highway Star, Hush, Knocking at Your Back Door, Lazy, Perfect Strangers, Rat Bat Blue, Rubber Monkey, Smoke on the Water, Space … Continue reading Jon Lord: New keyboards & organ anthology
Brand new exclusive photo book - Jon Lord in the Nidaros Cathedral 2010 - takes you behind the curtain on Jon Lord's final concert at Trondheim's imposing Nidaros Cathedral in Norway. Photographer and life long Jon Lord and Deep Purple afficionado Trond J Strøm was given access to the final dress rehearsal for Jon Lord's concert … Continue reading Pictured in Norway
Around the world, fans and admirers of Jon Lord's music are continuing to celebrate his legacy. This Fall sees at least three tribute shows in Norway, Poland and Japan. More details below. Please let us know in the comments if you hear of anymore. Poland: Jon Lord's Memorial The 4th annual Polish celebration of Jon's music takes place … Continue reading Poland, Japan and Norway remembers Jon
Today is the third anniversary of Jon's sad passing. Rather than mourn, he would have wanted us to celebrate with music. This clip has never been shown before. A relaxed Jon Lord onstage in his local community near Henley on Thames in June 2009, celebrating Armed Forces Day with a band that included a few … Continue reading Instant Karma: Remembering Jon Lord
Scores of six of the ten pieces from Jon’s 2004 album Beyond The Notes are already published, and two more have now been added to our list of available online scores. A Smile When I Shook His Hand (Full score and piano reduction) The Sun Will Shine Again (2004 & 2009 versions) (Full scores and … Continue reading Beyond The Notes: Two new works added
At midnight tonight (GMT time), we open our special commemorative sale of All Those Years Ago, the Jon Lord photo book. For a five day period ending on July 16, 2015 (see update below), the third anniversary of Jon's passing, the book will sell at £150 incl. world wide delivery. Update: book sale ends July 20, … Continue reading Jon Lord book sale tonight
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