In this exclusive interview, conductor Paul Mann looks back at Celebrating Jon Lord, the concert event staged at London’s Royal Albert Hall on April 4 this year. Paul offers insight into his work in assisting The Sunflower Jam create a unique musical evening that was a successful celebration of Jon Lord and a life time of his … Continue reading – I gave myself goose-bumps just imagining it
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Celebrating Jon Lord at Royal Albert Hall last April will be released on DVD, Blu-Ray and CD by earMUSIC on September 26, 2014. It marks the 45th anniversary of the world debut performance of Jon Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra at the same venue in 1969. Featuring Deep Purple, Rick Wakeman, Bruce Dickinson, Glenn … Continue reading Celebrating Jon Lord out on September 26
The new full score and performance material of Durham Concerto is now made available to coincide with what would have been Jon's 73rd birthday Monday June 9. This revised edition has been more than 18 months in the making, and is a major milestone on the long journey of preparing Jon's complete works for publication. … Continue reading Durham Concerto in print
Rufus Stone in association with jonlord.org are offering you the chance to win All Those Years Ago, the photo book on Jon's life. Personally signed and numbered by Jon’s friend Rick Wakeman, the book up for grabs is #1 of 500. All you have to do is submit your best photograph of Jon Lord (with … Continue reading Win exclusive Jon Lord photo book
On May 23 a new tribute concert to Jon Lord takes the stage in Bergheim, near Cologne, Germany. Part of the band and orchestra will be keyboard player Martin Doepke, who played with Jon on his Pictured Within Tour in 1999. Doepke explains: Organizer is Schobbe Vois of the BM Cultura had the idea of … Continue reading German tribute concert to Jon Lord
All Those Years Ago, the exclusive photo book on Jon Lord, is shipping now. The book has been steadily going out since last week, reports Rufus Stone Ltd. Editions. It's taking longer than expected to pack and send each one but by Tuesday they should all have left the publishers. 'We've been getting some nice responses, which is … Continue reading Photo book shipping now
This is the official setlist covering all the music and all the artists at Celebrating Jon Lord - Royal Albert Hall, London - April 4, 2014 Jimmy Smith playback as audience arrived Introductory remarks by Vicky Lord Introduction by Bob Harris Orion Orchestra/Paul Mann (conductor) Orchestrations by Jon Lord, except were noted Fantasia from Sarabande House Band/Orchestra Nigel Hopkins/Wix … Continue reading How we celebrated Jon Lord; the music, the artists
The death of Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord in 2012 was a big loss for those in the rock community, and to show how much respect he garnered, Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson, Yes‘ Rick Wakeman, Whitesnake‘s Mick Moody and Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice and Don Airey all took part in a special tribute to the … Continue reading Bruce Dickinson, Glenn Hughes + More Celebrate Jon Lord at Tribute Show
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