Jon Lord photographed at Essen's Grugahalle on February 3 by Armin Thiermer. Click on the photo to see many more. Three German reviews/interviews from Essen have kindly been translated to English by Annika Jobski: Music is communication (interview from Haken Magazine) His Lordship asked to ba-roque (review from Neue Ruhr Zeitung) Wildly staged mix of … Continue reading Pictured, reviewed and interviewed in Essen
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Ex-Deep Purple keyboardplayer Jon Lord performed the symphonic “Concerto for Group and Orchestra” in the Grugahalle. The audience thanked with standing ovations. As the last tunes of the encore “Child in Time” faded, the 1900 listeners in the theatre-style Grugahalle got up for another standing ovation. If it had been for the most people, the … Continue reading Review: His Lordship asked to ba-roque
“Concerto for Group and Orchestra”: Jon Lord’s fusion of rock and classical music. Essen, February 3, 2009 - interview below Besides Pink Floyd, Deep Purple were one of the most creative bands out of Britain. Their first songs could be ascribed to the pop genre – but already contained single classical quotations. Together with Jon … Continue reading Review: Wildly staged mix of genres
Jon Lord's recent concert in Essen attracted a fair share of press coverage. Here are three examples. In an interview with the Haken magazine before the concert Jon Lord talks about music as a form of communication. - On paper music is only a line of black dots. The music only comes into existence when … Continue reading Media watch: His Lordship in Essen
Denis Zürcher from Switzerland submitted photos and a fact sheet for Jon Lord's concert at Zürich's Tonhalle in Switzerland on January 10. The same set was repeated two days later in Lucerne, Switzerland - see comments below. The excellent concert was sold out and got a standing ovation. Thanks Jon, writes Denis Zürcher. 07:45 pm … Continue reading Jon Lord came out to Zürich – and Lucerne
Jon Lord performed selections from his Durham Concerto at this year's prestigeous Kaiser Ball at Zürich's Kongresshaus in Switzerland on December 13. Here's a few impressions from the evening. Click to see larger versions. Jon Lord signed autographs for the well dressed guests. Thanks to B. Kazana
- One of the greatest musicians this country has ever produced. With those words, bass player Damon Minchella introduced Jon Lord as Trio Valore's special guest at Camden's Jazz Club in London on Sunday night. To enthusiastic applause, Jon Lord performed four songs with the trio. On piano, Jon Lord played Dam Square and an … Continue reading Jon Lord captivated Camden
Improvisation and good spirits ran high when Jon Lord played special guest with Deep Purple at this year's Sunflower Jam in London on September 25. Lengthy organ solos ensured Jon Lord fans were sent home happy, and Deep Purple with Jon Lord and Bruce Dickinson guesting put smiles on everybody's faces. The house band - … Continue reading Sunflower wrung that neck
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