View snapshots from Jon Lord's rehearsals in Palermo, Italy in late April in this extensive photo gallery. All photos are © Fotografati.it Thanks to Salvatore.
Jon Lord’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra at La Filature, Mulhouse, France (with video clips). Review by Monika Schwarz The 1.200 capacity ‘Grande Salle’ at La Filature was sold out, so the show started for a packed house. As always, it was first the orchestra – this time it was L’Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse - … Continue reading Review: A French Night
Jon Lord's official Facebook page now has 10.000 friends. We're quite proud to have come this long way since Ali Gök first started the page. Thank you all! Posts on Jon's Facebook page have been seen more than 400.000 times within the last 12 months. Check out the page here: http://www.Facebook.com/JonLord.org Sign up and never … Continue reading 10.000 friends on Facebook
Jon Lord pictured in Palermo, Italy on April 28. Together with the Orchestra Sinfonica V. Bellini di Palermo conducted by M° Carmelo Caruso, Jon performed Concerto for Group and Orchestra and a selection of solo and Deep Purple material. He was joined onstage by Kasia Łaska on vocals, Anna Phoebe on violin, and local band Flower … Continue reading Pictured in Palermo
Last Friday Jon Lord performed Concerto for Group and Orchestra in Mulhouse, France with the Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse conducted by Gwennolé Rufet. The second half of the concert featured pieces from Jon's solo career as well as a few Deep Purple songs. Singer Kasia Łaska kindly sent this selection of excellent onstage photos: Onstage … Continue reading Pictured in France
Interspersed with clips from the concert in Krasnodar, Russia, in this thorough interview Jon Lord speaks about his strong feelings for Russian classical music, Deep Purple's reputation in Russia in the 70s, his recent talk with Ritchie Blackmore and much more… In the clips, Jon's answers are shown in English. The Russian questions have been … Continue reading – It is blood and sweat and tears!
WhoCares is the name of a new charity project featuring Ian Gillan and Tony Iommi with Jon Lord, Nicko McBrain, Jason Newsted and Linde Lindstrom. Their 2-track single Out of My Mind will include a 30-minute documentary video and all income will be donated to the rebuilding of a music school in Gyumri, Armenia. Release … Continue reading New charity single up for pre-order
The musical and geographical journey is typical for Jon Lord's career; last week he premiered the first 2011 show by Jon Lord Blues Project at a sweaty blues gig Roth, Germany - and last night he took the stage in Krasnodar, southern Russia with the Kuban Symphonic Orchestra performing his Sarabande suite with new solo … Continue reading From bluesy Roth to orchestral Russia
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