Last night, on April 15, Jon Lord joined Deep Purple onstage at the International Forum in Tokyo. He played two songs with the band - Perfect Strangers and Smoke On The Water - the last song also featured Yngwie Malmsteen. A YouTube clip of Smoke On The Water with clear sound has surfaced. You can … Continue reading Jon Lord jams with Deep Purple in Tokyo
Jon Lord will appear on Japanese TV on April 22 in the documentary show Song To Soul, reports the DPAS website. In the show famous rock songs are discussed by fans and musicians and other people who can shed some light on them. This episode will focus on Smoke On The Water with memorabilia and … Continue reading Jon Lord interview on Japanese TV
Jon Lord's Durham Concerto is the highest new entry in Classic FM's Hall of Fame 2009. As voted for by the listeners of UK's Classic FM radio station, Durham Concerto reached no. 75. The Durham Concerto is rubbing shoulders with some of classical music's most famous pieces; Mozart's The Magic Flute (no. 70), Chopin's Piano … Continue reading Jon Lord enters Classic FM Hall of Fame
Jon Lord will perform at this year's ChildLine Rocks charity show at London's IndigO2 Arena on June 1. Other confirmed artists include Steve Balsamo - who currently tours with Jon Lord - plus Uriah Heep, Glenn Hughes, Hot Leg, The Pretty Things, Sons Of Albion, Andy Newmark and Mollie Mariott. The evening will be compeered … Continue reading Jon Lord for ChildLine Rocks charity show
Hungarian TV covered Jon Lord's recent visit to Budapest with interview and film of the rehearsals for the Concerto performance. The full TV-interview with Jon Lord is available here.
What a joy it was to watch Jon Lord! He was obviously enjoying himself, moving with the music, playing his Hammond like a man 20 years younger than he is and making that 'big lovely piece of furniture' give sounds only Jon Lord can provoke. Monika Schwarz travelled to Bratislava to catch Jon Lord's two … Continue reading Review: Joyful nights in Bratislava
Hungarian zene.nu has published a report and a string of photos from one of Jon Lord's shows there - including Kasia Laska, Steve Balsamo and Cry Free. See more by clicking the photo. Please add your own reviews of the show in the comments below.
During his recent visit to Budapest, Jon Lord was interviewed by Hungarian national TV. Starting with the Concerto and the misconception that Ritchie Blackmore had to be convinced to play it, the interview moves on to discuss the relationship between Jon Lord's classically inspired solo work and his rock career and onwards to the Durham … Continue reading – I want to explore every side of my musicality
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