At the end of January, Jon Lord's evocative Durham Concerto is released on CD by Avie Records.The extensive sleeve notes include Jon Lord's thoughts on the different sections of the concerto as well as presentations of the key musicians. The CD features the studio reording of the Durham Concerto, and you can listen to selected … Continue reading Durham CD and film previewed
Dutch Keyboard Plus magazine carries a four-page interview with Jon Lord in its December 07 / January 08 issue - number 23, cover shown here: Under the headline 'Hammond en hardrock, piano n blues', the article also seems to offer a comprehensible look at Jon's career (but being all in Dutch, we're not entirely sure). … Continue reading Jon Lord takes Dutch cover
From Jon Lord's 2004 appearance at Hell Music Festical in Norway, here's an intense over-should clip of 'Gigue'. Feel free to submit your favourite Jon Lord clips.
A rare live appearance from Abba's Frida with Jon Lord performing 'The Sun Will Shine Again' and a special combination of 'In the Bleak Mid Winter' with 'The Telemann Experiment' on German TV (2004):
Jon Lord will join the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra for three exclusive Australian concert performances next year. They will perform "The Concerto for Group and Orchestra" as part of the "ASO Plays Deep Purple" concerts booked for the Adelaide Festival Theatre on March 27, March 28 and March 29, 2008. Jon is quoted as saying that … Continue reading Jon Lord to perform with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
The studio recording of Jon Lord's Durham Concerto is scheduled for CD release on January 28th, 2008. The album will feature the following tracklist: Part 1: Morning 1. The Cathedral at Dawn 11:31 solo violin, solo cello, Hammond organ 2. Durham Awakes 8:25 solo violin, solo cello, Hammond organ, Northumbrian Part 2: Afternoon 3. The … Continue reading CD-release for the Durham Concerto
Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with Jon, in which they talk at length about the Durham Concerto. You can listen to the interview online.
UK's Classic FM radio will broadcast Jon Lord's Durham Concerto on Sunday November 4 from 5pm to 7pm. The Durham Concerto was recorded live for Classic FM at Durham Cathedral on October 20, 2007. It is Jon Lord's brand new work for orchestra, Hammond organ and Northumbrian pipes. The musical influences span jazz, ragtime, rock, … Continue reading Radio broadcast of the Durham Concerto
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