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Trondheim, Norway. Saturday saw Jon Lord and his entourage move into the city’s Nidaros cathedral in preparation for what looks like another Norwegian Jon Lord extravaganza. The show – which will be his second at the cathedral – will consist of pieces from his solo albums, performed by himself on piano, the Trondheim Soloists (a […]
Read more »Norwegian singer Jorn Lande will join Jon Lord onstage at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway next Sunday July 1. A gifted vocalist with numerous projects in his own right, Jorn Lande was previously linked to the Purple family via Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden’s The Snakes. See more at jornlande.com. Jon Lord first performed […]
Read more »Photo: Jim Corrigan It looks like the organisers of the Guitar World Record Festival in Stuttgart are taking their attempt on the Guinness Book very seriously. According to Independent.ie: they have secured Jon Lord’s appearance at the event planning to broadcast the festival live across Europe are recruiting participants from as far as Ireland The […]
Read more »Photo: Jim Corrigan Hereford Times has more details on the Jon Lord’s May 11 performance of From Darkness to Light: Composer and former Deep Purple musician Jon Lord was in Hereford to see more than 400 schoolchildren joining together in a performance of his new work From Darkness to Light in Hereford Cathedral. The work […]
Read more »Photo: Jim Corrigan People in Herefordshire were treated on Monday to a 5 min feature on Jon Lord during prime time local news (Midlands Today 6.30pm), repeated in the late evening. Jon was at Hereford Cathedral, working with a variety of local schools. The BBC Hereford and Worcester webpage has full details with opportunity to […]
Read more »Photo: Jim Corrigan Jon has posted the following update on the Runboard’s Deep Purple Fan Forum: Hi everyone (Regarding From Darkness to Light being performed in Trondheim, Norway. Already posted on the Jon Lord section, and also just to say “Hello – yes I am still alive and actually not retired!”) From Darkness to Light […]
Read more »Jon Lord live at Bradford St.George’s Hall, Sep 9, 2002. Photo: Jim Corrigan Charlotte Wilson (Paul Mann’s wife) did an interview with Jon Lord and Paul Mann for the programme Upbeat on Radio New Zealand. The interview in six parts covers: Jon discusses rock and classical music Jon on why he left Deep Purple Jon […]
Read more »Ian Gillan will sing a song or two on Jon Lord’s new record. Thanks to Ian Gillan for the information.
Read more »Last night in Odense, Denmark, Jon Lord witnessed an impressive performance of his piano concerto ‘Boom of the Tingling Strings’ performed by the Odense Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann and featuring Nelson Goerner on piano. The near-sold out concert was a resounding success with a prolonged standing ovation, for which Jon Lord joined Mann, […]
Read more »Jon Lord will take part in an all-star celebration of the late Jim Capaldi, solo musician and member of Traffic. The show will take place Jan. 21, close to the second anniversary of his death, at London`s Roundhouse. Tickets go on sale Dec. 18. The Dear Mr. Fantasy concert, named for one of Traffic`s best-known […]
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