JON LORD

JON LORD



Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist JON LORD's official website has issued the following update:

"At the end of January (28th), 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 excerpts here:

- 'Durham Awakes' (4:05 mp3 4Mb)
- 'Rags & Galas' (2:41 mp3 3Mb)

un nouveau titre en écoute ici :

http://jonlord.org/2008/09/02/air-on-a-blue-string/

Earlier this year, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord performed a new composition — actually a work in progress — titled "Air on the Blue String" at "Zermatt Unplugged". Swiss TV filmed the show and you can watch the new track at JonLord.org.

"Air on the Blue String" was in part inspired by a conversation Jon Lord had with cellist Matthew Barley about classical musicians and improvisation. Barley played cello on the Durham Concerto and is a teacher as well as a cellist.

Commented Jon Lord: "Matthew's a great believer in improvisation. He's very interested in taking young classical musicians out of the conservatoire mindset and trying to make them think in a bigger picture. Many of them leave music school as brilliant technicians but with not much idea about how to play anything other than exactly what is written on the page."

Read more from JonLord.org :

http://jonlord.org/2008/09/02/air-on-a-blue-string/