Former lead singer of Yes and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jon Anderson has released a new single and video. “WDMCF” (“Where Does Music Come From”) is the third single from Anderson’s forthcoming album, 1000 Hands. Watch the video for “WDMCF” in the player below. 1000 Hands has been thirty years in the […]

Everything learned and experienced on such a vast musical journey, has culminated to create 1,000 Hands. From travels around the globe, to the many people cherished in life. A vibrant medley of musical styles and influences have entwined. Circulating around the iconic vocals of Jon Anderson.

For music fans everywhere, a new album by legendary YES singer Jon Anderson is cause for celebration. But Anderson’s grand and glorious new solo album, 1000 Hands, is quite unlike any other record – it’s an event, one which the singer’s loyal legion of fans across the globe have been wildly anticipating for three decades. […]

For music fans everywhere, a new album by legendary YES singer Jon Anderson is cause for celebration. But Anderson’s grand and glorious new solo album, “1000 Hands”, is quite unlike any other record — it’s an event, one which the singer’s loyal legion of fans across the globe have been wildly anticipating for three decades. […]

Legendary YES singer and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Jon Anderson has released “WDMCF” (“Where Does Music Come From”), the third single off of his highly anticipated new solo album, “1000 Hands”, an effort nearly 30 years in the making. “1000 Hands” will be Anderson’s first release via his new partnership with Blue […]

Any attempt to answer the question “Where Does Music Come From” would undoubtedly take exhaustive research, volumes and volumes of case studies, and it still wouldn’t really give a substantive answer… not to mention, it’d probably be utterly boring and staid. YES vocalist Jon Anderson however tries to answer it using a different, albeit easier, […]

Founding Yes singer Jon Anderson’s latest solo album, the star-studded 1000 Hands, will get its wide release on July 31.  In advance of its arrival, an official video for one of its tracks, “WDMCF,” has premiered exclusively at AmericanSongwriter.com. The hypnotic song, the title of which is an abbreviation for “Where Does Music Come From,” […]

Last year, former Yes frontman Jon Anderson self-released a star-studded studio album called 1000 Hands.  Now the project is set to get an official label release on July 31, thanks to a new partnership with Blue Élan Records. The album will issued digitally, on CD and as a deluxe two-LP, 180-gram vinyl package. Two of […]

“Many would be satisfied to lounge comfortably atop their back catalog if it contained as many classics as Anderson’s oeuvre, but after more than 50 years of record making, he seems almost pathologically compelled to keep pushing forward.”

“In his prime, as well as that of the band he fronted, Jon Anderson always seemed to give Yes a speck of puckishness that balanced off the supremely technical, whiz-bang virtuosity of his colleagues. This was evident Friday night at City Hall when Anderson came by to both promote his new album — “1000 Hands” […]

“And with all the extra accents of his expanded touring band, “Starship Trooper” was downright majestic, especially when Jon Anderson raised his hands and looked up to the heavens, summoning the spirits of positivity and peace like only he could towards an appreciative Genesee audience.”

“Everything about the show was huge. All eight pieces of the backing band were virtuoso, many multi-instrumentalists. To pull off many of the Yes songs in the mix, you need to be.  Six of the eight players were also vocalists, which allowed the band to employ complex, multi-layered vocal arrangements. No bass voices need apply. […]

“Staten Island is a Yes hotbed and when Anderson opened up with “Owner of a Lonely Heart” the crowd erupted. The violin played by Jocelyn Hsu added an extra dimension to the hit song. That would be a theme for the evening. This band is very different and super talented.”

“There’s no stopping Anderson. ‘Can’t’ isn’t in his dictionary and when a visitor wished him a happy 75th birthday in advance – he’ll hit that landmark on October 25 – he responded: ‘In the next 20 years, I’ve gotta do some serious work. That’s all I think about. There’s no question about it in my […]

“The multi-instrumental band, which included two drum kits, a horn section, an occasional flute, and even a ukulele, sounded superb in the venue. As the concert progressed, beautiful lighted screens with psychedelic graphics or splotches of color shone on the rear wall, adding to the aura of the musical experience.”