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===2010β2023: Solo work, collaborations, Yes feat. ARW and tours=== [[File:Jon Anderson of Yes 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Anderson performing in 2012 during a solo tour]] In 2010, Anderson and Wakeman resumed touring as Anderson/Wakeman and released their first collaborative album, ''[[The Living Tree (album)|The Living Tree]]''. In June 2011, Anderson released his fourteenth solo album ''[[Survival & Other Stories]]''. He invited people to submit music to him online and used them as the basis for the new material. In October 2011, Anderson released a single-track EP entitled ''[[Open (Jon Anderson album)|Open]]'', a 20-minute piece with a group of additional musicians including orchestral arrangements and a choir.<ref name="somethingelsereviews1">{{cite web|author=Nick DeRiso |url=http://somethingelsereviews.com/2011/10/25/one-track-mind-jon-anderson-open-2011/ |title=One Track Mind: Jon Anderson, "Open" (2011) |website=Somethingelsereviews.com |date=25 October 2011 |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref> In 2012, Anderson continued work on a sequel to ''Olias of Sunhillow''. In January 2013, he announced that the project is named ''[[The Songs of Zamran: Son of Olias]]''.<ref name="sevendragons.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.sevendragons.org/zamran/ |title=Jon Anderson | Zamran Experience Preview |website=Sevendragons.org |access-date=21 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210033255/http://www.sevendragons.org/zamran/ |archive-date=10 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/jon-anderson-sequel-olias-of-sunhillow/ |title=Jon Anderson Still Working on Sequel to ''Olias of Sunhillow'' (by Sterling Whitaker) |date= 3 January 2013 |website=Ultimateclassicrock.com |access-date= 7 February 2016}}</ref> In 2013, Anderson performed solo shows worldwide, including Australia, North America, Europe, and Iceland, followed by a North and South American tour from February 2014. Later in 2014, a charity single featuring Anderson and [[Matt Malley]] entitled "The Family Circle" was released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicrecallmagazine.com/press/legendary-yes-singersongwriter-jon-anderson-and-counting-crows-matt-malley-to-release-charity-single-the-family-circle |title=Legendary YES Singer/Songwriter Jon Anderson and Counting Crows Matt Malley To Release Charity Single 'The Family Circle' |date=23 October 2014 |website=MusicRecallMagazine.com |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> From 2014 to 2016, Anderson collaborated on a recording and touring project with violinist and composer [[Jean-Luc Ponty]] named Anderson Ponty Band.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jon Anderson Would Love to Be Involved in Potential Rock Hall Ceremony: 'I Never Felt That I've Left Yes' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/jon-anderson-yes-rock-hall-interview-6730933/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Billboard Magazine |access-date=11 Aug 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aspentimes.com/news/10599460-113/anderson-yes-band-music|title=Jon Anderson still telling, writing his wondrous stories|newspaper=[[The Aspen Times]]|access-date=19 January 2015|archive-date=20 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420001132/http://www.aspentimes.com/news/10599460-113/anderson-yes-band-music|url-status=dead}}</ref> He announced the project in July 2014, with the intent on releasing an album of original songs and music the two had written in their own careers with new arrangements. Ponty stated: "The idea is to keep our musical personalities and the original sounds, but the production will be more modern".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewjean-luc-ponty-anderson-ponty-bandfrank-zappamahavishnu-orchestra/67984|title=Interview: Jean-Luc Ponty (Anderson Ponty Band, Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra)|work=Hit Channel|date=4 August 2014|access-date=9 August 2014|archive-date=10 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510051139/http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewjean-luc-ponty-anderson-ponty-bandfrank-zappamahavishnu-orchestra/67984|url-status=dead}}</ref> The pair toured with a backing band from 2014 to 2016 and released a live album and DVD, ''[[Better Late Than Never (Anderson Ponty Band album)|Better Late Than Never]]''.<ref name="Facebook first official 2016 date">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/andersonpontyband1/photos/a.758078554261091.1073741828.756279871107626/950334585035486 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/756279871107626/950334585035486 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |url-access=limited|title= We would like to announce our first official date for the AndersonPonty band Spring tour. We will be at the Canyon Club in Agoura, California on April 30th. |date= 25 February 2016 |website=[[Facebook]] |access-date= 14 March 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Facebook all the 2016 dates">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/andersonpontyband1/photos/a.758078554261091.1073741828.756279871107626/958658344203110 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/756279871107626/958658344203110 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Here are ALL the dates for our AndersonPonty Band tour! |date= 11 March 2016 |website=[[Facebook]] |access-date= 14 March 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Image:YES featuring ARW - 2018156195628 2018-06-05 YES featuring ARW - 1D X MK II - 443 - B70I3747 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Anderson performing with [[Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman|Yes featuring ARW]] in 2018]] During his time collaborating with Ponty, Anderson was also working on a studio album with Swedish guitarist and songwriter [[Roine Stolt]]. Their album ''[[Invention of Knowledge]]'' was released in 2016, and features various members of Stolt's band [[the Flower Kings]] as additional musicians.<ref name="Facebook Jon Anderson Roine Stolt Invention of Knowledge">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/andersonpontyband1/videos/961786663890278/ |title=Video message from Jon Anderson β he's just finished a new album with Rione Stolt & friends called "Invention of Knowledge" and is about to tour Anderson Ponty Band with Jean-Luc Ponty. |date= 16 March 2016 |website=[[Facebook]] |access-date= 16 March 2016}}</ref> In January 2016, Anderson announced the formation of [[Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman|Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman]], a new group formed together with Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman, with the intention to tour and record new material.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheJonAnderson/posts/10153760509980435 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/72582375434/10153760509980435 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Jon Anderson β I think about writing everyday, so it's... |website=[[Facebook]]|access-date=14 March 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1170660759628346&id=426522697375493 |title=Trevor Rabin β PS...great stuff happening with Jon and Rick |website=[[Facebook]]|access-date=14 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1172528472774908&id=426522697375493 |title=Trevor Rabin β About the most I can say for now is that we... |website=[[Facebook]]|access-date=14 March 2016}}</ref> They completed two concert tours and a live album release in September 2018. A studio album of new material was attempted but not completed.<ref name="ARW official website">{{cite web |url=http://www.arw-tour.com |title=ARW β An Evening of Yes Music and More |date= May 2016 |website=Arw-tour.com |access-date= 22 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yesfeaturingarw.com/tour-dates-2/|title=Tour Dates | Yes featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman|website=Yesfeaturingarw.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eagle-rock.com/yes-live-at-the-apollo|title=YES | Live At The Apollo | Eagle Rock Entertainment|website=Eagle-rock.com}}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The group had disbanded by 2020. In April 2017, Yes were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. Anderson sang "Roundabout" and "[[Owner of a Lonely Heart]]" at the ceremony. Anderson released his solo album ''[[1000 Hands: Chapter One]]'' in March 2019. He had started it almost 30 years prior and named the album accordingly due to the many musicians that play on it,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/jon-anderson-solo-album-2018/|title=Jon Anderson finishing album he started 27 years ago|date=19 January 2018|first=Martin|last=Kielty|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref> including [[Steve Howe]], [[Jean-Luc Ponty]], [[Chick Corea]], and [[Billy Cobham]]. In December 2018, Anderson released a video for a new song, "Love Is Everything", to promote ''1000 Hands'', though it did not appear on the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicnewsnet.com/2018/12/jon-anderson-releases-love-is-anything-from-his-long-awaited-1000-hands-albums.html|title=Jon Anderson Releases "Love is Everything" from His Long Awaited 1000 Hands Album|website=Music News Net}}</ref> On 30 June 2021, Anderson announced a Summer 2021 11-city tour of US theaters with the [[School of Rock (company)|Paul Green Rock Academy]] that kicked off 30 July in [[Patchogue]], [[New York State|New York]], and wrapped up 20 August in [[Woonsocket]], [[Rhode Island]].<ref name="rollingstone.com Jon Anderson 2021 Tour With Paul Green Rock Academy">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jon-anderson-tour-paul-green-rock-academy-1191465/ |title=Yes Frontman Jon Anderson Announces Tour With Paul Green Rock Academy (Show will feature "a set of Yes classics, deep cuts, mashups, and solo works, all with lush arrangements featuring choral singing, and horns") by Andy Greene |date= 30 June 2021 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate= 1 July 2021}}</ref> Backed by The Band Geeks, Anderson toured in Spring 2023 under the title "Yes Epics and Classics" with a setlist devoted to early 1970s Yes material. About Yes, Anderson told ''Rolling Stone'': {{quotation|I have this feeling that, in my mind, in my thoughts, Iβm still in Yes, even though I got very ill and [Yes] had to carry on. }} Anderson also expressed his wish for a Yes reunion and stated that he was feeling in a very creative mode all the time and that he had a lot of music due to come out over the coming five years as he was then finishing four projects.<ref name="jonyesepic">{{cite web |url=https://richiecastellano.com/jonyesepic/ |title=YES Legend Jon Anderson To Tour With The Band Geeks Spring 2023! |date=May 2023 |website=richiecastellano.com |accessdate=4 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Yes Refuses To Reunite With Singer Jon Anderson. He's OK With That |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jon-anderson-seventies-yes-throwback-tour-1234698321/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref>
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