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JON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974, City College San Francisco Languages: English, German Musician: Jon Hammond is one of the premier B3 PLAYERS in the world. Jon has played professionally since age 12. Beginning as a solo accordionist, he later played Hammond B3 organ in a number of important San Francisco bands. His all original group HADES opened shows for Tower of Power, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Michael Bloomfield. Eddie Money and Barry Finnerty became musical associates. Moving East he attended Berklee College of Music and played venues as diverse as Boston's "Combat Zone" in the striptease clubs during the '70's and the exclusive Wychmere Harbor Club in Cape Cod, where he was house organist and developed a lasting friendship with House Speaker Tip O'Neill. He also toured the Northeast and Canada with the successful show revue "Easy Living", and continued his appearances at nightclubs in Boston and New York. Subsequently Hammond lived and traveled in Europe, where he has an enthusiastic following. TV/Video Producer: In 1981 Jon formed BackBeat Productions. Assisted by Lori Friedman (Video by LORI), the innovative TV show "The Jon Hammond Show" became a Manhattan Cable TV favorite. Jon's "Live on the street" video style included news events, as well as live music/video clips of Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Butterfield, Jaco Pastorius, John Entwistle, Sammy Davis Jr., Percy Sledge and many others. The weekly show is now in it's 25th year and has influenced the broadcasts of David Letterman and others. Billboard Magazine hailed Jon's show as "The Alternative to MTV". The Jon Hammond Show can be seen worldwide at various times streaming from http://www.mnn.org and on channels 56 and 108 in Manhattan. Media Personality: Host and narrator of his TV show, as well as co-host of numerous radio broadcasts, Jon has defined a musical and personal style that is unmistakeable. As Musical Director, Producer and Host of The Jon Hammond Show, Mr. Hammond formed a unique multi-media music group. This spring they will return to Europe to perform for 19th consecutive year at Frankfurt Musikmesse and will be hosting shows there and in Hamburg Germany. Description: "The Jon Hammond Show" is a funky, swinging Jazz instrumental revue, featuring notable international soloists and reflecting the influences of Miles Davis, The Crusaders and Jimmy Smith. The show has universal appeal
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JONHAMMOND Show (Vintage) - JonHammondJONHAMMOND Show *as seen for 23 years on Time Warner & MCTV in New York City. This classic clip includes Jon's signature tune "Late Rent" ... all » with Video by LORI and old footage of original members of Jefferson Airplane and Terry Haggerty of Sons of Champlin. Enjoy! http://www.HammondCast.com *Tune in HammondCast on CBS Radio M-F 3PM PST c)2006 *Tags: KYCY, KYOU, CBS Radio, HammondCast, Sons of Champlin, Blues, Jazz, Funk, Hammond Organ, Video by LORI, American Federation of Musicians U... Keywords:Jon Hammond Show; MCTV; Time Warner; Jefferson Airplane; HammondCast; KYCY; KYOU; CBS RadioDownloads: 219 Average rating:(0 review)
JONHAMMOND CNN Guest Anchor CNN Guest Anchor: JONHAMMOND at the CNN Anchor Desk with introduction by CNN's Anderson Cooper. Downloads: 308 Average rating:(0 review)
MNNTV The JonHammond Show - JonHammond MNNTV The JonHammond Show as seen on JonHammond's long running cable access TV show now on MNNTV Manhattan Neighborhood Network in New York City 27th year. This episode is a classic with JonHammond and band in Moscow Russia playing jazz ballad Easy Living with Igor Butman sax and Eduard Zizak drums, JonHammond at the organ. Tim Cain "Shadow Walk" with visuals by Eduardo Gutekunst. JonHammond with his studio band of Steve Ferrone, Todd Anderson, Barry Finnerty "Lydia's Tune" by JonHammonda... Keywords:MNNTV; MCTV; Jon Hammond Show; HammondCast; KYOU Radio; B3 organ; XB-2; XK-3c; Jazz; Funk; Soul; Blues; Local 802 Musicians UnionDownloads: 154
JonHammond Show MNN TV - JonHammondJonHammond Show MNN TV this clip features JonHammond's long-time theme song Late Rent with Jon's studio band of Steve Ferrone drums, Barry Finnerty guitar, Todd Anderson tenor sax and JonHammond at the B3 organ with Video by LORI. Then over to Frankfurt for JonHammond's 24th consecutive year playing at the Frankfurt Musikmesse his annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party gig in the famous Jazzkeller Frankfurt, JonHammond Band playing When I Fall In Love and Introduction Pocket Funk with Hungarian te... Keywords:ASCAP Network; Cannonball; Frankfurt; Hammond Artist; Jazz Funk Soul Blues; Jazzkeller; Kevin Mauder; KYOU Radio; Local 802 Musicians Union; Musikmesse; One More TimeDownloads: 3
Liberated Brother - JONHAMMOND Band - JonHammondJONHAMMOND Band performing "Liberated Brother" a Latin style composition by Horace Silver at New York's FIVE SPOT CLUB in the famous HOTEL WOLCOTT where BUDDY HOLLY stayed while recording with Phil Everly and some of the Survivors of The Titanic in the elegant hotel in the shadow of the EMPIRE STATE Building at 4 W.31st St. On the band: ALEX FOSTER-tenor sax, CHUGGY CARTER-perc., GRAHAM HAWTHORNE-drms., BARRY FINNERTY-gtr., JONHAMMOND-organ/bass *As Seen on the long-running JonHammond Show TV... Keywords:Five Spot Club; Hotel Wolcott; HammondCast; Abraham Lincoln; Emancipation; 1862Downloads: 87 Average rating:(0 review)
Blues: LEE OSKAR & JONHAMMOND - JonHammond LJII: Earlier this day JonHammond Blues Band played live on AFN Europe Radio 'Powerlite Show' at Frankfurt Headquarters on The Power Network 871 ... all » AM/MW. The crowd who came to hear the show that night at Brotfabrik in Frankfurt Hausen Bachmannst. 2-4 got a special treat when Jon introduced his special guest LEE OSKAR : There is no one in the pop music world quite like Lee Oskar. His unique role as a founding member and former lead harmonica player for the pioneer funk/jazz group, WAR, ... Keywords:LEE OSKAR; JON HAMMOND; Harmonica; Organ; Sons of Champlin; Brotfabrik; AFN Europe; HammondCast; Blues; KYOU KYCY RadioDownloads: 325 Average rating:(0 review)
YOSHI'S: 'Lydia's Tune' JONHAMMOND Quartet - JonHammond Beautiful Bossa Nova JonHammond composition "Lydia's Tune" / ASCAP performed by JONHAMMOND Quartet in YOSHI'S Jazz Club Oakland California with very nice tenor solos by Bennett Friedman and organist JonHammond, Barry Finnerty guitar, James Preston of Sons of Champlin Band on drums *Special thanks Jason Olaine c)2007 JONHAMMOND International, Inc./ASCAP *info: http://www.HammondCast.com *Note: JonHammond is on KYOU Radio 1550AM 7 days a week with HammondCast Show and streaming worldwide. Keywords:Hammond Organ; Yoshi's; Jazz Club; Bossa Nova; Lydia; Jon Hammond; HammondCast; ASCAP; KYOU KYCY RadioDownloads: 191 Average rating:(0 review)
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