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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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Posted by:
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on Nov 9, 2011 at 07:12:16 PM
Jon Hammond says Briggs & Riley Travelware Flies and also will Float - thankfully as I found out!Hammond in Hamburg Germany pushing his B&R bags past the prison coming from the train station
Jon Hammond: "Since 1981 I have been flying with a Zero Halliburton Pilot case and a Kart-A-Bag
by Remin baggage cart, ever since my first flight aboard Air France Concorde to Paris CDG
from JFK.
I never thought I would change this combo until recently, now with extra restrictions on
carry on luggage, it's hard to get the Kart-A-Bag unit on in addition to my bags, so I went for
the finest in rolling carry on baggage, Briggs & Riley with the "Simple As That" Lifetime
Warranty."
"It's a good thing I did, because recently while getting on a friend's yacht in
Annual 2010 Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt hosted by Jon Hammond Band Tony Lakatos tenor sax Jon Hammond XK-1 organ Giovanni Gulino drums When I Fall In Love special thanks Eugen Hahn Jazzkeller Frankfurt Team, Musikmesse, Waichiro Tachikawa Suzuki Hammond, Michael Maier Falkenstein Hammond Deutschland, Video Camera by Jennifer Jon Hammond is a member of AFM Local 802 Musicians Union and Local 6 http://www.jonhammondband.com
Joachim Hildebrand Style Photos of Jon Hammond Band Jazzkeller Frankfurt annual Musikmesse
Posted by:
hammondcast
on Sep 13, 2011 at 02:17:31 PM
*WATCH THE VIDEO: Microsoft Press Event HammondCasthttp://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondKINMicrosoftPMXDangerPhonePressEventHammondCastbroughttoyoubyJonHammond KIN Microsoft PMX Danger Phone Press Event HammondCast brought to you by Jon Hammond San Francisco-- KIN One and KIN Two the new smart phones, successor to the hugely popular Sidekick were introduced to the Press today by the folks from the PMX Division of Microsoft, Roz Ho in attendance, Mark Fisher SVP of Danger, now part of Microsoft and long-time Sidekick user since Oct. 8, 2002 Musician / Journalist Jon Hammond flew in from Frankfurt Germany where he had just wrapped up performing with his band for 24th consecutive year at the Musikmesse trade show. See his exclusive video coverage of the event here... San Francisco--
Posted by:
hammondcast
on Aug 24, 2011 at 12:57:20 AM
..."try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJx6UmfXHxw/TlRiKeuNDcI/AAAAAAAAH4k/cAfxA04hixw/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-06-24%2Bat%2B11.34.23%2BPM.png">Fleet Week Air Show Surprise Appearance UAL 747 Jumbo Fly-by and music by Jon Hammond*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Fleet Week Air Show Surprise Appearance UAL 747 Jumbo Fly-by and music by Jon Hammond http://ia700200.us.archive.org/18/items/JonHammondFleetWeek2010AirShowvideoandmusicbyJonHammond/FleetWeek2010AirShow.m4vThis is the biggest Fleet Week extravaganza in 20 years on 10-10-10 with the most amazing air show featuring a low fly by of a United Airlines 747-400 over San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge - Special thanks to Captain Joe Sobczak - and a thrilling performance by the
Photos by Joachim Hildebrand Jon Hammond Band - Tony Lakatos tenor sax, Joe Berger guitar, Giovanni Gulino drums Jon Hammond - XK-1 Organ / Bass Special Thanks TecAmp, Hammond Suzuki, Musikmesse, Jazzkeller Frankfurt
Jon Hammond is about to take the Sk1 in custom gig bag to work, beats moving a B3!:
Jon Power - Jon Lord and Jon Hammond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdR5ijmEKzk Sk1 Moanin Blues Jon Hammond Band in Jazzkeller Hofheim World's First Road Test of Hammond Suzuki Sk1 Stage Keyboard by Jon Hammond at his annual Musikmesse-Session in Jazzkeller Hofheim on Friday April 8th 2011 Jon Hammond Band - Joe Berger guitar, Giovanni Gulino drums, Peter Klohmann tenor saxophone Moanin Blues Special Thanks Konrad Neupert, Hammond Suzuki, Michael Falkenstein, Malc Deakin, Ken Atsumi,
Posted by:
hammondcast
on Aug 5, 2011 at 02:40:30 AM
Photos of Dr. Lonnie Smith Playing New Hammond Sk2 Organ Keyboard by Jon Hammond at Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th St. New York City on Thursday August 4th 2011 opening night of 4 night engagement and live recording of Dr. Lonnie's Nonet with John Ellis – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet Kyle Wilson – tenor saxophone Logan Richardson – alto saxophone Keyon Harrold – trumpet Max Seigel – tuba, trombone Corey King – trombone Dr. Lonnie Smith – Hammond Sk2 organ Jonathan Kreisberg – guitar Jamire Williams – drums *Note: The Hammond Sk2 Dr. Lonnie is playing is a soon-to-be released prototype instrument from Hammond Suzuki running through a Leslie model 2100 head here, I personally set it up, special thanks to Martin and Corey the sound men
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