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    Bio 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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Jon Hammond Band 25 Years Frankfurt Musikmesse Warm Up Party
Posted by: hammondcast on Jul 14, 2011 at 07:29:10 AM

*WATCH THE VIDEO: Pocket Funk 2011 Jazzkeller Frankfurt Musikmesse Warm Up Party http://www.archive.org/details/PocketFunk2011JazzkellerFrankfurtMusikmesseWarmUpParty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKsX8XgVh94 iFrame Removed  

Pocket Funk by Jon Hammond Band Annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party 2011 in Jazzkeller Frankfurt Tony Lakatos - tenor saxophone Giovanni Gulino - drums Joe Berger - guitar Jon Hammond - organ special thanks Hiromitsu Ono Chief Engineer Suzuki Musical Instruments designed my instrument which took me all around the world many times "Late Rent" Jon Hammond theme song for Jon Hammond Show MNNTV and HammondCast Show KYOU Radio San Francisco CBS Radio Network Thanks Joe Lamond President CEO NAMM, TecAmp Jürgen Kunze and Thomas Eich - Puma Combo bass amp powering
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Jon Hammond Dot Blip Dot TV
Posted by: hammondcast on Mar 17, 2011 at 03:03:35 AM

Jon Hammond Dot Blip Dot TV http://jonhammond.blip.tv/ http://jonhammond.blip.tv/posts?view=archive&nsfw=dc  

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hammondcast's posterous atom xml update jazz blues and soft news kyou radio
Posted by: hammondcast on Mar 5, 2011 at 12:41:16 PM

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Jon Hammond | NAMM.org Oral History Interview Date: January 13, 2011 Full Version
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*WATCH Full Version Video Here: Jon Hammond | NAMM.org Oral History Interview Date: January 13, 2011 Full Version http://a10.video2.blip.tv/9530007958507/JonHammond-JonHammondNAMMorgOralHistoryInterviewDateJanuary132011558.m4v?brs=1461&bri=44.3 Jon Hammond | NAMM.org Oral History Interview Date: January 13, 2011 http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/jon-hammond
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Interview Date: January 13, 2011
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Company: Jon Hammond & Associates
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Jazz Blues and Soft News Jon Hammond HammondCast Organist Accordionist KYOU Radio Host
Posted by: hammondcast on Feb 16, 2011 at 05:20:16 AM

Jazz Blues and Soft News Jon Hammond HammondCast Organist Accordionist KYOU Radio Host Album http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=35387&id=558692101&l=259dcd798a  

Jon Hammond's original 7 piece showband "Easy Livin' " in Boston MA 1975http://www.jonhammondband.com/
 
Jon Hammond flanked by Jan Grindheim and Kevin Gallagher in front of Oslo City Hall after personal meeting with Lord Mayor of Oslo - Per Ditlev-Simensonhttp://www.archive.org/details/JonHammon dLordMayorofOsloPERDITLEVSIMENSONonHammondCast
Jon Hammond and special friends in Jazzkeller Frankfurt annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party hosted by Jon Hammond Band, L to R: Andrea Naspi, Heinz Aumüller, Jon Hammond, Heinz Lichius, Roberto Lucanero, Marco
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NAMM Oral History Jon Hammond Jazz Blues Music News HammondCast
Posted by: hammondcast on Feb 11, 2011 at 08:04:16 PM

NAMM Oral History Jon Hammond Jazz Blues Music News HammondCast http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=35387&id=558692101&l=259dcd798a http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=494310937101&set=a.15994022101.35387.558692101&l=259dcd798a  

Jon Hammond organist, accordionist, broadcast journalist - member American Federation of Musicians Union Local 802 & Local 6 - ASCAP Composer Publisher in session for NAMM Oral History Program http://hammondjazz.wordpress.com/2011/01 /21/namm-photos-shot-by-trond-braaten-of -ham-berger-playing-at-hammond-suzuki-us a-stand/ NAMM Photos Shot by Trond Braaten of Ham-Berger Playing at Hammond Suzuki USA Stand By hammondcast NAMM Photos Shot by Trond Braaten of Ham-Berger Playing at Hammond Suzuki USA Stand
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