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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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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
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,
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.
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,
BioJON 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
Winter NAMM Show Hammond Suzuki USA Stand Jon Hammond at Pro XK System organ with guitarist Joe Berger through G37 Leslie Speaker playing Jon's White Onions from album Late Rent. Hammond and Berger aka Ham-Berger. Arm of Joe Lamond Chief Executive Officer makes a cameo appearance when he comes over to Jon near beginning of tune. Camera: Jennifer Special thanks Suzuki Musical Instruments, NAMM organization http://www.namm.org/board-members/joe... Dennis J. Capiga Senior Vice President Hammond
JON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974, City College San Francisco Languages: English, German *Jon is currently Host of daily CBS radio program HammondCast on KYOU & KYCY 1550AM 7 days a week. *Performing in Hospitals, Nursing Homes & Prisons every month in addition to concerts world-wide. *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.
HammondCast 200 KYOU Radio host Jon Hammond - music from Dave Chamberlain BAND OF BONES "Four Plus Four", guest OLIVER BREIDENBACH of BOINX, music of REDD VOLKAERT "No Stranger To A Tele" and interview with Jon, and Redd's "T'wango", music of MICHAEL FALKENSTEIN "Six Year Itch" and "Watermelon Man" http://www.HammondCast.com 45 minutes
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