Tuesday, July 24, 2007

AFN POWERLITE Broadcast FRA HEADQUARTERS: JON HAMMOND Band 1994


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This remarkable film documents 3/17 1994 AFN POWERLITE Show live broadcast of JON HAMMOND Band playing and talking on-air with host MARGIE GLAD 'The Voice of AFN Europe" 873 AM/MW at that time. First-ever public performance of original composition "Nu Funk" ("Hip Hop Chitlins"). The broadcast was heard world-wide and recorded and later released on Jon Hammond's album "Late Rent". James Preston of band Sons of Champlin drums, Barry Finnerty gtr., Jon Hammond XB-2 organ/bass Joe Berger audio. *Special thanks: Marietta Windhorst, Andrea English (Prdcr.), David Osterloh, and the Crew at AFN Frankfurt Headquarters. *Note: Jon was pushing Musikmesse Frankfurt, their show next night at Brotfabrik with spcl. guest LEE OSKAR also on the web and Joan Baez & Mimi Farina Bread and Roses Orgnization for whom he has performed numerous shows in homeless shelters, hospitals and nursing homes.
c)2007 * http://www.HammondCast.com Jon's radio show HammondCast is heard daily early mornings on KYOU & KYCY 1550AM SF CA and streaming worldwide http://www.kyouradio.com

Shadow at BRUNO'S LOUNGE SF: JON HAMMOND Trio


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Jon Hammond Trio at BRUNO'S LOUNGE with Jon playing the Hammond model BV organ that was there since the 40's until somebody recently absconded with it! Camera by Jennifer, Charles Mcneal tenor sax, Ronnie Smith Jr. drums playing bossa nova classic Shadow of Your Smile as heard on Jon's daily radio show HammondCast early mornings on KYOU & KYCY Radio 1550AM in San Francisco. c)2007 http://www.HammondCast.com

LE BAR BAT 7/24/1994 JON HAMMOND Sessions


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Media Sound Studios, where hundreds of legendary musicians, Aerosmith, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Barbra Streisand, to name a few, recorded and developed gold, platinum and multi-platinum records. In the 90s, the address opened as LE BAR BAT. Aug. 24, 1994 one of Jon Hammond's gigs with sit-ins by drummer Ricky Sebastian & Dan Regan trombone. On tenor sax Alex Foster from Saturday Night Live band, Barry Finnerty-gtr., Chuggy Carter perc., Jon Hammond at the organ doing "Sugar" an organ combo classic. c)2007 http://www.HammondCast.com Catch Hammond's radio show HammondCast 7 days a week on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM. *Spcl. thanks: Pete Fogel & Joe Berger, RIP Le Bar Bat 57th St. NYC!