JON HAMMOND
*Jon is currently Host of daily CBS radio program HammondCast on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM, 7 days a week at 4AM PST.
*Performing solo in Hospitals, Nursing Homes regularly. Bandleader for annual overseas dates for over 20 years.
*Musician: Jon Hammond is one of the premier B3 PLAYERS in the world. 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 with Lou Colombo.
Summer of Love, Boots Hughston, Terence Hallinan, Jon Hammond, Lydia Pense, Terry Haggerty, West Fest, Woodstock Chet Helms, Family Dog, Sons of Champlin, KYOU Radio, ASCAP Network, Organ, Accordion, Speedway Meadows
Bob Cunningham, Bass, Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond, Local 802, Musicians Union, NDR Jazz, Late Rent, Mikell's, Jazz Foundation of America, Elmar Lemes, ASCAP Network, B3 organ, XK-3c, Blues, Funky, Rhonda Hamilton, WBGO
*Note, regrettfully, sadly and tragically Oliver Johnson was murdered in Paris 2004 by a homeless man who is now in prison: *From Jazzhouse.org : Oliver Johnson was a noted participant in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, but was a versatile and adaptable performer in many settings. He settled in Paris in the late-60s. He worked with a number of major figures from the free and experimental scene, including Anthony Braxton, Dewey Redman, Sam Rivers, Archie Shepp, the Art Ensemble of Chicago and David Murray, as well as more mainstream players, including Hampton Hawes, Bobby Hutcherson, Maynard Ferguson, Yusef Lateef, Atilla Zoller and Johnny Griffin. He worked regularly with saxophonist Steve Lacy between 1978-89. He co-led the trio TOK with Takashi Kako and Kent Carter. His body was discovered on a bench near Les Halles. In memory of Oliver Johnson, Jon Hammond NYC
Batterie, Drummer, Finale, Francois Chassagnite, HammondCast, Jack Lang, Jean Bardy, Jon Hammond, KYOURADIO, M. Andre Francis, Oliver Johnson, Paris France, Radio, B3, XK-3c
Listen To Audio Here: HammondCast 25 from organist/accordionist Jon Hammond, broadcasting from San Francisco with Clifford Brown Jr. & Chris Cortez of KCSM 91.1 talking about Jon's music and fresh new tracks from Jon's forthcoming record: "NDR SESSIONS Projekt" with saxophonist LUTZ BUCHNER, trombonist JOE GALLARDO, drummer HEINZ LICHIUS and JON HAMMOND on the new Hammond XK-3 organ/bass recorded in NDR Radio's Studo 1 with NDR Engineer RUDY GROSSER at the controls. Selections include "Satin Doll", Jon's composition "Payphone Johnny", "Polka Dots and Moonbeams", "No X-Cess Baggage Blues" and news of JON HAMMOND Band's upcoming tours to Germany Mar 25 2009 8:00P Jon Hammond Flensburg Mar 26 2009 8:00P Jon Hammond / Blauer Engel Kiel Mar 27 2009 8:00P Jon Hammond tbc Mar 28 2009 8:00P Jon Hammond tbc Hamburg Mar 29 2009 8:00P Jon Hammond tbc Hamburg Mar 31 2009 9:00P Jon Hammond Jazzkeller Frankfurt Frankfurt Apr 3 2009 10:00P Jon Hammond Jazzkeller Hofheim Hofheim Visit Jon Hammond's official website: http://www.HammondCast.com *Member Local 802 & Local 6 Musicians Union/ASCAP Composer Publisher-JON HAMMOND International, Inc.
AFN Europe Jazz Kneipe Frankfurt Main HammondCast Sons of Champlin, James Preston, Organ KYOURADIO, NDR SESSIONS Projekt Jazz Joe Gallardo Lutz Buechner Knut Benzner Jon Hammond, B3, XK-1, XK-3c
Agnes, Bechtel, Empire Gold Mine, FILOLI, HammondCast, Jon Hammond, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Tom Rogers, William Bowers Bourn II, Woodside CA, B3, XK-3c
Bob Cunningham, Bass, Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond, Local 802, Musicians Union, NDR Jazz, Late Rent, Mikell's, Jazz Foundation of America, Elmar Lemes, ASCAP Network, B3 organ, XK-3c, Blues, Funky, Rhonda Hamilton, WBGO
Jon Hammond Intro:
Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar
Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974, City College San Francisco
Languages: English, German
Jon is closely identified with the two main products of his career, the Excelsior Accordion and the Hammond Organ.
