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.
2009 Musikmesse Warm Up Party hosted by Jon Hammond in Jazzkeller Frankfurt
featuring:
Heinz Lichius - drums
Rainer Heute - tenor saxophone
Joe Berger - guitar
Jon Hammond - XB-2 Hammond organ
Wilhelm-Peter Hosenseidl, Wolfgang Luecke Director, Anke Lich, Peggy Behling Musikmesse, Eugen Hahn Jazzkeller Frankfurt, Michael Maier Falkenstein Hammond Suzuki, Tony Lakatos, TecAmp
Anke Lich, Eugen Hahn Jazzkeller Frankfurt, Michael Maier Falkenstein Hammond Suzuki, Peggy Behling Musikmesse, TecAmp, Tony Lakatos, Wilhelm-Peter Hosenseidl, Wolfgang Luecke Director, XK-1, XB-2, XK-3c, Suzuki, Lufthansa, NDR Jazz
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.