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.
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
HammondCast 133 Jon Hammond FSB Funk Soul Blues and Jazz
HammondCast 133 with music from bariton saxophonist LEIGH PILZER/JEN KRUPA QUINTET "Opus One", NEA Jazz Master Award Recipient CANDIDO CAMERO tells story and playing with SMITHSONIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA w/PAQUITO D'RIVERA & JOE WILDER, percussionist CHUGGY CARTER on JH BAND at Le Bar Bat, JON "Pocket Funk" & "Lydia's Tune" http://www.HammondCast.com
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.