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.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Keys To Happiness Excelsior Accordions USA Artist Jon Hammond
Marc Baum saxophone and Jon Hammond Excelsior Accordion
Jon Hammond with Marco Galeazzi and Jon's new custom built Excelsior Continental model AC/R electric accordion with Sennheiser pickups
Jon Hammond playing his Excelsior accordion at top of Nob Hill in San Francisco California
Jon Hammond onstage Shoreline Amphitheatre playing Excelsior accordion on his band at New Orleans by The Bay Food and Music Festival Bill Graham Presents
L to R: Massimo Pigini, Jon Hammond, Federico Pigini at Musikmesse Frankfurt Germany
Jon Hammond custom built Excelsior AC/R electric accodion
Cover for Jon Hammond CD Hammond's Bolero Jon Hammond playing Excelsior accordion with Ronnie Smith Jr. drums, Alex Budman accordion and spcl. guest Joe Berger gtr.
Jon Hammond and Francesca Pigini - Excelsior Accordions at Music China Shanghai China
Jon Hammond and Federico Pigini at Musikmesse Frankfurt
Kevin James Mauder tenor saxophone and Jon Hammond making accordion history playing Excelsior midi'd accordion through double stack of Marshalls like Jimi Hendrix !
Jon Hammond paying tribute to Art Van Damme personal Excelsior accordion with double bassoon reeds at Museum of Making Music NAMM Show
Jon Hammond playing his Excelsior accordion in Times Square photo by Elmar Lemes
Jon Hammond playing his Excelsior accordion onstage at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View California mic'd up by Sennheiser microphones
Jon Hammond playing Excelsior midi accordion
Jon Hammond with his Excelsior accordion at home *notice his WebTV, Jon's first internet access was on WebTV / MSNTV
Jon Hammond playing Excelsior accordion at top of Nob Hill San Francisco California
Marc Baum soprano saxophone and Jon Hammond playing at wedding in Topanga Canyon CA 1971 special thanks Bob Fratti for photo
Joe Berger and Jon Hammond aka Ham-Berger
Jon Hammond playing the largest hand-built working accordion in the world built in Castelfidardo Italy
Jon Hammond Junior Jazz Champion 1966
L to R: Jon Hammond, Roberto Lucanero, Andrea Pigini
Famous photo from Sept. 1969 Life Magazine Jon Hammond backing up Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach in Golden Gate Park San Francisco
Dennis Finnegan and Jon Hammond playing in-store at Tower Records in North Beach San Francisco
Jon Hammond on his way to a gig at Opera Plaza in San Francisco with Excelsior Accordion, Music Man 150 watt tube amp and Jon's XB-2 organ & Halliburton case
L to R: Jon Hammond, Holda Paoletti-Kampl, Joe Berger, Nello Gabrielloni
L to R: Bob Brumbeloe guitar, Dennis Finnegan guitar, Jon Hammond Excelsior accordion
NAMM Oral History Session Jon Hammond recorded January 13th 2011 Anaheim CA
Jon Hammond | NAMM.org Oral History Interview Date: January 13, 2011 Full Version
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.
