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.
Hip Garden Party Photos With Mayor Nora Davis In Big Daddy's Complete Rejuvenating Community Garden by Jon Hammond
*Note: Jon Hammond says: Re-elect Mayor Nora Davis now running for Emeryville City Council - JH
You've seen this place if you've driven down the MacArthur i580 Freeway, Big Daddy's Complete Rejuvenating Community Garden
*Story: Art-filled community garden a fitting legacy
By Joe Eaton and Ron Sullivan
In Big Daddy's Complete Rejuvenating Community Garden, art, flowers and vegetables flourish atop an unlikely sliver of asphalt wedged between MacArthur Boulevard and Interstate 580 in Emeryville.
The eponymous Big Daddy, local artist Vickie Jo Sowell told us, is the late Mr. Green, who ran a detail shop, car wash and gas station on the Peralta Street lot. He was a minister - so dignified she remembers him by his honorific, not his first name - and a neighborhood guardian angel when she moved there in the 1980s.
After his passing, a grandson continued the business, but a fire destroyed the buildings and the lot lay empty until 2002, when Sowell approached the city of Emeryville about reclaiming it as gardening space. Now the city leases the lot from Mr. Green's landlord for $250 every three years. Each of 20 participating families pays $35 a year for water.
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*Link: Vickie Jo Sowell
Community and Residential Garden Artworks
Big Daddy's Complete Rejuvenating Community Garden
Mayor Nora Davis, Re-elect, Emeryville, Community Garden, Big Daddy's, Pixar, Sculpture, Artists, Culture, Jon Hammond, Leslie Speaker, Local 802, Mini-B, Musicians Union, Musikmesse, NAMM, Onions, Organ, Sk1, SK2, MacArthur Freeway, i580, Greening, Vegetables, Horticulture, Olericulture, Arboriculture, Viticulture, Reclaiming, Soil
Jon Hammond Sunset Health Walk Keys To Happiness
Jon Hammond at the wheel of Albany Police Cruiser special thanks Albany P.D.
Cutting of The Ribbon with the famous giant scissors Bob Canter of Emeryville Chamber of Commerce always brings,
L to R: Ruth Atkin, Mayor Nora Davis, Kurt Brinkman, Jennifer West, Ken Bukowski
Bob Canter Emeryville Chamber of Commerce at the microphone:
Kevin Laven at the microphone:
Photos by Dr. Nader Shabahangi of Jon Hammond Trio Concert in AgeSong Emeryville California
L to R: Jack Dorsey - drums, Jim Grantham - tenor sax, Jon Hammond - Sk1 Hammond Organ
Special Thanks Lisa Uyder, Dr. Nader Shabahangi, Hammond Suzuki Musical Instruments
Ribbon Cutting ceremony at AgeSong's Treff Cafe, Mayor Nora Davis with giant scissors along with Dr. Nader Shabahangi, Lisa Uyder and AgeSong Bayside Park Team, Emeryville Chamber of Commerce, photo by Jon Hammond
Bio:
JON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974, City College San Francisco Languages: English, German Musician: Jon Hammond is one of the premier B3 PLAYERS in the world. Jon has played professionally since age 12. Beginning as a solo accordionist, he later played Hammond B3 organ in a number of important San Francisco bands. His all original group HADES opened shows for Tower of Power, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Michael Bloomfield. Eddie Money and Barry Finnerty became musical associates. Moving East he attended Berklee College of Music and 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 and developed a lasting friendship with House Speaker Tip O'Neill. He also toured the Northeast and Canada with the successful show revue "Easy Living", and continued his appearances at nightclubs in Boston and New York. Subsequently Hammond lived and traveled in Europe, where he has an enthusiastic following. TV/Video Producer: In 1981 Jon formed BackBeat Productions.
Keys To Happiness Excelsior Accordions Hand Built in Castelfidardo Italy - USA Artist Jon HammondJon Hammond USA Excelsior Accordion Artist
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
No X-Cess Baggage Sk1 Blues - Sk1 Theme Song - World's First Road Test of ultra-portable Hammond Sk1 with Jon Hammond Band in Germany at Jon's annual Musikmesse-Session in Jazzkeller Hofheim April 8, 2011 Special Thanks Suzuki Musical Instruments, Bernie Capicchiano, Malc Deakin Hammond Suzuki UK Europe, Michael Falkenstein Hammond Suzuki Germany, camera: Jennifer
Joe Berger guitar, Giovanni Gulino drums, Peter Klohmann tenor sax, Jon Hammond Sk1 Hammond Stage Keyboard http://www.jonhammondband.com
Sk1 Sk2 Hammond Suzuki Musikmesse Blues Organ Hofheim Hamamatsu Japan
Bio:
JON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974, City College San Francisco Languages: English, German Musician: Jon Hammond is one of the premier B3 PLAYERS in the world. Jon has played professionally since age 12. Beginning as a solo accordionist, he later played Hammond B3 organ in a number of important San Francisco bands. His all original group HADES opened shows for Tower of Power, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Michael Bloomfield. Eddie Money and Barry Finnerty became musical associates. Moving East he attended Berklee College of Music and 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 and developed a lasting friendship with House Speaker Tip O'Neill. He also toured the Northeast and Canada with the successful show revue "Easy Living", and continued his appearances at nightclubs in Boston and New York. Subsequently Hammond lived and traveled in Europe, where he has an enthusiastic following. TV/Video Producer: In 1981 Jon formed BackBeat Productions.
Keys To Happiness Excelsior Accordions Hand Built in Castelfidardo Italy - USA Artist Jon HammondJon Hammond USA Excelsior Accordion Artist
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 has successfully created a career based on his musical talents and his passion for the music industry! As a musician Jon has performed with many legendary players and as a clinician and product artist he has introduced many innovative products to music stores and their customers over the last 30 plus years. Jon is closely identified with the two main products of his career, the Excelsior Accordion and the Digital B3 Organ.
Subject Info Jon Hammond Interview Date: January 13, 2011 Job Title: President and Founder Jon Hammond & Associates Jon Hammond has successfully created a ... of his career, the Excelsior Accordion and the Digital B3Organ. (accordions, electric organs, Hammond B-3, Hammond Organs, ...
Jon Hammond has successfully created a career based on his musical talents and his passion for the music industry! As a musician Jon has performed with many legendary players and as a clinician and product artist he has introduced many innovative products to music stores and their customers over the last 30 plus years. Jon is closely identified with the two main products of his career, the Excelsior Accordion and the Digital B3 Organ.
Special Thanks: Joe Lamond president and chief executive officer of NAMM
Hiromitsu Ono Suzuki Musical Instrument Chief Engineer
Betty Heywood, director of international affairs at NAMM
Manji Suzuki President and Founder of Suzuki Musical Instruments Hammond Suzuki here with Jon Hammond at the New B3mk2 Organ in Suzuki Hall Hamamatsu World Headquarters
Jon Hammond and Joe Berger aka Ham-Berger http://www.hammondorganco.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=141
The great Jon Hammond and Joe Berger played a "Mini-Concert" at our booth during the recent NAMM Expo in Anaheim California. Jon, seen here playing the XK Pro system swung like a beast as always, and Joe's nimble chops showed that the G27 Guitar Leslie makes a fine Jazz Guitar amp. The crowd that gathered bopped and boogied to the groove-who needed a drummer? Not these guys!! Classic Hammond Organ Jazz is thing of beauty and a joy forever, Thanks to Jon and Joe for a fine performance!
Dan Del Fiorentino, historian for NAMM and curator of NAMM's Oral History Project, Tony Arambarri, archivist, NAMM, Mr. Masuo Terada, Jennifer, Michael Falkenstein Hammond Deutschland
No X-Cess Baggage Sk1 Blues - Sk1 Theme Song - World's First Road Test of ultra-portable Hammond Sk1 with Jon Hammond Band in Germany at Jon's annual Musikmesse-Session in Jazzkeller Hofheim April 8, 2011 Special Thanks Suzuki Musical Instruments, Bernie Capicchiano, Malc Deakin Hammond Suzuki UK Europe, Michael Falkenstein Hammond Suzuki Germany, camera: Jennifer
Joe Berger guitar, Giovanni Gulino drums, Peter Klohmann tenor sax, Jon Hammond Sk1 Hammond Stage Keyboard http://www.jonhammondband.com
Sk1 Sk2 Hammond Suzuki Musikmesse Blues Organ Hofheim Hamamatsu Japan
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.
HammondCast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jon-hammond-band-official/id352184978
