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.
NAMM 2012 Breakfast of Champions Day 1 Concert: Prakash Sontakke - Slide Guitar and Salar Nader - Tabla Drums, brought to you by Abe Thomas and camera by Jon Hammond of HammondCast *Note: Prakash just emailed me that the name of this song is: "Kalyani"
First time to NAMM Show - Suzuki Harmonica artist KOEI TANAKA from Tokyo Japan http://www.tanakakoei.com/ with JOE BERGER aka The Berger-Meister on guitar through Leslie G37 guitar combo amp, SWISS CHRIS getting down with custom Vic Firth drum sticks only on practice pad for low volume trade show performance with JON HAMMOND at Sk1 Hammond combo organ and SCOTT MAY vocals resurrecting lyrics of Illinois band The Buckinghams (1967 release) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buckinghams for this classic bluesy funky tune having fun all together with Suzuki and Hammond first time combined stands full power! Special thanks to Suzuki Musical Instruments Team - Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa, Mr. M. Terada, Shuji Suzuki, Shigeyuki Ohtaka, Yu Beniya, Hammond Suzuki USA Dennis Capiga, Scott May, Jay Valle, NAMM President Joe Lamond Jon's flight case Gator GKPE-49-TSA http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/jon-hammond
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.
This film of the showing of the NAMM Memorial of industry leaders lost, thoughtfully put together by NAMM Historian Dan Del Fiorentino and NAMM Archivist Tony Arambarri, everybody stops in their tracks and reflects on the lives of these lost members of the NAMM community. I knew a few of them personally, Ed Roman, Mrs. Suzuki wife of Manji Suzuki founders of Suzuki Musical Instruments who make the instruments I play today. The music of the fine bag pipe and drum troup and string players at the end set the tone, thanks for watching folks, sincerely, Jon Hammond http://www.HammondCast.comhttp://vimeo.com/36503892
L to R: Dick Boak, Joe Lamond, John Mayer, Kevin Cranley - photo by Jon Hammond
Lots of Cameras!
Jon Hammond reporting from 2012 NAMM Show and playing
NAMM’s Director of International Affairs Betty Heywood with Jon Hammond Day 1 Winter NAMM 2012
Managing Director Suzuki Musical Instruments Mr. Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa with Jon Hammond
Michael Biwer Director of Prolight + Sound, Veronica from Messe Frankfurt Hollywood and Jon Hammond, next stop: Moscow! May 16-19
World's First Moscow NAMM Musikmesse
Mr. Shuji Suzuki - Suzuki Musical Instruments Company and Jon Hammond
L to R: Joe Berger, Koei Tanaka, Jon Hammond - special Sunday Morning Blues Session - January 22, 2012 Winter NAMM Hammond Stand
Jon Hammond traveling the world with his Hammond Sk1 Combo Organ most powerful keyboard incredibly compact and tough!
Stephen Fortner Editor Keyboard Magazine and Jon Hammond - Winter NAMM 2012
Jon Hammond and drummer Bernard Purdie - Winter NAMM 2012
Ran in to my friend SureWill who is really going places on the Smooth Jazz charts playing with people like Dave Koz, go SureWill!
Jon Hammond with Michael Biwer from Frankfurt Musikmesse!
Jon Hammond with David Mash, Vice President for Technology and Education Outreach at Berklee College of Music
Jon Hammond and Paul Pesco
NAMM Jam Duo with KOEI TANAKA harmonica and JON HAMMOND at Sk2
http://vimeo.com/35826830http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kjGcGgK7_o
Suzuki Hammond Artists KOEI TANAKA harmonica and JON HAMMOND in Duo playing at 2012 Winter NAMM Show in the first-ever Suzuki Hammond combo stand number 5100. Jon and Koei first met and played together in Hamamatsu Japan at Suzuki factory and world headquarters in Suzuki Hall in a special concert for President Founder Mr. Manji Suzuki and entire company, happy to see each other again in USA! Welcome Koei first time to NAMM Show, 26th year at NAMM for Jon Hammond, Day 1 of 4 Days, many guests came including Stevie Wonder who is now playing Suzuki harmonicas exclusively. Koei Tanaka goes to many countries and does incredible social work with his music and spreading the message of the melody with Suzuki Harmonicas. Jon Hammond tours worldwide with Hammond Sk1. Check out Koei's other YouTubes and visit his official fan site http://www.tanakakoei.com/ and Jon Hammond HammondCast Jon Hammond Band http://www.jonhammondband.com/
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: NAMM Jam Duo with KOEI TANAKA harmonica and JON HAMMOND at Sk2http://www.archive.org/details/NammJamDuoWithKoeiTanakaHarmonicaAndJonHammondAtSk2_452
Scott May of Hammond Suzuki looking on - Jon Hammond at Sk2 Hammond
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.
