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.
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Early Bird 802 Jazz Set with Swiss Chris drums Jon Hammond organ HD 720phttps://archive.org/details/EarlyBird802JazzSetWithSwissChrisDrumsJonHammondOrganHd720p
Just after we played an early bird set at Local 802 Musicians Union - Swiss Chris kicked me real good on the drums (his hit book is in his hand there Stickings) and we had a special surprise guest came up for a few tunes - Carol Sudhalter blew some real nice flute and baritone saxophone, thanks Carol and Swiss! Jon Hammond
Jon Hammond's early bird set at Local 802 Musicians Union Club Room with Swiss Chris drums, special thanks to Carol Sudhalter for sitting in on flute playing down 2 classics 'Easy Living' and 'My One and Only Love' and to our audience which included Gina Reder aka Gina Jazz from Jazz Foundation of America and at beginning you can hear the voice of Norman Riley long-time production manager for Harry Belafonte telling Jon he saw the piece in Downbeat Magazine with Greg Osby while Swiss takes a phone call - enjoy folks!
http://www.HammondCast.com/
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAw5W2ose-8
Jon Hammond playing organ on early bird set at Local 802 Union Hall NYC - photo by the great jazz photographer Elmar Lemes
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-611890
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Get Back In The Groove in Jazzkeller Frankfurt Jon Hammond Band HD 720p
Jon Hammond original composition Get Back In The Groove performed in Jazzkeller Frankfurt at Jon Hammond's annual "Musikmesse Warm Up Party" hosted by Jon Hammond Band:
Tony Lakatos tenor saxophone
Joe Berger guitar
Totó Giovanni Gulino drums
Jon Hammond organ
https://archive.org/details/GetBackInTheGrooveInJazzkellerFrankfurtHd720p
Special thanks to Thomas Eich TecAmp / THC Amplification for the special bass rig powering Jon's Sk1 Hammond organ - P.Mauriat Saxophones Team, Eugen Hahn Jazzkeller Frankfurt Team, from NAMM - Joe Lamond, Betty Heywood, Kevin Cranley - Bernie Capicchiano of Bernies Music Land Australia, Michael Falkenstein Hammond Deutschland and Suzuki Musical Instruments - celebrating 27th year Musikmesse and Jon Hammond's 60th birthday with chocolate chocolate cake baked by Saray Pastanesi bakery on the Mainzer Landstr.
http://www.jonhammondband.com
Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/get-back-in-the-groove-in-jazzkeller-frankfurt-hd-6584550
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.