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: Jon Hammond Flashback Video Then and Now Jon's Journal Worldwide HammondCast
Jon's Archive 1989 Indigo Blues Opener http://archive.org/details/JonHammondAndBernardPurdieTakingYouBackToYear1989IndigoBlues
Alex Foster, Jon Hammond, Bernard Purdie - then and now
As seen on the long-running NYC cable TV show The Jon Hammond Show -
Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men December 12, 1989
In Indigo Blues Club which was partly owned by Miles Davis at the time.
Downstairs in The Hotel Edison 221 West 46th Street New York City
Here on Jon's band kicking it off are
Alex Foster tenor saxophone
Jack Wilkins guitar
Bernard Purdie drums
Jon Hammond at the B3 Organ
Camera by Joe Berger
http://www.HammondCast.com
L to R: Joey Morant, Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond
Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSP3k6XVYwE
Bob Held the great sound man / live mixer
Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith - Jon Hammond — at 78 Below
L to R: Mick Gaffney, Alex Foster, Gorden Edwards
- Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith - Jon Hammond
Model 826B art deco, one of my favorite table radios in my small collection of ancient tube radios (1955, I was 2 years old when it was first introduced by Emerson)
- this one wakes me up in the morning with news every 10 minutes and starts up the coffee percolator, love it and it's hella' stylish! - JH
http://www.kyouradio.org/news2.html
Jon Hammond's Journal
to R: Mick Gaffney, Alex Foster
- Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith - Jon Hammond — with Alex Foster and Mick Gaffney at 78 Below
Alex Foster and Gordon Edwards
- Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith - Jon Hammond — with Alex Foster at 78 Below
L to R: Mick Gaffney, Alex Foster, Joey Morant, Gordon Edwards
- Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith
L to R: Mick Gaffney, Alex Foster, Gordon Edwards, Joey Morant, Sel Wheeler, Mrs. Crosby keyboard vocals
- Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith - Jon Hammond
L to R: Alex Foster, Gordon Edwards, Joey Morant, Sel Wheeler, Mrs. Crosby, (back) L Leon Pendarvis
- Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith - Jon Hammond — with Alex Foster and L Leon Pendarvis at 78 Below
L to R: Gordon Edwards, Joey Morant, Sel Wheeler, Mrs. Crosby
- Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith - Jon Hammond
L to R: Mick Gaffney, Bernard Purdie, Alex Foster, Gordon Edwards, Joey Morant
- Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith - Jon Hammond
L to R: Mick Gaffney, Alex Foster, Bernard Purdie (pointing), Gordon Edwards, Joey Morant
- Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith - Jon Hammond
Bernard Purdie drums, Jon Hammond at the B3 organ in Mikell's - then and now
L to R: Alex Foster, Roy Bennett, Gordon Edwards
- Last night at 78 Below NYC Fundraiser Concert
for James "Jimmy" Allen Smith - Jon Hammond
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Soulful David Fathead Newman Saxophone with Bernard Purdie and Jon Hammond at B3 organ Rare Recording Georgia
From Jon Hammond Archive Georgia Rare Film
http://archive.org/details/JonHammondDavidFatheadNewman_BernardPurdie_JonHammond-GEORGIA
David Fathead Newman tenor saxophonist
Soulful Jon Hammond at B3 organ
Rare vocal performance from drummer Bernard Purdie
In this May 17th 1990 performance at Zanzibar And Grill NYC: "Georgia On My Mind" played by Jon Hammond Band featuring late great tenor saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman who played on the original smash hit record by Ray Charles which became the Official Song of State of Georgia. Rare vocal performance from studio drummer Bernard Purdie also Ray Charles Alum, Jon Hammond soulful B3 organ solo in the old Zanzibar and Grill New York City
http://www.HammondCast.com
*Dedicated in Memory of David Newman and his surviving Wife, Karen Newman and Memory of Eric Fuchsman, owner of Zanzibar passed away at only 51 years of age
Jon Hammond at the organ in Jazzkeller Frankfurt - Annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party Jon Hammond Band Hosting celebrating 27 years
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Head Phone 2013 by Jon Hammond HD 1080p
Jon's Archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondHeadPhone2013byJonHammond/
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZeSXqt9-3w
Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/head-phone-2013-by-jon-hammond-6591842
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.