Monday, January 20, 2014

Koei Tanaka aka Suzuki Harmonica Santa will be joining Jon Hammond Band again NAMM Show 2014 Hilton Lobby Hammond extravaganza!

For Immediate Release: Koei Tanaka aka Suzuki Harmonica Santa will be joining Jon Hammond Band again NAMM Show 2014 Hilton Lobby Hammond extravaganza commemorating 80th Anniversary of Hammond Organ with All Star Show Friday night January 24th start time 9PM From Tokyo Japan, Koei Tanaka returning to NAMM Show *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Koei Tanaka harmonica Jon Hammond B3mk2 organ Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondPart2of3SpecialConcertforPresidentSuzukiandCompanyinHamamatsu Partial Set List: *Note: Jon Hammond Quartet featuring Bernard Purdie is scheduled to come on after Bill Champlin : 1.BRIAN AUGER AND OBLIVION EXPRESS! Tune:TBD! Keys:BRIAN AUGER (B3)! Bass/Karma Auger:Drums/Guitar/Vocal! ! 2.BILLY PRESTON TRIBUTE! “Will It Go ‘Round In Circles”! Keys:GARY SWAN (B3) / J.T. THOMAS (SK88)! bringing own band TBD! ! 3.JIMMY SMITH TRIBUTE! “The Sermon”! Keys REV. JIMMIE SMITH (sk2) / JIM ALFREDSON (B3) / RON OSWANSKI (sk88)! Jay:Drums/Ron:Guitar! ! 4.BILL CHAMPLIN! “Turn Your Love Around”! Keys: BILL CHAMPLIN (B3) / DAVID ROSENTHAL (SK88)! Mike:Drums/Leo: Bass/Jack: Guitar/Terry Lawless:Sax! ! 5.THE JON HAMMOND QUARTET! Tune:TBD! Keys:JON HAMMOND (B3)! Bernard Purdie:Drums/Joe Berger:Guitar/TBA:Sax! *Note: Plus Very special Surprise Guests I am not at liberty to announce yet - it's going to be great, hope to see you there! Jon Hammond & Band Breaking Jon Hammond Band News: Welcoming Bernard Purdie back to the bandstand for 80th Anniversary of Hammond Organs and Hall of Fame night in Hilton Hotel Lobby 2014 NAMM Show - 4th band up after Brian Auger Oblivion Express - lineup will be Joe Berger guitar, Bernard Purdie drums, Jon Hammond B3 organ and tenor saxophonist tba - http://www.jonhammondband.com/news.html Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men flashback time with Bernard Purdie: Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondFATHEADLateRentJONHAMMONDBand The late great tenor saxophonist David Fathead Newman plays Late Rent - Jon Hammond Band theme song from long-running cable TV show The Purdie Shuffle! Bernard Purdie dedication to his students in the house - Jon Hammond at the B3 organ Jon Hammond Band theme song LATE RENT in Zanzibar and Grill NYC Bernard Purdie drums, Jon Hammond at B3 organ with his long time theme song of The Jon Hammond Show TV Show NAMM Show Jazz Blues on 80th Anniversary of the Hammond Organ - Jon Hammond Band Performance Info http://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2014/concerts-performances/jon-hammond-band Announcing Jon Hammond Band News: Welcoming Bernard Purdie back to the bandstand for 80th Anniversary of Hammond Organs and Hall of Fame night in Hilton Hotel Lobby 2014 NAMM Show - 4th band up after Brian Auger Oblivion Express - lineup will be Joe Berger guitar, Bernard Purdie drums, Jon Hammond B3 organ and tenor saxophonist Alex Budman - Congratulations everybody on the 80th Anniversary of the invention of the Hammond organ - first commercial model was the model A I owned one that actually had Neon Lights installed under both keyboards and over the pedal board - it is in the photo here where I'm playing a Cordovox Super V - the model A is in back of me - Jon Hammond Here I am with the more modern famous Model B3 and 2 Leslie Speakers - Jon Hammond This is the inside of the very same 1965 Hammond B3 organ - with a few very special custom modifications by the late great Bill Beer of Keyboard Products Los Angeles CA Custom Inputs: You can see some of the custom modifications Bill Beer installed in my B3 organ more mods by Bill Beer Keyboard Products Koei Tanaka, Suzuki Santa, Harmonica, Jazz, Blues, Soul Music Extravaganza, 80th Anniversary Hammond Organ, NAMM Show, Jon Hammond, Local 802, Musicians Union, Bernard Purdie