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.
ASCAP, Breakdown, East Bay Funk, HammondCast, Hungarian Soul, Jazzkeller Frankfurt, Jon Hammond, KYOU Radio, Tony Lakatos, XB-2, XK-1, XK-3c, Suzuki, Hungarian Soul, NDR Jazz, Local 802 Musicians Union
Jon Hammond, Local 802, Musicians Union, NDR Jazz, Late Rent, Mikell's, Jazz Foundation of America, Elmar Lemes, ASCAP Network, B3 organ, XK-3c, Blues, Funky, Rhonda Hamilton, WBGO
The Jazz Foundation presents its annual "A Great Night in Harlem" gala concert to benefit our Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund. This evening will raise money to assist countless elder jazz and blues musicians in crisis across the country, artists who have spent their lives making ours richer with their music.
This year's concert is seeking to raise $1.7 million and, with your help, we can do it!
Past performances and appearances have included legends like Bill Cosby, Quincy Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Dave Brubeck, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Danny Glover, Chevy Chase, Hank Jones, Abbey Lincoln, Odetta and many others.
Concert tickets range from $55, $95, $260, $520 to $1500 and are available for online purchase here or for purchase over the phone at 212-245-3999 ext 10. Please note: JFA will be mailing out all purchased tickets to you the week before the event. Ticket purchases are tax-deductible to the extent of the law.
Come join us for an unforgettable night in Harlem…
An intimate private dinner for our major sponsors, patrons and celebrity guests. Join us for great food and a great cause. Tables of 10 are available with $100,000, 50,000, $25,000, $10,000 and $5,000 sponsorship packages. Single dinner tickets are also available for $1500. Please see Sponsorship Opportunities for details.
Held at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem, the concert brings together more than 50 legends of the Music to say "thank you" for keeping the Musicians and the Music alive. The theme of this year's concert is "A History of the Music." Part of this historic event will be celebrating the 100th birthday of jazz legend Max "The Saxman" Lucas, who played with Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Muddy Waters, to name a few, and still rides the subway to get to his gigs!
Some of this year's performers include:*
Roberta Flack, Little Jimmy Scott, Jimmy Heath, Frank Wess, Davell Crawford (The Prince of New Orleans), Manno Charlemagne of Haiti, Sweet Georgia Brown, Madeleine Peyroux, Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks and many others gems from all corners of the music world who will gather on the Apollo stage to bring you a once in a lifetime expereince. See past performances in our archives.
HammondCast 166 KYOURADIO Winter NAMM Show, Bernard Purdie with ARETHA FRANKLIN "Rock Steady", "Reach Out and Touch Someone", DANNY GLOVER & Jon, LOUIS ARMSTRONG "What a Wonderful World", JAMES BROWN "I'm Black and I'm Proud", ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY "You've Got A Friend", Donny "Song For You" LYDIA PENSE & COLD BLOOD "It Could Be Me, It Could Be You" Details and past shows available at: www.jonhammondband.com/
Last Aired:
May 29, 2009
1:00am - 1:45am
This is an ON DEMAND Podcast:
Apollo Theatre, Bill Cosby, Blues, Danny Glover, Great Night In Harlem, HammondCast, Jazz Foundation of America, Jon Hammond, Katrina, KYOURADIO, Medical, Wendy Oxenhorn, XK-3c, B3, Organ, Local 802 Musicians Union
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.
