Sunday, December 11, 2011

Pakistan International Airlines 747 on The Flight Deck with Jon Hammond

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Pakistan International Airlines 747 on The Flight Deck with Jon Hammond http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondPIA747FlightDeckFootageofJonHammondTour_SingingofStarSpangledBanneratP_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1-Nh_oteRs

PIA 747 Flight Deck Footage of Jon Hammond Tour + Singing of Star Spangled Banner at Pakistan/American Friendship Day

Personally shot film by Jon Hammond on tour, Germany and onboard in cockpit of PIA 747 Jumbo (Pakistan International Airlines) flying with Paki VIP's to New York for Pakistan - American Friendship Day Celebration with singing of our National Anthem "The Star Spangled Banner" and showing of patriotism that will touch your heart. This is a must-see. Look closely for quick cameo appearances of radio legend Al Jazzbeaux Collins and Ruth Messinger former Manhattan Borough President.
*Note: Jon Hammond would like to say a special thanks to Pakistan International Airlines Crew, Pakistan Minister of Culture/Poetess Kishwar Naheed, Remin Kart-A-Bag USA, FRAport, Pakistan American Friendship Commitee. Jon Hammond's official site: http://www.HammondCast.com Host & Producer of HammondCast Show

Accordion Ambassador, Hammond XK-1 Organ, HammondCast, Jon Hammond, Kishwar Naheed, KYOU Radio, Pakistan American Friendship, PIA 747, Ruth Messinger, XK-3c, Flight Deck, Star Spangled BOB POPYK of American Federation of Musicians INTERNATIONAL MUSICIAN Magazine profiles Jon Hammond *Member Local 802 & Local 6

BOB POPYK of AFM's INTERNATIONAL MUSICIAN Magazine profiles JON
HAMMOND in his monthly motivational column: FOCUS !
*LISTEN TO HammondCast 19 HERE:

http://ia700307.us.archive.org/27/items/HammondCast_19/HammondCast19.mp3 http://www.archive.org/details/HammondCast_19

Focus
International Musician
Whatever Happened to Those Jazz Clubs on Every Corner?
I live in a city of about 250,000 people. Vinnie Falcone, a member of
Local 369 (Las Vegas, NV) who played and conducted for Frank Sinatra,
and now works with Steve & Eydie and Robert Goulet, used to live and
work here.
That was about 35 years ago.
When he wasn't selling pianos for a local Hammond/Steinway dealer, he
probably played in almost every club within a 20-mile radius of here
at one time or another. There were tons of them.
Falcone and I talked about this just the other day. We came up with
the names of the clubs that used live music five to seven nights a
week. They could be found on almost on every street corner. Now they
are all gone. Jazz groups, blues bands, singles, duos, and trios were
always working; and if you came up with a new group you could, in all
likelihood, find a club owner who would give you a shot.
Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. It's tough to make a living
as a jazz musician today. But É you can make a living if you work at
it. Like most things, I think it's just a matter of wanting it badly
enough.
One thing I've found out from the readers of this column is that
musicians seem to be divided into two segments: 1) musicians who won't
play anything they don't like or any venue that doesn't suit them; and
2) musicians who need to work because they need to pay their bills and
find all kinds of ways to fill their calendar.
I still get occasional letters from readers who say that it's not
their fault that they are not getting enough work. I guess then the
logical question would be: whose fault is it?
I really appreciate the insight of those musicians who have creative
and interesting ways of finding work, and I sympathize with the
musicians who need to get out there and find gigs just to pay the
rent. I don't have all the answers, but a lot of our fellow AFM
members have some very good answers.
One in particular is Jon Hammond, a member of Local 802 (New York
City) and Local 6 (San Francisco, CA). Hammond has found a way to get
his own TV show broadcast on Time Warner Cable and RCN cable access,
he has produced a CD that gets airplay on jazz radio stations around
the world, and he plays at Music Performance Fund (MPF) gigs on a
regular basis on both coasts. He has booked himself on several
European tours, played jazz clubs in Germany and many other locations
in Europe, year after year, and has found a way to obtain instruments
from national manufacturers for endorsements, advertising, or trial.
Hammond is also a perfect example of "success being in the mind of the
beholder." When he put together his first self-booked German tour 20
years ago, he saved up enough money to fly to Europe on Pakistan
Airlines. He only had $50 in his pocket when he landed there. Hammond
came home 10 months later with $150 in his pocket. He was able to pay
for rent, food, and everything he needed during his time on the road
in Europe. He wasn't rich, but he was happy--and he firmly believes it
was also a terrific learning experience.
Over the ensuing years Hammond has performed with some of the world's
top jazz musicians, and he now lives in midtown Manhattan and plays
any and every job he can, on either coast. Money is not his prime
motivation. He just loves to play. He makes it work, through sheer
hard work, and he prides himself on being a union musician.
If you are a jazz musician, perhaps you might like to ask him some
questions of your own, and share some ideas. Hammond is very
approachable. Ask him about how he
put together his TV show, how he successfully gets radio airplay, how
he lands MPF gigs, and how, through it all, he always keeps money
coming in to pay the rent. He's found a way to do state-funded
programs in prisons, nursing home gigs, and casual dates in clubs.
(He's scrambled so much over the years that his new CD is called Late
Rent.) Hammond does not play for free. He finds ways to get paid. He
agrees that the only thing you get out of playing a free gig is the
opportunity to do another free gig.
I know jazz musicians can have a tough struggle, and it's true that
there simply are not as many places to play as there once were. But
that is not to say that jazz players can't find work.
Venues have changed, clubs have closed, but people still want to
listen to cool sounds. Jazz festivals in major cities are still
popular. Radio stations still offer jazz programs. PBS stations
showcase jazz artists in their programming. It's just not as easy to
make money at it as it once was, but you can still make a living.
I don't have all the answers. I think Hammond has some. I bet if you
brainstorm with your fellow AFM members who specialize in jazz, you
can go one better and come up with a lot of other ideas yourself. A
positive attitude is obviously going to play a big part, but if you
want to play jazz and make a few bucks, there are certainly ways to do
it. It really is a matter of wanting to be a jazz musician badly enough.
--Bob Popyk is a member of Local 78 (Syracuse, NY) and Local 47 (Los
Angeles).

That was a big honor for me to be profiled by main man Bob Popyk! I
always look forward to reading his articles

*HammondCast Radio Show airs daily on KYOURADIO on the CBS Radio Network, Music, Travel and 'Soft News' with Jon Hammond

© www.HammondCast.com

Bob Cunningham, Bass, Bernard Purdie, 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

ASCAP Network Behind The Beat with Jon Hammond "LATE RENT"

Elmar Lemes photo of Jon Hammond playing XK-3 organ at Local 802 Monday Night Jazz Session sponsored by Jazz Foundation of America

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ASCAP Network Behind The Beat "NDR SESSIONS Projekt"

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AFM, AFN Europe, B3 Organ, Blues Jazz, Bob Popyk, Focus, Gigs, HammondCast, Jon Hammond, KYOURADIO, Local 6 Musicians Union, Local 802, XB-2, XK-3c, Accordion, ASCAP *WATCH THE VIDEO: Roy Meriwether jazz pianist extraordinaire interview with Jon Hammond http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondRoyMeriwetheronHammondCastShowKYOURadio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ceuO3eBiis Pianist Composer and NEA Grant Recipient Roy Meriwether on Jon Hammond's HammondCast Show KYOU Radio 1550 AM. Jon and Roy talk about Roy's early start as a recording artist for Columbia Records as a teenager and coming to New York City from Dayton OH in 1976, pianos and early influences. Filmed in 3 Star Coffee Shop 541 Columbus Ave at 86th St. NYC. Roy's site: http://www.roymeriwether.biz/ *WATCH THE VIDEO: Attila Zoller on Jon Hammond Band in Jazz Kneipe Frankfurt http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondAttilaZollerandJonHammondBandJazzKneipeFrankfurt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slC9yIBJ6m4 Attila Cornelius Zoller (June 13, 1927 Hungary - January 25 1998 Vermont) famous Hungarian Gypsy Jazz Guitarist with Jon Hammond Band at Jazz Kneipe Frankfurt playing Henry Mancini composition "Days of Wine and Roses", Attila Zoller guitar, Sergeant Al Wittig U.S. Air Force Kaiserslautern tenor sax, James Preston of Sons of Champlin drums and Jon Hammond at Hammond XB-2 Organ. Jon played 207 gigs in Jazz Kneipe Frankfurt while living in Frankfurt, date of this gig was March 1994, earlier in the day Jon took his band Live on AFN Europe Radio at Frankfurt Headquarters on Powerlite Show with Margie Glad. Jon is Host of daily radio show HammondCast KYOURADIO © http://www.HammondCast.com Chico Hamilton 90th Birthday Nine Twenty 2011 Interview With Jon Hammond HammondCast *LISTEN TO AUDIO: Chico Hamilton Interview With Jon Hammond http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondChicoHamiltononHammondCastKYOURadio Chico Hamilton center with Anita O'Day, Gerald Wilson, Dr. Billy Taylor, James Moody, Dave Brubeck at top in New York - photo by Jon Hammond

Drummer, Bandleader, NEA Jazz Master Award Recipient CHICO HAMILTON on HammondCast KYOU Radio, excerpted from interview by Jon Hammond, organist and host of HammondCast http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Hamilton Chico Hamilton (born Foreststorn Hamilton, September 20, 1921), is an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Hamilton was born in Los Angeles, California. He had a fast-track musical education in a band with Charles Mingus, Illinois Jacquet, Ernie Royal, Dexter Gordon, Buddy Collette and Jack Kelso. Engagements with Lionel Hampton, Slim & Slam, T-Bone Walker, Lester Young, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnet, Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Billie Holiday, Gerry Mulligan and six years with Lena Horne established him as a jazz drummer,[1] and he struck out on his own as a bandleader in 1955. Hamilton appeared in the March Milastaire number in the film You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as part of the backing group supporting Fred Astaire, and performed on the soundtrack of the Bing Crosby/Bob Hope film Road to Bali. He recorded his first album as leader in 1955 with George Duvivier (double-bass) and Howard Roberts (jazz guitar) for Pacific Jazz. In same year Hamilton formed an unusual quintet in L.A. featuring cello, flute, guitar, bass and drums.[2] The quintet has been described as one of the last important West Coast Jazz bands.[1] The original personnel included flutist Buddy Collette, guitarist Jim Hall, cellist Fred Katz and bassist Jim Aton, who was later replaced by Carson Smith. Hamilton continued to tour using different personnel, from 1957 to 1960. The group including flutist Paul Horn and John Pisano was featured in the film Sweet Smell of Success in 1957. The same group, this time including Nate Gershman and Eric Dolphy appeared in the film Jazz on a Summer's Day in 1960. He marked his first recordings with Eric Dolphy on With Strings Attached, Gongs East, The Three Faces of Chico, and That Hamilton Man. In March 2011, with his 90th birthday six months off, Hamilton trekked out of his New York City penthouse apartment to helm a marathon recording session resulting in 28 new tracks with his Euphoria group. No one woodsheds like a jazz drummer, and coming off a health setback during the Summer of 2010, Hamilton and his Euphoria group began sheding at weekly rehearsals at Hamilton’s Penthouse A. These weekly rehearsals played an important part in Hamilton’s rehabilitation, facilitated Hamilton and his group becoming very tight with each other and exploring places musically they had not previously gone together, and brought together a wealth of new original material, offered up in three courses, each of which is a different viewpoint of Hamilton’s Revelation. HammondCast 136 HammondCast KYOU Radio Very Special Guest and Music of CHICO HAMILTON, NEA Jazz Master Award Recipient, Interview with JON HAMMOND & CHICO and Chico's music: "I'm Still Thirsty" (Chico's Accordion Dub" and from new album HAMILTONIA "Bones, No Meat", "How's Your Feelings", "Spring Again" Hessischer Rundfunk Kenny and Benny Meet Bing and Bong Jon Hammond Reporting From Frankfurt Historic hr-Bigband Frankfurt Radio Bigband Concert and Broadcast News Brought To You By Jon Hammond in Frankfurt Germany Kenny and Benny Meet Bing and Bong

Jon Hammond reporting from the Frankfurt Studios of Hessicher Rundfunk concert on a special night

broadcast of hr-Bigband with special guests guitarist Kenny Burrell and saxophonist composer

Benny Golson aka The Kenny and Benny Show, because at the time the hr-Bigband had Kurt Bong

and Herbert Bings, this was the historic night that as Jon Hammond says:

"The Kenny and Benny met Bing and Bong !"

Photo of broadcast:

photo by Jon Hammond

Jon Hammond and Kenny Burrell in Hannover Germany after NDR Interview Session with Knut Benzner:

Benny Golson and Jon Hammond

Jimmy Smith and Kenny Burrell photo by Jon Hammond

HR-Bigband

Jon Hammond Memorable Gigs, People and Places

HammondCast

Kenny and Benny, Bing and Bong, HR-Bigband, Jon Hammond, HammondCast, NDR Radio, KYOURADIO, HammondCast, Jazz, Frankfurt, Hamburg, ASCAP, Local 802 Musicians Union, Hannover, Knut Benzner http://www.hr-online.de/website/rubriken/kultur/index.jsp?rubrik=39528 The Orchestra Frankfurt Radio Bigband: Top-Class but not Elitist Sk1 Now in USA Jon Hammond REPORT/海外からのお客様／ハモンド／鈴木楽器

Jon Hammond Trio with Jim Grantham tenor sax and Jack Dorsey drums

■ 11月1日（月）　晴れ
この日は何故なのかトリプルブッキング。プライベートで日本に立ち寄られたジョン・ハモンドさん、日本ツアーを終えて帰国前の敦賀明子さん。そして、これもまた関西からの帰路に立ち寄られた田中光栄さん。何の脈絡もなく集まった3人にアフターファイブコンサートをお願いしてしまったのはスズキ楽器貿易の北米担当者だった。

ジョン・ハモンドさんはショービジネスの表舞台に出てくることは少ないが、フランクフルトメッセでは25年、ナムショーでもレギュラーのように演奏されているエンドーサーである。今回も鈴木会長に唯会いたいという一念で来日された律儀なお人柄です。

派手さこそないがベーシックな彼のオルガンプレイは聴く人に安心感を与えてくれます。セラピストの術中に入っていくかのように、仕事を終えた従業員たちの心を癒してくれました。

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

http://ia700204.us.archive.org/10/items/JonHammondSuzukiWorldHeadquartersInHouseConcertJonHammondPt3of3/SuzukiHeadquarterPart3of3.m4v

WATCH THE VIDEO: http://ia600506.us.archive.org/24/items/JonHammondSk1GetBackInTheGrooveDedicationtoJapanRecovery/Sk1GetBackInTheGroove.m4v

http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondSk1GetBackInTheGrooveDedicationtoJapanRecovery/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfxApkftcCA

Sk1 Get Back In The Groove by Jon Hammond - Dedication to Japan Recovery - on the new Hammond Sk1. World's First Road Test of the ultra-portable Hammond Sk1 with Jon Hammond Band in Germany at Jon's annual Musikmesse-Session in Jazzkeller Hofheim April 8, 2011 Special Thanks Suzuki Musical Instruments, Ken Atsumi, Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa, Hiromitsu Ono, Yu Beniya, Shigeyuki Ohtaka, Shuji Suzuki, Bernie Capicchiano, Malc Deakin Hammond Suzuki UK Europe, Michael Falkenstein Hammond Suzuki Germany, camera: Jennifer
Joe Berger guitar, Giovanni Gulino drums, Peter Klohmann tenor sax, Jon Hammond Sk1 Hammond Stage Keyboard http://www.jonhammondband.com
Sk1 Sk2 Hammond Suzuki Musikmesse Blues Soul Organ Hofheim Hamamatsu Japan

http://vimeo.com/25163686

Jon Hammond: "Fits In This Gig Bag 7 Kilos = 15.5 lbs. Hammond Sk1" !

WATCH THE VIDEO: http://ia700609.us.archive.org/13/items/JonHammondNoX-CessBaggageSk1Blues/NoXCessBaggageSk1Blues.m4v

http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondNoX-CessBaggageSk1Blues&reCache=1

http://www.ourmedia.org/media/no-x-cess-baggage-sk1-blues

No X-Cess Baggage Sk1 Blues - Sk1 Theme Song - World's First Road Test of ultra-portable Hammond Sk1 with Jon Hammond Band in Germany at Jon's annual Musikmesse-Session in Jazzkeller Hofheim April 8, 2011 Special Thanks Suzuki Musical Instruments, Bernie Capicchiano, Malc Deakin Hammond Suzuki UK Europe, Michael Falkenstein Hammond Suzuki Germany, camera: Jennifer
Joe Berger guitar, Giovanni Gulino drums, Peter Klohmann tenor sax, Jon Hammond Sk1 Hammond Stage Keyboard http://www.jonhammondband.com
Sk1 Sk2 Hammond Suzuki Musikmesse Blues Organ Hofheim Hamamatsu Japan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4IuCV7L1yM

Suzuki Concert Part 3 of 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uok7LV6OZk

JonHammondBand | November 02, 2010

Jon Hammond is introduced to Founder President of Suzuki Instruments Manji Suzuki by Master of Ceremonies Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa at special concert for President Suzuki and Suzuki Team at Suzuki World Headquarters Suzuki Hall in Hamamatsu Japan. Jon played the incredible New B3mk2 Organ solo and together in duo with Suzuki Harmonica Artist Keio Tanaka *see corresponding videoshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXgA6MRW0Kc Wine and Roses
and Mercy Mercy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uok7LV6OZk Suzuki builds Hammond Organs and the famous high quality Harmonicas
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5869633&l=e84b420b06&id=558692101

Concert Jon Hammond Pt 2 of 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uok7LV6OZk

Suzuki World Headquarters In House Concert Jon Hammond Pt 1 of 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF_j3ShpNPk

Suzuki Headquarters and factory concert special for President Founder Manji Suzuki with introduction by Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa, Jon Hammond at the new B3mk2 organ with Koei Tanaka chromatic harmonica Part 2 of 3 "Days of Wine and Roses" in Hamamatsu Japan.
Special Thanks Mr. H. Ono, Mr. M. Terada, Mr. S. Ohtaka, Mr. Y. Beniya, Tachi Tachikawa, President M. Suzuki and entire Suzuki Musical Instruments Team, camera: Jennifer © JH INTL
http://www.HammondCast.com

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondSuzukiWorldHeadquartersInHouseConcertJonHammondPt1of3/

http://hamamatsutic.hamazo.tv/e2334330.html

Suzuki Musical Instruments, B3mk2 Organ, Tachi Tachikawa, Hamamatsu, Headquarters, Jon Hammond, Local 802 Musicians Union, Sk1, Sk2, Now in USA, Jazz, Blues, Gig Bag Chico Hamilton, Foreststorn, New School, Martin Mueller, Beacons In Jazz, Arnie Lawrence, Jon Hammond, Meat No Bones, Fred Katz, Alex Foster, Barry Finnerty, Montreux Switzerland, Festival, Guitar, B3, Sk1, Sk2, Local 802, Musicians Union, Radio *WATCH THE VIDEO: Indigo Blues Pocket Funk Jon Hammond Band http://www.archive.org/details/IndigoBluesPocketFunkJonHammondBandIpod Indigo Blues Pocket Funk Jon Hammond Band Large version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4OFmNyQ2mM Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men concert in the Indigo Blues Club 221 W. 46th St. New York City that was partly owned by Miles Davis playing original funky composition POCKET FUNK on December 12, 1989. 12/12/1989 As Seen On The Jon Hammond Show cable TV show. Studio drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie kickin' off the snappy tempo with his famous trademark "Pop!..And-A One...And-A Two..And-A You Know What To Do!" Pocket Funk: *Folks, Jon Hammond here..."To get Pocket Funk, try leaving a Kleenex in your pocket the next time you do the laundry...Pocket Funk!" cymbal crash please...international problem folks! ALEX FOSTER saxophone JACK WILKINS guitar BERNARD PURDIE drums JON HAMMOND B3 organ camera: Joe Berger http://www.jonhammondband.com ASCAP Local 802 Musicians Union, MCTV, MNNTV, Miles Davis, Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men, Indigo Blues Club Category: Music ASCAP Local 802 Musicians Union MCTV MNNTV Miles Davis Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men Indigo Blues Club Laundry Pocket Funk

Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men as Seen On The Jon Hammond Show MCTV MNN TV Cable Access TV 28th year New York City Bernard "Pretty" Purdie drums

http://www.viddler.com/explore/hammondcast/videos/106/

http://www.viddler.com/explore/hammondcast/ ABOUT: JON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974, City College San Francisco Languages: English, German Musician: Jon Hammond is one of the premier B3 PLAYERS in the world. Jon has played professionally since age 12. Beginning as a solo accordionist, he later played Hammond B3 organ in a number of important San Francisco bands. His all original group HADES opened shows for Tower of Power, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Michael Bloomfield. Eddie Money and Barry Finnerty became musical associates. Moving East he attended Berklee College of Music and 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 and developed a lasting friendship with House Speaker Tip O'Neill. He also toured the Northeast and Canada with the successful show revue "Easy Living", and continued his appearances at nightclubs in Boston and New York. Subsequently Hammond lived and traveled in Europe, where he has an enthusiastic following. TV/Video Producer: In 1981 Jon formed BackBeat Productions. Assisted by Lori Friedman (Video by LORI), the innovative TV show "The Jon Hammond Show" became a Manhattan Cable TV favorite. Jon's "Live on the street" video style included news events, as well as live music/video clips of Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Butterfield, Jaco Pastorius, John Entwistle, Sammy Davis Jr., Percy Sledge and many others. The weekly show is now in it's 22nd year and has influenced the broadcasts of David Letterman and others. Billboard Magazine hailed Jon's show as "The Alternative to MTV". The Jon Hammond Show can be seen worldwide at various times streaming from www.mnn.org and on channels 56 and 108 in Manhattan. Media Personality: Host and narrator of his TV show, as well as co-host of numerous radio broadcasts, Jon has defined a musical and personal style that is unmistakeable. As Musical Director, Producer and Host of The Jon Hammond Show, Mr. Hammond formed a unique multi-media music group. This spring they will return to Europe to perform for 19th consecutive year at Frankfurt Musikmesse and will be hosting shows there and in Hamburg Germany. Description: "The Jon Hammond Show" is a funky, swinging Jazz instrumental revue, featuring notable international soloists and reflecting the influences of Miles Davis, The Crusaders and Jimmy Smith. The show has universal appeal Jon Hammond is endorsed by the following companies: Hammond Suzuki, Excelsior CEMEX Accordions, Superlux Goang-Fann Co., Ltd., CASIO, Sennheiser, Fender and Remin Kart-A-Bag *Member ASCAP, AF of M Local 802 and Local 6 SUBSCRIBE: JON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974 Languages: English, German *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. Jon has played professionally since age 12. Beginning as a solo accordionist, he later played Hammond B3 organ in a number of important San Francisco bands. His all original group HADES opened shows for Tower of Power, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Michael Bloomfield. Eddie Money and Barry Finnerty became musical associates. Moving East he attended Berklee College of Music and 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. Jon Hammond played Hammond organ on the Mike Myers movie "The LOVE GURU" (unseen) Paramount Pictures backing up Telma Hopkins as "Lillian Roanoke" when she sings "Star Spangled Banner" at the Hockey game.

Jack Wilkins guitar and Jon Hammond at B3 organ *Jon: "I first saw and heard Jack playing guitar in Boston one night when he played on a trio gig with Buddy Rich drums, Jimmy McGriff on B3 organ and Jack Wilkins guitar for the trio...he blew me away, it's really great to re-discover this gem from the gig we played together in Indigo Blues Club, enjoy! - Jon Hammond NYC USA

"Alex Foster smokes on this clip!" - JH

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-699984

http://www.youtube.com/user/JonHammondBand Jon Hammond Band - Special Late Show Saturday Dec. 3rd 1-3AM at BITTER END on Bleecker St. Greenwich Village New York City L to R: Joe Berger guitar, Todd Anderson tenor saxophone, Ray Grappone drums, Jon Hammond organ