Jon Hammond in-studio with Chuy Varela who is the long-time Bay Area Music Director of stations KPFA & KCSM talking about the Bay Area music scene and travels in Europe. From there to Paris France for a live concert broadcast on Radio France Inter hosted by M. Andre Francis the legendary French Jazz Radio Producer. The concert/broadcast took place in March of 1996. From Paris to Frankfurt Germany to the AFN Europe Headquarters, Jon Hammond and the Late Rent Session Men live on AFN's Powerlite Show, the trio was crowded around one big old Neumann tube microphone and broadcast world-wide live of first performance of Jon's composition "New Funk/Hip-Hop Chitlins" with James Preston of the Sons of Champlin on drums, Barry Finnerty-guitar and Jon on Hammond XB-2 organ.
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Couple of the Day on Fifth Avenue - Jon Hammond
Business is a little slow today for giant Elmo Muppet person! Hopefully it will pick up
- Jon Hammond — with Elmo at Times Square NYC
Congratulations Times Square Nuptials Couple!
- Jon Hammond — at Times Square NYC
Every piano has a story - this one is pretty much a goner, but it lives outside of
Soundwave Studios now, bio-degradable! - Jon Hammond
Jon Hammond's Sk1 Hammond organ in live room at Coyote Hearing Studios for Kiyoshi Foster recording session
- Jon Hammond — at Coyote Hearing Studio - Jeremy Black at the controls - Kiyoshi's record will be coming out soon! - JH — at Coyote Hearing Studio
Folks, something told me I had better get on down to see my main man Lou Colombo last week
in Fort Myers FL, I played on Lou's band for 2.5 years in Cape Cod at the Wychmere Harbor Club
and Thompson's Clam Bar in Harwich Port MA. It was an important time of my life and career and
he was always very generous to me, kept me on my toes throwing tunes at me in all keys the music
never stopped once we hit.
I just saw Lou a few days ago in Fort Myers FL at the gig he was playing at his Daughter Sherri's restaurant
and hub Marc Neeley - Roadhouse Cafe, he was at the top of his game, playing great as ever and looking like a
million dollars. I am deeply saddened to receive terrible tragic news this morning from Lou's fine trombonist
Nelson E. Foucht that Lou was tragically killed last night just 4 blocks from Roadhouse Cafe coming home from the
gig. My deepest condolences to the Colombo Family, Lou's Wife Noel, daughters Lori, Sherri, David all his 6 kids, extended
Family of friends and musicians. I am totally blown away, thankful that I had the opportunity to know him and play with
him nightly back in the 70's and then to see and hear him again at the end of his life, thanks Lou!
Here are some photos from just a few days taken by my long-time great girlfriend Jennifer and myself at his gig,
R.I.P. Big Lou - Louis Colombo the greatest trumpet player bandleader baseball slugger and golfer ever!
I used to go with Lou to the golf course where he had the snack concession in Yarmouth just to watch him drive
balls in to outer space. I couldn't believe how far and hard he could hit the ball. Lou would put on black
executioner gloves and hit the ball and it would disappear, just keep on sailing in to the sky like Lou's spirit
must be now. His music and great memories will live on forever.
Sincerely,
Jon Hammond - Member AFM Local 802 and Local 6 Musicians Union
*Note: Lou's band the other night at Roadhouse Cafe were so great, I'm so sorry cats:
Nelson Foucht on trombone, F.L. "Woody" Brubaker piano and keyboard bass, Richard Iannuzzi drums and Gil DiBenedetto tenor saxophone and clarinet.
Jon Hammond and Lou Colombo
Lou Colombo Movie by Jon Hammond from Jon Hammond on Vimeo.
This is my Hammond Sk1 Organ in GKPE-49-TSA Gator Flight Case after I finally got it back from Newark EWR Airport after flying with it to Fort Myers from San Francisco, then taking it to Lou's gig at Roadhouse Cafe, flying to JFK but my organ went to Newark by mistake. It was supposed to be delivered but they never even left the airport with it, so I took a bus ride back out to New Jersey from Times Square and picked it up personally. You can see the big INSPECTED sticker that TSA plastered of my American Federation of Musicians Union sticker. 2 days later I flew with it to San Francisco for a gig and that's where I am now with my Sk1 Hammond Organ.
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HammondCast 202 KYOU Radio special edition with part 2 of recording from Wychmere Harbor Club when Jon played B3 organ on the Lou Colombo Band, the house band at Wychmere Harbor Club in Harwich Port Cape Cod MA. First backing up a feature dance duo with cha cha and then Emily waltz, Saturday Night Fever followed by the chaser 'California Here I Come', then Summertime, Hello Dolly medley, Bossa nova medley Watch What Happens in to Wave and then a cooking "In The Mood" taking it home with Jon's "Lydia's Tune" and some of Sidewinder © http://www.HammondCast.com
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*LISTEN TO AUDIO: HammondCast 201 KYOU Radio Spotlight on Lou Colombo Wychmere Harbor Club House Band
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HammondCast 201 KYOU Radio, today Jon Hammond puts the spotlight on LOU COLOMBO trumpet player band leader originally from Brockton MA, Jon played organ with Lou for 2.5 years on the house band at the exclusive Wychmere Harbor Club and Thompson's Clam Bar in Harwich Port Cape Cod MA - a recently discovered recording from the bandstand with Lou Colombo, Jon Hammond on B3 organ, Frank Shea drums and 2 additional horns on a big Saturday night: "Meditation" medley with "Shadow of Your Smile", "Honeysuckle Rose", "Stars Fell On Alabama" medley with "Georgia", "How Deep Is Your Love", "Satin Doll"
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