Saturday, September 01, 2018

One for the money two for the show - two shows for no money! Jon Hammond reflects

Frankfurt, Germany-- musikmesse had a funny motto for this show "One for the money two for the show" - it was more like "two shows for no money"...still waiting for the one with the money don't ya' know! 
Organist / Accordionist Jon Hammond reflects after 32 consecutive years playing at Messe Frankfurt's musikmesse musical instrument trade fair - Photo:



I played Excelsior Accordions midi accordion - Kevin Saxophone Mauder on tenor, Lee Oskar harmonica, Tyrone Starks trombone - Jon Hammond
#Musikmesse  #Money  #Accordion
— with William Tyrone StarksKevin SaxophoneLee Oskar    and musikmesse 

Hamburg, Germany-- Amazing image of the ill fated "Olympia Explorer" fast Cruise Ship while it sat in the Blohm+Voss ship yard Hamburg for the longest time - amazing story about my friend Andy Christo's ROYAL OLYMPIC CRUISES ship - too long to write here! - Photo by Michael August




 - Jon Hammond
#Cruiseship  #illfated  #blohmvoss 
— at Blohm+Voss 



"Hall 9 and Galleria With 56,000 square metres of event space on four levels, Hall 9 can be reached via the spectacular Galleria entrance structure." https://www.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en/location/halls/hall9.html 56,000 m² on four levels A taxi and bus access point is located right in front of the door through the Galleria. 800 parking spaces in the upper levels 4 built-in restaurants and several other catering stations Photo by Andreas Meer - L to R: Special Events Announcer Eleftherios Mavros aka Mavros Freitag, Joe Berger the guitarist, Peter Klohmann tenor saxophonist, Jon Hammond leader-organist + bass, Joe Lamond President CEO of NAMM ex Tommy Tutone Band drums, Michael Falkenstein keyboards, Giovanni Totò Gulino drums – on Center Stage musikmesse ProLight + Sound – special thanks: Wolfgang Lücke director Special Events & Entertainment Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound: #WATCHMOVIE HERE: AFN Radio Powerlite Broadcast Host Margie Glad with Jon Hammond Band Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondAFNPOWERLITEBroadcastFRAHEADQUARTERS_JONHAMMONDBand1994 Youtube https://youtu.be/S1DXhw1z_rc This remarkable film documents 3/17 1994 AFN POWERLITE Show live broadcast of JON HAMMOND Band playing and talking on-air with host MARGIE GLAD 'The Voice of AFN Europe" 873 AM MW at that time. First-ever public performance of original composition "Nu Funk" ("Hip Hop Chitlins"). The broadcast was heard world-wide and recorded and later released on Jon Hammond's album "Late Rent". James Preston of band Sons of Champlin drums, Barry Finnerty gtr., Jon Hammond XB-2 organ/bass Joe Berger audio. *Special thanks: Marietta Windhorst, Andrea English (Prdcr.), David Osterloh, and the Crew at AFN Frankfurt Headquarters. *Note: Jon was pushing Musikmesse Frankfurt, their show next night at Brotfabrik with spcl. guest LEE OSKAR also on the web and Joan Baez & Mimi Farina Bread and Roses Orgnization for whom he has performed numerous shows in homeless shelters, hospitals and nursing homes. ©JON HAMMOND International 2007 * http://www.HammondCast.com Jon's radio show HammondCast is heard daily early mornings on KYOU & KYCY 1550AM SF CA and streaming worldwide http://www.kyouradio.org Producer Jon Hammond Audio/Visual sound, color Youtube https://youtu.be/ttx6l87Gtow Musician Jon Hammond on AFN Europe TV Show PROFILE, Musikmesse Special. Jon worked together with AFN's SSgt Albert Viera and SSG Terry Anderson to create this special entitled "Sound Cops" aka "Sound Police" or "Sound Polizei" with very entertaining cameo appearances by Joe Berger (guitar) Michael Maier Falkenstein (Hammond organ with Jon) and the 2 Sound Polizei 'Noise Control' guys "Lorenzo" and his partner, busted for Electric Guitar Rocking! You will find this story very enjoyable! Special thanks to AFN Europe and Musikmesse Frankfurt ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com Producer Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Band Makes Trade Show History with Joe Lamond President CEO of NAMM on the band at musikmesse Photos Just In from Andreas Meer *Note: Andreas Meer the great Master Rock Photographer lives in Frankfurt Germany - thanks for these fine photos Andreas! musikmesse Jon Hammond Allstar Band Special Guests Center Stage: Joe Lamond d. from Tommy Tutone Band, Michael Falkenstein p. from James Brown - Band: Peter Klohmann t.s., Giovanni Totò Gulino d., Joe Berger g., Jon Hammond o. b. - Special Events Announcer Eleftherios Mavros aka Mavros Freitag - Special Thanks Wolfgang Lücke Messe Frankfurt musikmesse Prolight + Sound Team Michael Birk Veranstaltungslogistik GmbH Stage Crew photo credit Bernie Capicchiano / Bernies Music Land of Australia Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/TrioSessionInHammondStandClosingOutMusikmesse RIP James Preston (drums) - Jon Hammond One for the money two for the show - two shows for no money! Jon Hammond reflects One for the money, Two shows for no money, Messe Frankfurt, musikmesse, Explorer, Royal Olympic Cruises, Blues, Jazz, Accordion