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.
Jon Hammond Band playing Besame Mucho in Schnulze die Kneipe in Harburg Germany in the North with guitarist Sandra Hempel, Lutz Büchner tenor sax, Heinz Lichius drums Jon Hammond XK-1 organ
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
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
HammondCast 139 KYOURADIO broadcasting from Frankfurt Germany JON HAMMOND Band with Lütz Buechner saxophone, Sandra Hempel guitar, Heinz Lichius drums in Schnulze die Kneipe Harburg "Europa" and from Jazzkeller Frankfurt featuring TONY LAKATOS and Günter Bollmann "Shadow of Your Smile", "Head Phone", "My Romance" at Jon Hammond's annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt
HammondCast 34 for KYOURADIO and KYCY 1550 AM San Francisco broadcasting today from Frankfurt Germany, just arrived from Hamburg where there was a rare Tornado last night! New cd from saxophonist clarinetist LUTZ BUECHNER entitled "Ring", the title track "Ring" and also "Organic" *info: www.lutzbuechner.de Also a live version of Jon Hammond Band's theme song "Late Rent" from a radio broadcast in Music Club Live in Hamburg Germany on Jazzhaus Radio 96.0 with SANDRA HEMPEL-gtr., FRANK DELLE-gtr., HEINZ LICHIUS-drms., JON HAMMOND at XK-3 Organ. Broadcasting Legend JOE FRANKLIN on the air with Jon Hammond. Music from Jon Hammond's "NDR SESSIONS Projekt" recorded in Studio 1 NDR Hamburg Kicking off the annual MUSIKMESSE trade show in Frankfurt Germany, Jon's 23rd consecutive year www.HammondCast.com KYOURADIO "Jon Hammond's Afternoon Slide" HammondCast NDR SESSIONS Projekt ASCAP Audio Portrait Jon Hammond Band MySpace
Joe Franklin, Lutz Buechner, Sandra Hempel, NDR Jazz, Axel Duerr, Knut Benzner, ASCAP Network, KYOU Radio, KYCY, Musikmesse, Tornado, Ring, Hamburg, Jon Hammond, HammondCast
SPECIAL: Do 23. März 21h Jon Hammond Show Jon Hammond (organ, b), Joe Berger (guit), Heinz Lichius (dr), Gabriel Coburger (sax) Der New Yorker ist eine Legende an der Hammond-Orgel. Stilistisch geht von Swing, Funk, Blues und Jazz so ziemlich alles über seine Tasten. Bei seinem Gastspiel im Stellwerk hat er zudem den früheren The-Who-Gitarrist Joe Berger dabei. Mit den Hamburgern Lichius und Coburger erwartet uns also ein einheizender Abend! Jon Hammond Band MySpace
HammondCast 24 Just back from NAMM (music merchants convention) in Anaheim CA, first up is a live recording of Jon Hammond Band in Hamburg Germany, live broadcast on Jazzhaus Radio with guitarist SANDRA HEMPEL, FRANK DELLE-tenor sax, HEINZ LICHIUS-drms. and JON HAMMOND-XK-3 Hammond Organ playing a blues version of Moanin'. Part II of Dr. DENNY ZEITLIN interview at IAJE convention and a track from his album on Maxx Jazz "You and the Night and the Music" Next up is a track from Jon Hammond's album "Late Rent" entitled "WHITE ONIONS" on the Ham-Berger-Friz Records label. Jon Hammond is a member of Local 802/Local 6 Musicians Union and ASCAP Composer/Publisher. All rights reserved-JON HAMMOND International, Inc. http://www.HammondCast.com
XK-1 Organ, Sandra Hempel, Frank Delle, Heinz Lichius, Jon Hammond, Onions, Denny Zeitlin, Piano, NDR Jazz, NAMM, Musicians Union, Local 802, HammondCast, KYOU Radio
Schnulze Harburg and Michael August aka ILLUSTRATORP Presents: JON HAMMOND Band *Returning for One Night Only Party, Featuring LUTZ BUECHNER - sax, SANDRA HEMPEL - gtr., HEINZ LICHIUS - drms. NO DOOR CHARGE March 8 2008 Die nette Kneipe in Harburg-Wilstorf. Kleine Snacks und Bier vom Fass. Anschrift: Winsener Str. 56 21077 Hamburg - Harburg Telefon: (040) 7631156
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.