HammondCast Wall Jon Hammond Host KYOU Radio

HammondCast Wall Jon Hammond Host KYOU Radio


Jon Hammond: Musician, Radio and TV Personality
by Rita Davidson

Jon Hammond is a well known musician, composer and host of the Jon Hammond Show TV show which has been broadcasting for 26 consecutive years from New York City. He is an accordionist, pianist and bandleader. In addition, he is a TV/Radio personality and voice over artist. Jon is a member of the American Federation of Musicians Union-Local 6 and Local 802, ASCAP Artist.

Jon Hammond is one of the premier B3 PLAYERS in the world. He 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.

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’Neil. 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.

Hammond lived and traveled in Europe, where he has an enthusiastic following. Jon is currently the host of a daily CBS radio program, HammondCast on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM, 7 days a week at 4AM PST. He performs in hospitals and nursing homes regularly. He has been a bandleader for annual overseas dates for over 20 years. You can catch Jon every day on KYOU Radio HammondCast.

For more information: jonhammond@jonhammondband.com









Jon Hammond, Late Rent, Hammond's Bolero, NDR SESSIONS Projekt, Musicians Union, Local 802 and 6, B3 organ, XB-2, XK-3c, XK-1, Accordion, Excelsior, Bernard Purdie, Tony Lakatos, Musikmesse, KYOU Radio

Örjan Fahlström Leader of Hessicher Rundfunk Big Band Frankfurt on HammondCast KYOURADIO Jon Hammond hosting

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

http://ia310810.us.archive.org/3/items/JonHammond_rjanFahlstr_monHammondCastKYOURADIO/ORJANFAHLSTROMonHammondCast.m4v


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Örjan Fahlström is the new Musical Director of the HR Big Band in Frankfurt Germany. Originally from Umea Sweden, he was Professor for Composition at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm and is well known for his work with European-based jazz-soloists such as Benny Bailey, Bobo Stenson, Tim Hagans or Palle Mikkelborg. Fahlström was the artistic director of the Norrbotten Big Band from 1989 till 1996 and is a regular guest conductor with a number of renowned big bands, including the NDR-Big Band and Estonian Dream Big Band Tallinn. Here in inteview with Jon Hammond on HammondCast Show KYOURADIO © JH INTL. www.HammondCast.com
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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

Jon Hammond MySpace

HammondCast

ASCAP Network Behind The Beat "NDR SESSIONS Projekt"


Jon Hammond is an endorsed artist of Hammond Suzuki USA

Bill Cobham, Hammond Organ HammondCast, Hessicher Rundfunk, Jazz Radio, Harry Petersen, Jon Hammond, KYOURADIO, Lutz Buechner, Mahavishnu Orchestra, NDR, Tony Lakatos, B3, XK-3c, Jazzkeller

DICK CONTINO on HammondCast Show KYOU Radio Jon Hammond hosting

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

http://ia310806.us.archive.org/3/items/JonHammondDICKCONTINOonHammondCastShow/DickContinoonHammondCast.mov

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-580937783069954124&ei=BMy4So-qM5PaqwLL18CFAg&q=dick+contino+hammondcast#

Dick Contino world-famous Accordionist and star of screen, stage and TV on Jon Hammond's HammondCast Show KYOURADIO. Dick Contino was on The Ed Sullivan Show 48 times and toured USSR with Mr. Sullivan. He introduced "Lady of Spain" in 1947 winning the Horace Heidt Philip Morris talent contest. Starred in cult movie Dadd-O and other films and continues to perform as featured performer worldwide, based in Las Vegas http://www.dickcontino.com
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Jon Hammond, Local 802, Musicians Union, NDR Jazz, 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

Jon Hammond MySpace

HammondCast

ASCAP Network Behind The Beat "NDR SESSIONS Projekt"


Jon Hammond is an endorsed artist of Hammond Suzuki USA

Accordion, Daddy-O, Dick Contino, Ed Sullivan, Hammond Organ HammondCast, HammondCast KYOURADIO, Horace Heidt, Jon Hammond, Lady of Spain, USSR, Excelsior, Cotati, Local 802 Musicians Union, Castelfidardo

STEPHEN DOC KUPKA of Tower of Power on HammondCast Show KYOU Radio interview with Jon Hammond

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

http://ia310819.us.archive.org/1/items/JonHammondSTEPHEN_DOC_KUPKAonHammondCastShow/STEPHENDOCKUPKAonHammondCast.m4v

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6018886424158341265&ei=uVm4SrDmGdX5lQeElOiGAg&q=kupka+hammondcast#

Stephen Doc Kupka co-leader Baritone Saxophonist of Tower of Power and President of Strokeland Records interview with Jon Hammond of HammondCast Show KYOURADIO just prior to Tower of Power 40th Anniversary Fillmore Show in San Francisco. Doc and Jon speaking about the history of his career in TOP and writing with Frank Biner, Frank's last recordings on his album for Strokeland "Bumped Up to First Class", "Doc Goes Hollywood", memories of Bill Graham and much more! ©JH INTL. http://www.HammondCast.com & http://www.strokeland.com/

Bill Graham, East Bay Funk, Fillmore, Frank Biner, HammondCast, Huey Lewis, Jon Hammond, KYOURADIO, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Strokeland, Tower of Power, B3, XK-3c, Local 6 Musicians Union, Baritone Sax

High Noon at 50 UN PLAZA S.F. CA JON HAMMOND Band Larry Schneider guest star

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http://ia300217.us.archive.org/0/items/JonHammond50UNPLAZAS.F.CAJONHAMMONDBand_LarrySchneidergst.star/50UNPLAZASFCAJHBand.m4v


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50 UN PLAZA S.F. CA JON HAMMOND Band *Larry Schneider gst. star

At High Noon on a hot San Francisco day we hit for the People with my organ quartet *spcl. guest star LARRY SCHNEIDER soprano sax, fellow Berklee Alum RUSS GOLD drms., BARRY FINNERTY gtr., JON HAMMOND leader/organ playing the funky JH composition 'Pocket Funk' through a 1965 Fender Twin Amp that once was onstage at FILLMORE with FLYING CIRCUS guitarist JOHN McFEE (Clover, Doobie Brothers). Catch Jon Hammond's radio show 7 early mornings a week and various times on KYOU & KYCY 1550AM (CBS) HammondCast Show in San Francisco. *Special thanks: Maria Kozak Local 6 Union, CAMERA: Derek Tracy
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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

Jon Hammond MySpace

HammondCast

ASCAP Network Behind The Beat "NDR SESSIONS Projekt"


*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

http://ia310843.us.archive.org/3/items/JonHammondPrimetimeZanzibarJONHAMMONDandBERNARDPURDIE/ZanzibarJonHammondandBernardPurdie.m4v

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1063999233185325640&ei=vau3Ss2bN4jwlQf1k8GFAg&q=primetime+zanzibar#


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ofiAen0jRk

It's Primetime at Zanzibar and Grill NYC folks 1990, Jon Hammond Band with studio drummer Bernard Purdie and Jon Hammond at B3 Organ getting down with 2 classics, Jon's theme song "Late Rent" and funky breakdown on Mercy Mercy. Here the group is joined by guests George Naha gtr., Big Ed alto sax and Mac Gollehon trumpet. The very next day Jon went to Nashville TN first time and met Billy Joe Burnett of hit record "Teddy Bear" as heard on Jon's daily radio program HammondCast Show on KYOURADIO / KYCY 1550 AM. Enjoy the show, for more info
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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

Jon Hammond MySpace

HammondCast

ASCAP Network Behind The Beat "NDR SESSIONS Projekt"


Jon Hammond is an endorsed artist of Hammond Suzuki USA

B3 Organ, Bernard Purdie, Drums, Funky, Hammond Organ HammondCast, Jon Hammond, KYOURADIO, New York City, Primetime, Zanzibar, XB-2, XK-3c, XK-1, Local 802 Musicians Union, Eric Fuchsman

Alex Ligertwood on HammondCast Show KYOU Radio Jon Hammond hosting

Alex Ligertwood interview with Jon Hammond on HammondCast Show KYOU Radio
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4609652822984032082&ei=wmG3Ss6FKY7EqgKrz5i6Bw&q=alex+ligertwood+hammondcast#

Alex Ligertwood, Scottish R & B Soul Singer / Guitarist on HammondCast Show for KYOURADIO with Jon Hammond. Hear Alex and Jon speak about Alex' musical career spanning from his bands including Brian Auger and the Oblivion Express, AWB / Average White Band, Jeff Beck, Maggie Bell, David Sanchez Band in Woodstock, Carlos Santana Band, Troque with drummer Andre Ceccarelli in France and his current project and upcoming album with David Garfield and friends. Alex has an extensive discography, check him out on MySpace and alexligertwood.com
© 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

Jon Hammond MySpace

HammondCast

ASCAP Network Behind The Beat "NDR SESSIONS Projekt"


Jon Hammond is an endorsed artist of Hammond Suzuki USA

Alex Ligertwood, Average White Band, Bill Graham, Carlos Santana, East Bay Funk, Funk Soul Blues, Glasgow, Hammond Organ HammondCast, Jeff Beck, Jerry Wexler, Mick Brigden, B3 organ, XK-3c, XK-1