Friday, July 02, 2010

Tech Talk from Jon Hammond Using Vintage Fender Amplifiers Live XK-1 and XK-3 Series Organ

Tech Talk from Jon Hammond Using Vintage Fender Amplifiers Live XK-1 and XK-3 Series Organ

Organist Accordionist Jon Hammond says: "I have been using stock 1965 Fender vintage Band-Master piggyback amps and 1965 Fender Twin Reverb amp with factory JBL speaker option to power my XK-1 and XK-3 organs, also XB-2 prior to that. You can't beat that combination on the band stand as a portable solution to the classic B3 Leslie combo (I own 2 B3's, a 1965 and 1959 models with stock 122 and Bill Beer custom high-power Keyboard Products Leslie in flight cases) this sound has served me well for many years. I started playing professional gigs with a blonde 1964 Fender Band-Master I scored from Leo at Leo's Music in Oakland CA with my electric Giulietti accordion. These amps are well suited to either accordion or Hammond organ by nature. In 1987 I had the good fortune to meet Leo Fender on the way back to USA from the Frankfurt Musikmesse, we had a lengthy discussion in Frankfurt Airport on this topic. Nobody has come up with a better more comfortable sound solution for my own taste yet, and the Hammond Suzuki engineers have done a wonderful job at recreating the sound and feel of the real deal Hammond organs with the XK series, and I still use my XB-2 organs on occasion also."

Jon Hammond is a member of AFM Local 802 and Local 6 Musicians Union, ASCAP Composer Publisher

and leader of Jon Hammond Band, Host of Jon Hammond Show TV and daily HammondCast radio program

on KYOU Radio.

http://www.jonhammondband.com



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English: 1965 Fender Bandmaster piggyback amplifier belonging to Jon Hammond with 2 x 12" factory Fender Jensen speakers stock. Hammond uses it currently with his Hammond XK-1 Organ and Excelsior Accordion with Sennheiser pickups.
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2008
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English: Jon Hammond at XK-1 Hammond Organ in concert at JAZZKELLER FRANKFURT at annual "Musikmesse Warm Up Party". On the JON HAMMOND Band with Jon, Tony Lakatos tenor sax, Joe Berger guitar, Heinz Lichius drums. Funky Swingin' Jazz and Blues.
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2007
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Kleine Bockenheimerstr. 18a Frankfurt am Main Germany

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English: Tenor saxophonist Tim Armacost and Jazz Organist Jon Hammond on Hammond XK-3 organ. Jon Hammond band in concert at Cleopatra's Needle in New York City.
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2008
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English: 1965 Fender Twin Reverb amplifier with factory JBL Speakers belonging to Jon Hammond since 1981. This amp has pedigree, it was originally owned by guitarist John McPhee (Doobie Brothers / Flying Circus) and has worn stencil on top saying "FLYING CIRCUS" it played the Fillmore in San Francisco and has been maintained by Randall Smith of Prune and Boogie.
San Francisco CA

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English: Jon Hammond World's First Psychedelic Accordionist performing at wedding in Topanga Canyon CA 1971, photo courtesy of Bob Fratti. Jon is playing custom Giulietti Classic 127 Accordion with Psychedelic Striped Pants.
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Thursday, July 01, 2010

Jon Hammond Trio at Smiley's Schooner Saloon & Hotel Bolinas CA

http://events.myspace.com/Event/5344842/Jon-Hammond-Trio-at-Smileys-Schooner-Saloon--Hotel-Bolinas-C

Jon Hammond Trio at Smiley's Schooner Saloon & Hotel Bolinas CA

Public Event
Event Photo
Who:Find TicketsJON HAMMOND Band
When:
Saturday, July 10, 20109:00 PM - 1:00 AM PDT
Where:Smiley's Schooner Saloon and Hotel
41 Wharf Road
Bolinas CA 94924
Description:
Jon Hammond - Organ
Barry Finnerty - Guitar
Jon Otis - Drums

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.

Read more: http://www.myspace.com/hammondcastshow#ixzz0rSQtMsQh

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

ASCAP, B3, Bolinas CA, Excelsior Accordion, Funk Soul Blues, Hammond Artist, HammondCast, KYOU Radio, Local 802 Musicians Union, Organ, Smiley's Schooner Saloon, XK-1, XK-3c

Tech Talk Jon Hammond T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 Connected To MacBook Pro Does Amazing Things

Tech Talk Jon Hammond T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 Connected To MacBook Pro Does Amazing Things

Jon Hammond T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 Connected To MacBook Pro Does Amazing Things HammondCast Prior To iPad Release

Jon Hammond:
"I've had every T-Mobile Sidekick aka Danger, Inc.’s hiptop™ Wireless Solution since the device first came out in 2002. The very first version that looked like a bar of soap
"Roz Ho says Pink Microsoft Phones running Windows 7 Mobile on the Danger platform Turtle and Pure or Zune Phone is where Microsoft wanted to take Danger and all the Sidekick People since their acquisition of Danger Inc. to Microsoft PMX."
Jon has been in touch with some of the original Danger Sidekick Hiptop Developers who have defected and are now over at Google working on the Android System. There are hidden capabilities in the last Sidekick top of the line Sidekick phone manufactured (yes it will be the last Sidekick) Sidekick LX '09 according to Jon's sources, and now Jon has tapped in to some hidden features of the phone which was rushed in to release back in 2009 by connecting it to his Apple MacBook Pro and has activated the hidden kernels and is now using it as a field production device for Jon Hammond's daily radio program HammondCast on KYOU Radio and streaming worldwide on the CBS Radio Network. *Most notably recording phoner interviews in stunning audio quality, better than on a landline as long as connected via T-Mobile's 3G Network.
Latest HammondCast

KYOU Radio HammondCast Relax Your Mind Classic Jazz Ballads
HammondCast KYOU Radio http://www.kyouradio.com/player.php?id=19391 Jon Hammond playing classic jazz ballads on this episode relax your mind
http://www.kyouradio.com/index.php?page=details&mp_id=19391

HammondCast 185
HammondCast 185 KYOU Radio Jon Hammond playing classic jazz ballads on this episode, the classic pairing of JOHNNY HARTMAN & JOHN COLTRANE playing "My One and Only Love" "Dedicated to YOU" and "Lush Life" JON HAMMOND "My One and Only Love", "Easy Living, "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" © http://www.HammondCast.com 45 minutes

Last Aired: Feb 25, 2010
12:00pm - 12:45pm
This is an ON DEMAND Podcast:

Stay tuned to Jon Hammond's HammondCast KYOU Radio for upcoming Tech Talk segments regarding this startling new development just post to release of Apple iPad covered by Jon last month at Macworld Expo in San Francisco speaking with David Pogue of The New York Times. The defected Developers from beginnings of Danger were Apple people, still are but turning their expertise in to develpment of Android presently. The trickle down effect for the end user consumers will only be good as Apple and Google battle it out now in the world of Mobile Devices. This is going to be highly interesting, in the meantime Jon Hammond is sticking with T-Mobile and with the unlocked hidden kernel capabilities of the Sidekick LX '09 and advantage of unlimited Sidekick Data Plan, the value is unbeatable.
Jon says the Sidekick LX '09 is now behaving like a miniature laptop at screaming speed considering everything is online via T-mobile 3G Internet connectivity and Grandfathered over T-Mobile VOIP @Home, T-Mobile Hotspot and Sidekick Data the device is rockin' unbelievably as the future devices will be forced over to Verizon. Those of you who are lucky enough to own or can get one of the last further improved versions of Sidekick LX '09 should be careful to keep it going because it will most definitely be the final Sidekick model and the full potential has yet to be unleashed.

Roz Ho KIN Microsoft PMX Danger Phone Press Event HammondCast brought to you by Jon Hammond

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

http://ia331202.us.archive.org/2/items/JonHammondKINMicrosoftPMXDangerPhonePressEventHammondCastbroughttoyoubyJonHammond/KINMicrosoftDangerPressEventHammondCast.m4v

San Francisco-- KIN One and KIN Two the new smart phones, successor to the hugely popular Sidekick were introduced to the Press
today by the folks from the PMX Division of Microsoft, Roz Ho in attendance,
*Archive Photo:
Mark Fisher SVP of Danger, now part of Microsoft and long-time
Sidekick user since Oct. 8, 2002 Musician / Journalist Jon Hammond flew in from Frankfurt Germany where he had just wrapped up performing
with his band for 24th consecutive year at the Musikmesse trade show.
See his exclusive video coverage of the event here, still warm, with musical intro and outro by Jon Hammond Band rocking out in the Jazzkeller
Frankfurt with Jon's original shuffle Blues composition No X-cess Baggage Blues with smoking Joe Berger guitar solo at end of the historic film
shot by Mr. Hammond personally as it took place at the Mighty San Francisco Club at 119 Utah St. in the hip emerging SOMISSPO area of SF
where SOMA, The Mission and Portrero Hill meet.

Jon Hammond is host of daily radio program HammondCast on CBS' KYOU Radio and Member of AFM Local 802 & Local 6 Musicians Union,
ASCAP Composer Publisher.
Jon Hammond Band:
Joe Berger guitar
Tony Lakatos tenor sax
Giovanni Gulino drums
Jon Hammond XK-1 organ
Jon Hammond met CNET Technology Reporter Ina Fried on the waffle line, see Ina's article Here:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20002281-56.html?tag=smallCarouselArea.0

Also appearing a cameo by NOBUYUKI OKADA Bureau Chief THE NIKKEI Silicon Valley Bureau
Maggie Shiels Technology Reporter BBC
Robbie Bach Microsoft, Laura Dansingani Product Manager for Consumer Mobile Technology of Danger / PMX Division
John Harrobin senior vice president of digital media and marketing for Verizon Wireless
Derek Snyder, Senior Product Manager for KIN Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bolinas CA--Returning first time in 8 years to Smiley's Schooner Saloon and Hotel,

Jon Hammond Trio Saturday July 10, 2010 9PM

Jon Hammond - Hammond organ
www.jonhammondband.com
Jon Hammond Band YouTube Channel

Jon Otis - drums 
www.jonotis.com

Barry Finnerty - guitar 
http://www.barryfinnerty.com/

An evening of funky swingin' jazz and blues music at the historic Smiley's location

Smileys Schooner Saloon
41 Wharf Road
BolinasCA 94924

ph: 415-868-1311 


"The California Historical Society lists Smiley’s as one of only fourteen bars in the state to be in continuous existence for over 100 years. The saloon is believed to have been built in 1851 for the energetic young Captain Isaac Morgan. Captain Morgan arrived in Bolinas (or Jugville as it was known then) in 1849. Those were gold rush days, days of growth. Those were days when one gambled with one’s dreams and then watched them either shatter and splinter or be crafted and honed into realities."


The Music of The Late Rent Sessions

Jon Hammond: 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.
PERFORMING:  Solo in Hospitals, Nursing Homes regularly. Bandleader for annual overseas dates for over 20 years.
CURRENTLY:  Host of daily CBS Radio program HammondCast on KYOU
*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 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.


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://www.ourmedia.org/media/kin-microsoft-pmx-danger-phone-press-event-hammondcast-brought-you-jon-hammond

More Tech Talk from Jon Hammond on selected HammondCast broadcasts KYOU Radio, get the inside scoop from Mr. Hammond http://www.KYOURADIO.com

Member Local 6, Local 802 Musicians Union, ASCAP, Hammond Artist, HammondCast, KYOU Radio, Excelsior Accordion, XK-1, XK-3c, B3, Organ, Funk Soul Blues, Smiley's Schooner Saloon, Bolinas CA

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