Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Summer NAMM Show Nashville The Booth Sessions at Hammond Suzuki USA Stand 1012

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Summer NAMM Show Nashville The Booth Sessions at Hammond Suzuki USA Stand 1012 Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondSummerNAMMShowNashvilleTheBoothSessionsatHammondSuzukiUSAStand1012/ L to R: Joe Berger guitar, Jon Hammond Sk1 organ, Roland Barber trombone - at Hammond Suzuki USA booth #1012 - Summer NAMM Show This video is at the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - The Booth Sessions in Hammond Suzuki USA Booth #1012 "Lydia's Tune" by Jon Hammond (at the Sk1 Hammond organ) with Joe Berger guitar, special guest Roland Barber (trombone), thanks for sitting in with us Roland! http://www.HammondCast.com/ — with Roland Barber and Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center Youtube http://youtu.be/ESA-E3_yFtA Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/summer-namm-show-nashville-the-booth-sessions-at-hammond-suzuki-stand-1012-6617398 Vimeo http://vimeo.com/70492855 *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond first blast from 2013 annual music trade show just wrapped HD 1080p Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondSummerNAMMNashvilleWrapUpJonHammond Welcoming remarks at grand opening party were made by Joe Lamond President CEO of NAMM Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond's first blast after returning to Summer NAMM Show in the brand-new Music City Center convention facility Downtown Nashville. A taste from the grand opening party presented by NAMM President CEO Joe Lamond the night before July 10th with very special guest Billy Cox and The Band of Gypsys Tribute to Jimi Hendrix. On Day 1 of 3 day show, Jon Hammond solo organ performance on the NAMM Stage in the massive lobby of Music City Center Jon's song "Get Back in The Groove" with pictures of artist friends during intro of America The Beautiful, many great players attended and jammed including studio drummer Bernard Purdie reuniting with long time friends The Delgado Brothers jamming first thing 2nd morning on lobby stage on Delgados' song "Man Without A Plan" - images throughout this clip group shots with Delgado Family, Jon Hammond played first time with one of the great Barber Brothers - Roland Barber trombone along with Joe Berger guitar Special thanks to Rudd Lance for the excellent audio house mix at Hammond Suzuki USA booth, images of the beautifully designed Music City Center and so much more will be forthcoming in a few days, the event was a huge success, nonstop music was the theme of Summer NAMM 2013, a great way to break in the new Music City Center - and NAMM will return there next year, the perfect home for this annual music trade show event, see you again next year folks! http://www.namm.org/summer/2013 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151521235152102 Youtube http://youtu.be/xUf7gGxyjlc Vimeo http://vimeo.com/70316182

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Solo Organ Performance on NAMM Stage in the massive lobby of the new Nashville Music City Center http://www.namm.org/node/18761 2013 Summer NAMM Show - Performance: Jon Hammond NAMM Foundation SupportMusic — at Nashville Music City Center Summer NAMM Booth Performance with special guest Roland Barber - trombone, Joe Berger - guitar, Jon Hammond - Sk1 organ, Hammond Suzuki USA Booth number 1012 - Nashville Music City Center — with Joe Berger and Roland Barber at Nashville Music City Center Group Photo Time in Hammond Suzuki USA Booth number 1012 - L to R: Jennifer Landeros (with camera, Secretary of HSUSA), Joe Berger (unplugging gtr. to join photo opp.), Dr. Lonnie Smith, Yu Beniya Corporate Officer at Suzuki Musical Instruments, Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments makers of Hammond Organs, Gregory Gronowski Director Sales and Marketing introducing XK-1c at Hammond Suzuki USA. Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond - 2013 Summer NAMM Show Nashville Music City Center — with Joe Berger and 5 others at Nashville Music City Center Jon Hammond and Joe Berger duo performance at Warwick Booth number 1144 - 2013 Summer NAMM Nashville Tennessee — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center Joe Berger will now plug in his guitar and summon The Sound Police (our friend John) at the HIWATT Amps Booth - 2013 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - Jon Hammond *Note: I saw The WHO when they were playing walls of HIWATT Amps, one of the greatest rock shows I've ever seen in History! The WHO 1970 Berkeley Community Theatre Bill Graham Presents! — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center HiWatt - HamBerger - HiWatt USA Amps Team Justin Harrison, Mark Lodge, Simon Giles with Jon Hammond and Joe Berger - 2013 Summer NAMM Show Nashville - serious amps! I saw The WHO when they were playing HiWatt Amps at the Berkeley Community Theatre, totally awesome! — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center Bernard Purdie solo hit at TattleTale Security booth (Wireless Alarm Systems for Apartments, Small Business, Homes, and Dorms) - Day 2 of 2014 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - Jon Hammond — with Bernard Purdie and Bernard Purdie at Nashville Music City Center Now I can have a great Summer NAMM Day 2 that I've seen main man Dan! Dan Del Fiorentino and Jon Hammond in the new Nashville Music City Center - kicking off Day 2 Summer NAMM Show! — with Dan Del Fiorentino at Nashville Music City Center Jon Hammond here with The Delgado Brothers / Family/Band - incredible cats! *watch for the video with Bernard Purdie from this morning on the NAMM Acoustic Stage, will be forthcoming, really super to meet and hear you guys! - 2013 Summer NAMM Nashville — with The Delgado Brothers Band Rock n' Roll Power Shot - L to R: Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments, Billy Cox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Cox William "Billy" Cox (born October 18, 1941) is an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix.., Jon Hammond, Yu Beniya Corporate Officer at Suzuki Musical Instruments - Day 2 of 2013 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Music City Center — with Billy Cox (Hendrix) and Yu Beniya at Nashville Music City Center Power Shot - just after our session in Hammond Suzuki USA booth 1012 - L to R: Roland Barber (thanks for playing with us Roland, you sound superb on trombone!), Jon Hammond, Yu Beniya & Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments makers of Hammond Organs and Leslie Speakers and Joe Berger - Day 2 of 2013 Summer NAMM Show - Nashville Music City Center — with Joe Berger and 2 others at Nashville Music City Center Much more to come... Booth Session, Stand 1012, Summer NAMM, Roland Barber, Trombone, Jazz Organ, Sk1, XK-1c, Suzuki Musical Instruments, Jon Hammond, ASCAP, Local 802, Musicians Union, Nashville Tennessee

Monday, July 15, 2013

Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond first blast from 2013 annual music trade show just wrapped HD 1080p

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond first blast from 2013 annual music trade show just wrapped HD 1080p Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondSummerNAMMNashvilleWrapUpJonHammond Welcoming remarks at grand opening party were made by Joe Lamond President CEO of NAMM Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond's first blast after returning to Summer NAMM Show in the brand-new Music City Center convention facility Downtown Nashville. A taste from the grand opening party presented by NAMM President CEO Joe Lamond the night before July 10th with very special guest Billy Cox and The Band of Gypsys Tribute to Jimi Hendrix. On Day 1 of 3 day show, Jon Hammond solo organ performance on the NAMM Stage in the massive lobby of Music City Center Jon's song "Get Back in The Groove" with pictures of artist friends during intro of America The Beautiful, many great players attended and jammed including studio drummer Bernard Purdie reuniting with long time friends The Delgado Brothers jamming first thing 2nd morning on lobby stage on Delgados' song "Man Without A Plan" - images throughout this clip group shots with Delgado Family, Jon Hammond played first time with one of the great Barber Brothers - Roland Barber trombone along with Joe Berger guitar at Hammond Suzuki USA booth, images of the beautifully designed Music City Center and so much more will be forthcoming in a few days, the event was a huge success, nonstop music was the theme of Summer NAMM 2013, a great way to break in the new Music City Center - and NAMM will return there next year, the perfect home for this annual music trade show event, see you again next year folks! http://www.namm.org/summer/2013 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151521235152102 Youtube http://youtu.be/xUf7gGxyjlc Vimeo http://vimeo.com/70316182

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Solo Organ Performance on NAMM Stage in the massive lobby of the new Nashville Music City Center http://www.namm.org/node/18761 2013 Summer NAMM Show - Performance: Jon Hammond NAMM Foundation SupportMusic — at Nashville Music City Center Summer NAMM Booth Performance with special guest Roland Barber - trombone, Joe Berger - guitar, Jon Hammond - Sk1 organ, Hammond Suzuki USA Booth number 1012 - Nashville Music City Center — with Joe Berger and Roland Barber at Nashville Music City Center Group Photo Time in Hammond Suzuki USA Booth number 1012 - L to R: Jennifer Landeros (with camera, Secretary of HSUSA), Joe Berger (unplugging gtr. to join photo opp.), Dr. Lonnie Smith, Yu Beniya Corporate Officer at Suzuki Musical Instruments, Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments makers of Hammond Organs, Gregory Gronowski Director Sales and Marketing introducing XK-1c at Hammond Suzuki USA. Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond - 2013 Summer NAMM Show Nashville Music City Center — with Joe Berger and 5 others at Nashville Music City Center Jon Hammond and Joe Berger duo performance at Warwick Booth number 1144 - 2013 Summer NAMM Nashville Tennessee — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center Joe Berger will now plug in his guitar and summon The Sound Police (our friend John) at the HIWATT Amps Booth - 2013 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - Jon Hammond *Note: I saw The WHO when they were playing walls of HIWATT Amps, one of the greatest rock shows I've ever seen in History! The WHO 1970 Berkeley Community Theatre Bill Graham Presents! — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center HiWatt - HamBerger - HiWatt USA Amps Team Justin Harrison, Mark Lodge, Simon Giles with Jon Hammond and Joe Berger - 2013 Summer NAMM Show Nashville - serious amps! I saw The WHO when they were playing HiWatt Amps at the Berkeley Community Theatre, totally awesome! — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center Bernard Purdie solo hit at TattleTale Security booth (Wireless Alarm Systems for Apartments, Small Business, Homes, and Dorms) - Day 2 of 2014 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - Jon Hammond — with Bernard Purdie and Bernard Purdie at Nashville Music City Center Now I can have a great Summer NAMM Day 2 that I've seen main man Dan! Dan Del Fiorentino and Jon Hammond in the new Nashville Music City Center - kicking off Day 2 Summer NAMM Show! — with Dan Del Fiorentino at Nashville Music City Center Jon Hammond here with The Delgado Brothers / Family/Band - incredible cats! *watch for the video with Bernard Purdie from this morning on the NAMM Acoustic Stage, will be forthcoming, really super to meet and hear you guys! - 2013 Summer NAMM Nashville — with The Delgado Brothers Band Rock n' Roll Power Shot - L to R: Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments, Billy Cox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Cox William "Billy" Cox (born October 18, 1941) is an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix.., Jon Hammond, Yu Beniya Corporate Officer at Suzuki Musical Instruments - Day 2 of 2013 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Music City Center — with Billy Cox (Hendrix) and Yu Beniya at Nashville Music City Center Power Shot - just after our session in Hammond Suzuki USA booth 1012 - L to R: Roland Barber (thanks for playing with us Roland, you sound superb on trombone!), Jon Hammond, Yu Beniya & Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments makers of Hammond Organs and Leslie Speakers and Joe Berger - Day 2 of 2013 Summer NAMM Show - Nashville Music City Center — with Joe Berger and 2 others at Nashville Music City Center Much more to come... Summer NAMM Show, Nashville Music City Center, Jon Hammond, Wrap Up, Rock, Soul, Jazz, Blues, XK-1c, Sk1, Organ, AFM, Local 802, Musicians Union, Bernard Purdie, Warwick Amps, Joe Lamond

Saturday, July 06, 2013

Boeing 777 Airliner Crash SFO! Breaking News from Jon Hammond on-the-scene

Airliner Crash SFO! Breaking News from Jon Hammond on-the-scene *Images from Jon Hammond just 30 minutes ago: 2 deaths / fatalities just reported now sadly folks - Jon Hammond Airliner Crash SFO! Breaking News from Jon Hammond on-the-scene: Flight 214 Asiana Airlines arriving SFO from SEL has crashed - I shot this photo from West Field of SFO near US Post Office facility and Catering - heavy smoke - aircraft separated at tail - amazing the Captain managed to get it in and on to tarmac as I'm hearing it was in trouble on the way in. Many passengers seen leaving aircraft - information still sketchy, this report just came in 3 minutes ago - I shot this photo 20-30 minutes ago - JH *Note: I first heard 191 passengers onboard - now I just heard from an employee - 291 passengers and crew - JH http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2013/07/06/airline-crash-san-francisco/2495099/ FAA: Asiana Airlines flight crash lands at San Francisco airport William M. Welch, USA TODAY 3:48 p.m. EDT July 6, 2013 An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul crashed on landing at San Francisco's airport Saturday, the Federal Aviation Authority confirmed. It was not immediately known if there were casualties. Initial images from the scene showed smoke billowing from the plane and emergency exits open from the plane's fuselage. The plane was a Boeing 777, FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said. It crashed on runway 28L at San Francisco International Airport, he said. Laura Brown, spokeswoman for the FAA in Washington, said Asiana Flight 214 from Seoul was attempting to land at San Francisco International Airport when it crashed. "All we know is that a foreign airline, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 arriving from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing,'' she said. "That's all I've got right now. A video clip posted to Youtube showed smoke coming from a silver-colored jet on the tarmac. Passengers could be seen jumping down the inflatable emergency slides. Images showed the the body of the plane largely intact but with severe fire damage. The tail of the airplane was separated from the aircraft. The crash is the first major commercial jet to crash in the United States since a November 2001 crash in New York. The airline is based in Seoul, South Korea. Its website says its Boeing 777 can carry between 246 to 300 passengers. — at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Airline Crash, Asiana Airlines, Jetliner, SFO, Jon Hammond, On the scene, Fire, Smoke, San Francisco, International, Airport, tail section

Friday, July 05, 2013

HammondCast Audio with Preview NDR SESSIONS Projekt Jon Hammond Journal July 5 2013

*LISTEN TO THE AUDIO HERE: HammondCast Audio with Preview NDR SESSIONS Projekt Jon Hammond Journal July 5 2013 Jon's Archive http://archive.org/details/HammondCast_25 Jon Hammond and Chris Cortez in KCSM 91.1 FM Studio HammondCast from organist accordionist Jon Hammond, broadcasting from San Francisco with Clifford Brown Jr. & Chris Cortez talking about Jon's music and fresh new tracks from Jon's forthcoming record: "NDR SESSIONS Projekt" with saxophonist LUTZ BUCHNER, trombonist JOE GALLARDO, drummer HEINZ LICHIUS and JON HAMMOND on the new Hammond XK-3 organ/bass recorded in NDR Radio's Studo 1 with NDR Engineer RUDY GROSSER at the controls. Selections include "Satin Doll", Jon's composition "Payphone Johnny", "Polka Dots and Moonbeams", "No X-Cess Baggage Blues" and news of JON HAMMOND Band NDR SESSIONS Projekt Behind The Beat http://behindthebeat.com/2006/05/jon-hammond-the-ndr-sessions-projekt/ Jon Hammond’s "The NDR Sessions Projekt" brings the soulful jazz organist back to Hamburg to record a collection of standards and originals featuring Lutz Buchner on saxophones, Joe Gallardo on trombone and Heinz Lichius on drums. Recorded in one of Germany’s best studios, the quartet present rich, heartfelt perfomances and infuse the music with a fresh and vibrant sound. Hammond announces new XK-1C portable organ - Jon Hammond http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/hammond-announces-new-xk-1c-portable-organ/152093 Hammond USA Director of Sales and Marketing Gregg Gregory Gronowski says: "The Xk-1c's diminuitive size is shocking when compared to its massive tone, but one touch of the traditional waterfall keyboard tells the truth that the Xk-1c is the real deal, not a clone or imitation, but a genuine Hammond Organ, worthy of the name and the legacy of nearly 80 years." There goes some new Hammond organs to the bottom of the ocean folks - http://www.seatrade-global.com/news/asia/mol-appoints-lr-to-determine-cause-of-mol-comfort-accident.html - Jon Hammond By Lee Hong Liang from Singapore Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has appointed classification society Lloyd's Register (LR) as a technical consultant to determine the cause of the accident involving containership MOL Comfort... Big 4th O' July Sale Going on Right Now at IKEA Folks!! Jon Hammond - *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Summer NAMM Nashville Coming Soon In July for now Winter NAMM Revisited Jon Hammond Band Jon's Archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondNAMMHammondSummitShowLateRentJonHammondBandinHiltonAnaheim Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/namm-hilton-hammond-summit-show-late-rent-jon-hammond-band-6518180 Youtube http://youtu.be/BOqqIxm_F30 Very special performance on first ever Hammond night in Hilton Hotel Lobby at Winter NAMM 2013 presented by Hammond Suzuki USA "Sound Soul Summit" "The Ultimate All-Star Jam" MC Scott May introduces Jon Hammond Band to play their theme song "Late Rent" after a very cool pre-show party Meet and Greet with a who's who of Hammond organists. Donny Baldwin drums (from Jefferson Starship & Lydia Pense & Cold Blood), Alex Budman tenor saxophone Joe Berger guitar Jon Hammond New B-3 Portable organ Sound mix by Denny Mack Special thanks Hammond Suzuki USA and Suzuki Musical Instruments Team NAMM = National Association of Music Merchants http://www.jonhammondband.com Summer NAMM Nashville, Next Month, July, Hammond organ, Blues, Jazz, Soul Music, B3mk2, Sk1, Local 802, Musicians Union, ASCAP, Suzuki Musical Instruments, Highlights The NAMM Photographs by Lawrence Gay of Hammond Summit HammondCast *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: NAMM Hammond Summit Show Late Rent Jon Hammond Band in Hilton Anaheim http://archive.org/details/JonHammondNAMMHammondSummitShowLateRentJonHammondBandinHiltonAnaheim/ Very special performance on first ever Hammond night in Hilton Hotel Lobby at Winter NAMM 2013 presented by Hammond Suzuki USA "Sound Soul Summit" "The Ultimate All-Star Jam" MC Scott May introduces Jon Hammond Band to play their theme song "Late Rent" after a very cool pre-show party Meet and Greet with a who's who of Hammond organists. Donny Baldwin drums (from Jefferson Starship & Lydia Pense & Cold Blood), Alex Budman tenor saxophone Joe Berger guitar Jon Hammond New B-3 Portable organ Sound mix by Denny Mack Special thanks Hammond Suzuki USA and Suzuki Musical Instruments Team NAMM = National Association of Music Merchants http://www.jonhammondband.com NAMM Hilton Sound Soul Summit Jon Hammond Band Late Rent Jazz Funk Soul Blues Youtube http://youtu.be/BOqqIxm_F30 Vimeo http://vimeo.com/58479347 *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Head Phone 2013 by Jon Hammond HD 1080p Jon's Archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondHeadPhone2013byJonHammond/ Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZeSXqt9-3w Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/head-phone-2013-by-jon-hammond-6591842 Jon Hammond original funk composition "Head Phone" performed at Jon Hammond's annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt, kicking off the 2013 Musikmesse the night before with many special friends in the house - this cut from the 2nd set, Joe Lamond President & CEO of NAMM in the house with the NAMM Team and friends from all over the world, P.Mauriat Saxophones Team from Taipei Taiwan and Poland - Bernie of Bernies Music Land Australia - Japan, Hungary, USA, France - like a United Nations convention with a giant chocolate chocolate birthday cake! Celebrating 27 years Musikmesse and 60 years old birthday boy Jon Hammond at the organ with Tony Lakatos tenor saxophone, Totó Giovanni Gulino drums, Joe Berger guitar - special thanks to Thomas Eich for the super TecAmp bass rig with specially designed dual 12" Neodymium speaker cabinet and TecAmp head powering Jon's Sk1 Hammond organ - Jazzkeller Frankfurt Team, Messe Frankfurt - and the wonderful article with JH interview in Journal Frankfurt by Detlef Kinsler *in Deutsch: http://www.journal-frankfurt.de/journal_news/Kultur-9/My-home-away-from-home-Jon-Hammond-zum-27-Mal-auf-der-Musikmesse-18308.html?src=funkyjazz&id&rewrite_titel Kultur - JOURNAL FRANKFURTAlle NachrichtenKulturMy home away from home: on Hammond zum 27. Mal auf der Musikmesse Nomen est omen. Der Mann heißt Hammond und spielt eine Hammond. Der Organist aus New York freut sich auf Frankfurt und lädt zur Musikmesse Warm Up Party am 9.4. in den Jazzkeller ein. JOURNAL FRANKFURT: Was war für Sie zuerst da - die Frankfurter Musikmesse oder Auftritte im Jazzkeller? Jon Hammond: Die Musikmesse. Ich kam 1987 zum ersten Mal nach Frankfurt, zusammen mit Joe Berger, der auf der Messe für Engl Amplifiers spielte. Wir flogen mit der Lufthansa ein und teilten uns ein Zimmer im berühmten Prinz Otto Hotel am Hauptbahnhof. Schon in der ersten Nacht stellte mir Joe den großen John Entwistle, den Bassisten von The Who vor. Es wurde eine lange Nacht, in der wir Cognac tranken und Erdnüsse knabberten in eiern Suite des Marriott Hotels. Ich habe Joe bei einer Session mit John und Ringo Starrs Sohn Zak Starkey im Dorian Grey Club gefilmt bei einer Soundcheck Party. In den ersten paar Jahren spielte ich nicht oft live weil ich noch keine transportierbare Hammond Orgel hatte vor 1991 als ich den Prototyp einer XB-2 Hammond Orgel bekam mit der ich dann um die Welt reiste. Hauptsächliche dokumenierte ich aber die Messe für meine Cable TV Show in New York, die inzwischen im 29. Jahr als The Jon Hammond Show -- Music, Travel and Soft News präsentiert. Die harten Nachrichten überlasse ich CNN und den großen Networks (lacht). Vom ersten Jahr an fühlten wir uns der Musikmesse eng verbunden, haben seitdem eine tolle Zeit hier, kommen jedes Jahr wieder bis wir kleine, alte Männer sind. Das Jazzkeller-Konzert am Vorabend der Musikmesse ist zu einer netten Tradition geworden - wie kam es dazu, was bedeutet es Ihnen und wir werden Sie dieses Jahr diesen Abend im Jazzkeller zelebrieren? Ab 1991 lernte ich mehr und mehr Musikmesse-Menschen kennen und die mich und auch einiges von meiner Musik. Einige von ihnen ermunterten mich, doch auch für Auftritte nach Deutschland zu kommen weil es hier doch ein Interesse an Hammond-Orgel-Groove-Music gab. Mit der schon erwähnten, kleinen, kompakten aber sehr kraftvollen Orgel war das alles möglich. Zudem machte ich in New York gerade eine schwere Zeit durch, mein Vater war gestorben und ich hatte das Gefühl, einige Veränderungen könnten meinem Leben gut tun. Also kam ich nach Frankfurt mit meiner XB-2, allerdings mit einem Rückflugticket falls etwas schief gehen würde. Ich rief viele Musiker an, ließ sie wissen, ich bin jetzt da, lasst uns zusammen spielen. Das war für mich der Anfang einer langen, sehr speziellen Beziehung, vor allem zum Frankfurter Publikum nach ersten kleinen erfolgen im Jazzkeller und einer kurzen Auftritt im Hessen Report im Fernsehen. Beatrix Rief verdanke ich dieses "lucky light on me", eine tolle Erfahrung. Seitdem nenne ich Frankfurt "My Good Luck City" und im Jazzkeller begann auch alles für mich als Musiker. Deshalb liegt mir der Club auch so nah am Herzen, deshalb hatte ich auch die Idee, meine "Musikmesse Warm Up Party" dort zu realisieren, immer in der Nacht bevor die Messe startet was zu einer schönen Tradition wurde. Im ersten Jahr, in dem ich dann auch ein wenig Sponsoring von Philip Morris bekam, konnte ich damit einige Flugtickets für befreundete Musik bezahlen. Darüber war ich sehr glücklich. Dabei rauche ich selbst gar nicht. Wie würden Sie Ihr persönliches Verhältnis zu Deutschland und Frankfurt beschrieben? Lassen Sie es mich so sagen: ich liebe Frankfurt und die Frankfurter waren immer gut zu mir in all den Jahren. Ich könnte ein ganzes Buch über die Zeit schreiben, in der ich in Bornheim wohnte und Nacht für Nacht in der alten Jazzkneipe in der Berliner Straße auftrat. Das war der Treffpunkt, wo auch die Musiker der HR Bigband hinkamen und es gab eine generöse Chefin in der kleinen Kneipe. Auch Regine Dobberschütz und Eugen Hahn im Jazzkeller waren wahre Jazzengel für mich, die mir so vieles ermöglichten in der Zeit. Wir konnten auch in den Studios von AFN Radio spielen, waren die einzigen Musiker, die das - mit einer Sondergenehmigung des US Militärs - durften. Für ein wenig Promotion für die Musikmesse. Wir nannten das Programm für die AFN "Profile TV "-Show "Sound Police". Wir hatten viel Spaß. Kein Wunder also, dass ich Frankfurt als my home away from home begreife und ich mich jedes Mal wieder freue zur Musikmesse zu reisen, in diesem Jahr übrigens zum 27. Mal in Folge. Und ich bin diesmal besonders aufgeregt, heim nach Frankfurt zu kommen weil ich gerade 60 Jahre alt geworden bin. Wer wird in diesem Jahr zum Gelingen des Konzertes mit teils komponierter, teils improvisierter Musik, so nehme ich an, beitragen und was für einen Sound wird die Band präsentieren? Ich habe etwa 90% der Kompositionen geschrieben, die wir spielen werden. Es ist die Musik, die man auch in meiner New Yorker TV-Show hören kann und die mich mehrmals um die Welt getragen hat. Meinen Stil nenne ich "Swinging Funky Jazz and Blues" und featurert die ganz wunderbaren Solisten in meine Band: Tony Lakatos, den großen ungarischen Tenorsaxophonisten, der auch Mitglied in der hr Bigband ist, dann meinen alten Freund Giovanni Gulino, diesen tollen Schlagzeuger, der schon für fast alle Großen der Szene getrommelt hat. Ich liebe diese Jungs. Als Gitarrist ist mein alten Freund und Kollege Joe Berger dabei, den man auch als The Berger-Meister kennt. Auf diese Formation bin ich wirklich stolz. Werden Sie im Jazzkeller wieder eine Hammond Orgel spielen? Ja, sicher, das neueste Modell, eine Sk1, die exakt so klingt wie die legendäre B3. Ich liebe sie. Und sie wiegt nur noch sieben Kilo (Anm. des Autors: Das Original, ein echtes Möbel mit viel Holz, mussten immer zwei Menschen mit viel Muskelkraft die Treppen rauf und runter hieven), ein deutliches Indiz, dass wir in der Zukunft angekommen sind. Da stecken viele Jahre Forschung und Entwicklung drin, auch Bühnenerprobungen. Ich ziehe den Hut vor den Ingenieuren von Suzuki, ein unverwüstliches Instrument erschaffen zu haben. Und das unterziehe ich jetzt einen echten Härttest (lacht). 27. März 2013 Interview: Detlef Kinsler Web: http://www.HammondCast.com/ ALL RIGHTS JON HAMMOND International / ASCAP Dailymotion Motionmaker http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1055wa_head-phone-2013-by-jon-hammond-hd-1080p_music#.UZ4cEetAv6w Detlef Kinsler (Journal Frankfurt / Frankfurter Rundschau) and Jon Hammond in Jazzkeller Frankfurt Super Jenny Jennifer Schiele and Jon Hammond - Chocolate Chocolate Cake Action Joe Lamond President & CEO of NAMM and Michael Falkenstein Leader of Hammond Deutschland - Chocolate Chocolate Cake Action Jon Hammond Hammond Suzuki Artist and Tony Lakatos P.Mauriat Saxophones Artist 2013 Musikmesse *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: P.Mauriat Booth Jam FMS 2013 Day 3 Jazz and Blues Session Hall 4.1 E71 HD 1080p Jon's Archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondP.MauriatBoothJamFMS2013Day3JazzandBluesSession P.Mauriat Saxophones & Trumpets Booth Jazz and Blues Jam Session Frankfurt Musikmesse Day 3 with Jon Hammond at the organ with P.Mauriat Artists and Friends including (P.Mauriat Artists): Reiner Witzel alto saxophone, Klaus Wangorsch trumpet, André de Laat tenor sax (Friends) Mike Smith alto saxophone, Genzo Okabe alto sax - special thanks / dankeschön to Thomas Eich for TecAmp bass amp saved the day (again) Thanks Thomas! P.Mauriat founder Alex Mingmann Hsieh - very honored by my friend's presence (shown in 2nd song) Mr. Kim Myung Hyun from Seoul Koria and P.Mauriat International Team Agnieszka Obrebska, David Kornusov, Yu Yang Lin aka Neo, Eric Hsu, Messe Frankfurt - Go For The Sound P Mauriat HQ! - JH Day 2 LINK http://www.pmauriatmusic.com/en/news/4-events-news/265-p-mauriat-jazz-jam Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU8kRe-SdX0 MOL Comfort, Hammond organs, Bottom of the Sea, XK-1c, Sk-1, Summer NAMM, Musikmesse, Nashville, Jazz, Blues, Musicians Union, Local 802