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 has played professionally since age 12. Beginning as a solo accordionist, he later played Hammond B3 in a number of important San Francisco bands. His group HADES opened shows for Tower of Power, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Michael Bloomfield. Eddie Money and Barry Finnerty became musical associates. Moving east, he attended Berklee College of Music and played venues as diverse as Boston's "Combat Zone" during the '70's and the exclusive Wychmere Harbor Club in Cape Cod, where he was house organist and developed a lasting friendship with the legendary House Speaker Tip O'Neill. Today, in addition to recording and touring the world, Jon is host of his own influential TV show in New York City, which has had an impressive 23 seasons on the air.
LIVE AT BERNIES
HAMMOND, JON
BERNIES MUSIC LAND
Item Information
Artists Name:
HAMMOND, JON
Title:
LIVE AT BERNIES
Format:
CD
Label:
BERNIES MUSIC LAND
City Hall Catalog Number:
8940
UPC Product Code:
725543602527
List Price:
16.98
Musical Category:
JAZZ
Release Date:
7/20/2010
Additional Musical Category Notes:
Hammond B3 player Jon Hammond recorded live in November, 2009.
HammondCast 189
HammondCast 189 KYOU Radio Pt 1 & Pt 2 Radio Mix HEAD PHONE, KENNY BURRELL i.d., RAUL MIDON "Waited All My Life", "Next Generation, JON HAMMOND Band, "Mercy Mercy", "Wine and Roses" � JH INTL http://www.HammondCast.com 45 minutes
Clean Copy More Audio Music News Brought To You By Jon Hammond on CONVERSATIONS WITH HAROLD HUDSON CHANNER *Part ONE of 1 Hour Program, plus Harold's annual HOLIDAY SEASON PARTY PICS next day:
Harold's annual HOLIDAY SEASON PARTY PICS next day:
Harold is generous to have so many guests!
Music News Brought To You By Jon Hammond on CONVERSATIONS WITH HAROLD HUDSON CHANNER on MNNTV
Intelligent / Relevant Television Talk
Harold Channer is a talk-show host on public access television network Manhattan Neighborhood Network, or MNN. He is the longest-running producer for the network, having done over 2,200 interviews over 40 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Channer Harold Channer's Official Site:
In 1981 Jon Hammond 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 weekly show is now in it's 22nd year and has influenced the broadcasts of David Letterman and others. Billboard Magazine hailed Jon's show as "The Alternative to MTV". The Jon Hammond Show can be seen worldwide at various times streaming from www.mnn.org and on channels 56 and 108 in Manhattan. Media Personality: Host and narrator of his TV show, as well as co-host of numerous radio broadcasts, Jon has defined a musical and personal style that is unmistakeable. As Musical Director, Producer and Host of The Jon Hammond Show, Mr. Hammond formed a unique multi-media music group.
Harold Hudson Channer:
FORMER ACTIVITY: UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY
New York State University, New Paltz, New York 1968-71.
California State University, Long Beach, California 1967-68
Utah State University, Logan Utah, 1966-67
Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan, 1965-66
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois 1963-64
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (ABD) degree. Political and Economic Geography - Indiana University. Bloomington Indiana 1963
Master of Arts degree. Physical and Historical Geography - Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan - 1961
Bachelor of Arts degree. History and Geography, Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan 1959
HONORS: HAS BEEN LISTED IN THE FOLLOWING MARQUIS PUBLICATIONS:
To mark the 500th performance of the HAIR Musical Revival Show, they generously gave away 500
tickets to the 500 'early birds' such as myself, photo: standing on line 8AM for 10AM open
box office:
While I was standing on the line the CBS MoneyWatch field reporter Megan Jordan came walking up
the line with her camera man interviewing people on the line. http://moneywatch.bnet.com/about/?tag=header;utility
I told Megan about my audition for the first San Francisco cast of HAIR in 1968 when I had a lot
of hair. They told me, You look perfect...then they had me sing and it was over real fast!
Jon Hammond circa 1968 :
The sound for the show was excellent, the band is all top Local 802 Musicians Union musicians. I
checked out the audio mixing console during intermission
After the highly energetic show the cast comes right in to the audience
Sadly they just announced that they will be closing the show on June 27th after a highly
successful run of over 500 performances
*Note: Paula Abdul of American Idol was sitting nearby me in the Orchestra Section on this night.
The current Broadway production of “Hair,” which won the 2009Tony Award for best musical revival, will close on June 27, its producers said on Wednesday. “Hair” began turning a profit in August, after recouping its capitalization costs of $5.76 million"
Hammond shown here with Bernard Purdie and Jerry Jemmott backstage at HAIR
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Jon Hammond, Jerry Jemmott backstage at Hair Show L to R: Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Jon Hammond, Jerry Jemmott aka Gerald “Fingers” Jemmott backstage at Hair Show at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on Broadway NYC.
Jon Hammond says: Be sure and catch the HAIR Show while you can at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, the show is very relevant and the cast and musicians are top notch. USA Tour Dates TBA (to be announced) A strong anti-war statement, the 60's Spirit Lives onstage nightly at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Meet the Tribe http://www.hairbroadway.com/tribe
Peace, Anti-war, Local 802 Musicians Union, Bernard Purdie, Wilbur Bascomb, Jon Hammond, HammondCast, Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Galt MacDermot, Aquarius, Vietnam, Be-in, Rock Musical
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.
