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HammondCast 21, broadcasting from San Francisco California, organist/composer & bandleader JON HAMMOND playing fresh new tracks from recent record date in NDR Radio Hamburg "NDR SESSIONS" with new breakout original composition: "Pay Phone Johnny", and classics: "Our Day Will Come", "Blues in the Night" and Hammond's long-time theme song as intro/outro: "Late Rent". Special thanks to musicians: LUTZ BUCHNER (saxophones), JOE GALLARDO (trombone), HEINZ LICHIUS (drums) and Co-Producer: KNUT BENZNER, and NDR Radio Engineer: RUDY GROSSER. This record date was recorded in the famous Studio 1 of NDR Radio in Hamburg Germany. Hammond talks about meeting Robin Williams and flying to New York City to attend IAJE Jazz Educators event.
Hofheim am Taunus -- Lee Oskar harmonica and Jon Hammond organ in Jazzkeller-Hofheim
Lee returned to play with us recently at annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party - Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erm1jEvuN0Y
Jon Hammond's Annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt
"White Onions" by Jon Hammond, special guest Lee Oskar harmonica,
Tony Lakatos tenor saxophone, Giovanni Gulino drums, Joe Berger guitar,
Jon Hammond at Sk1 Hammond organ / bass
special thanks Thomas Eich TecAmp - 2 x 12" Neodymium Speakers with TecAmp power amp on my organ
http://www.jonhammondband.com/ — at Jazzkeller Hofheim
Hamburg - Harburg -- Newspaper article with art
drawing of actual Jon Hammond gig by great artist Michael August of Harburg aka ILLUSTRATORP
Hamilton Bermuda onboard m.v. Horizon Cruise Ship -- Jon Hammond and Joe Berger aka Ham-Berger on special inaugural press cruise aboard Horizon for Celebrity Cruises
as seen on The Jon Hammond Show TV Show — with Joe Berger in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Special Thanks to Captain Korres and Amy Curtis of Hill and Knowlton
Mountain View California Shoreline Amphitheatre -- Main Man Mick Brigden clearing the way for the 14th annual Mardi Gras Parade at NOBB aka New Orleans By The Bay Food and Music Festival.
I had the pleasure and honor of playing on this program 3 consecutive years for Mick and Bill Graham Presents - Jon Hammond — at Shoreline Amphitheatre At Mountain View.
New York NY 165 W.48th St. Alex Accordions -- Pasquale Ficocecco and Carlo Greco master Luthier and Accordion Repairmen working with my long-time friend Alex Carroza - Jon Hammond -
Carlo in NAMM Oral History Library
http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/carlo-greco
thanks to Dan Del Fiorentino: Carlo Greco is known throughout the world as one of the premier guitar luthiers. Yet, when you meet him, he is a very humble man who brushes off compliments with a smile. After a long association as chief designer for Guild Guitars, Carlo joined his dear friend, Alex Carozza, in New York’s top repair shop, Alex Music, on 48th Street. Carlo has created some of the world’s most-loved string instruments and has an equal reputation as a repairman of world-class guitars. — at Alex Musical Instruments
New York NY 48th Street Music Row -- Alex Accordions Team - Juan and the newest accordion repair apprentice, these guys are awesome! Jon Hammond — at Alex Musical Instruments
Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport -- The Best Airport Pickup Ever - Marat Garipov, Igor Butman's manager met us there with poster for the concerts we came to play. Thanks for the wonderful pickup Marat!
Jon Hammond — at Sheremetyevo International Airport: Terminal D
Frankfurt Germany -- Jon Hammond back in Frankfurt for Musikmesse Frankfurt 26th consecutive year
Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKI42G_CLeQ
Jon Hammond's 59th Birthday Party Musikmesse Warm Up Finale Song
Jon Hammond Band celebrating 26 consecutive years Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt on Jon's 59th birthday,
finale song Over The Rainbow
Tony Lakatos tenor saxophone, Giovanni Gulino drums, Joe Berger guitar,
Jon Hammond at Sk1 Hammond organ / bass
special thanks Thomas Eich TecAmp - 2 x 12" Neodymium Speakers with TecAmp power amp
Fort Mason San Francisco California -- Main Man J. Tony Serra the great criminal defense attorney at book release party - Jon Hammond
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Serra
J. Tony Serra is an American civil rights lawyer, activist and tax resister from San Francisco.
He was the subject of the 1989 movie True Believer about a Chinatown (San Francisco) murder case in which he won an acquittal for Chol Soo Lee, the defendant. He also successfully defended Black Panther leader Huey Newton in a murder trial and represented individuals from groups as diverse and politically charged as the White Panthers, Hells Angels, Earth First!, and New World Liberation Front (NWLF). Some of these individuals include Brownie Mary, Dennis Peron, Hooty Croy, Ellie Nesler, and Symbionese Liberation Army members Sara Jane Olson, Russell Little and Michael Bortin. Serra, in 2004, won an acquittal during a retrial on murder charges for co-defendant Rick Tabish in the death of casino mogul Ted Binion.
Serra won the Trial Lawyer of the Year award] in 2003 (by the organization Trial Lawyers for Public Justice), for his successful litigation of Judi Bari against the FBI.[2]
Serra has taken a vow of poverty and is known for living a frugal lifestyle and driving a run-down car.[3] All income from his cases is distributed to other lawyers except for a very small portion that he uses to pay rent and gas.[citation needed] All of his clothes (including suits, briefcases, shoes etc.) are bought secondhand.[4]
Serra has been in trouble with the law several times for failure to pay income taxes. He refused to pay taxes in protest of the War in Iraq, based on his conviction that the Bush administration was leading the country in the wrong direction and that he would therefore not contribute any money to fund what he saw as Bush's corrupt politics.[citation needed] On July 29, 2005, he was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison, to be served at Lompoc, and ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution for a misdemeanor conviction of willful failure to pay taxes.[5] Serra was released from the federal camp in Lompoc, California, in mid February 2007, reporting immediately to a San Francisco halfway house. He was released from federal custody, and the halfway house, on March 13, 2007, after serving out his sentence [1]. Along with three other attorneys, Serra filed a class-action lawsuit seeking minimum wages for himself and other inmates, citing slave wages as unconstitutional.
Family
Tony has two younger brothers, Richard Serra, a prominent sculptor, and Rudy Serra, also a noted artist.[7] Richard paid for the college educations of Tony's five children.
Huey Newton
Black Panthers
White Panthers
Russell Little, Symbionese Liberation Army
New World Liberation Front
Hell's Angels
Chol Soo Lee
Hooty Croy
Brownie Mary
Ellie Nesler
Bear Lincoln
Sara Jane Olson a.k.a. Kathleen Soliah, Symbionese Liberation Army
Judi Barry and Darryl Cherney v. FBI;
Michael Bortin, Symbionese Liberation Army
Rick Tabish, Las Vegas Binion Case
Rod Coranado, ELF
BALCO, Barry Bonds' trainer Greg Anderson
[edit]Awards
Runner up, "Best Lawyer in America," American Lawyer magazine, 1982
Drug Policy Foundation Achievement in the Field of Law, 1992
Boalt Hall "Alumnus of the Year, 1993;
Charles Garry Award, 1994;
ACLU Benjamin Dreyfus Civil Liberties Award, 1997;
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 2000, "Ten Best Criminal Defense Attorneys of the Century;"
McFetridge-American Inn of court,Co-Awardee "2003 Trial Lawyer of the Year";
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice,"Certificate of Honor, December 1, 2005;"
Criminal Trial Lawyers Association of Northern California,"2005 Gideon Equal Justice Award;"
2008 NORML Lester Grinspoon Award,"For Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Marijuana Law Reform"
[edit]Book
In October 2010, a biography of Serra, Lust for Justice: The Radical Life & Law of J. Tony Serra, written by courtroom artist Paulette Frankl with a foreword by criminal defense attorney Gerry Spence, was released. — with Tony Serra at Fort Mason
Melbourne Australia -- Organist Jon Hammond at the new Digital B3 'portable' organ daily at AIMS
- Australian International Music Show for Bernies Music Land the biggest Hammond dealer in Australia — at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Melbourne Australia -- Craig Douglass of Bernies Music Land / Musico Team enjoying the sunset over Melbourne Convention Center there for AIMS
- Australian International Music Show - Jon Hammond — at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Berkeley California KRE Radio -- Phil Lerza R.I.P. taking photo of Carter B. Smith - Phil was CBS Radio Chief Engineer and Carter B. Smith broadcasting legend R.I.P. - there at my Hammond organ on the stand and CHRS President Steve Kushman to the left -
California Historical Radio Society "Radio Day By The Bay" - Jon Hammond — with Phil Lerza
Shanghai China Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel -- Jon Hammond at the organ on the bandstand with main man Danny Woody drums/Musical Director
- Danny appeared there nightly in the Jazz Bar on Mezz. Level for 10 years — with Danny Woody at The Portman Ritz Carlton Shanghai China
New York NY -- My 1959 Hammond B3 Organ - I keep it by the door for easy in-and-outzky, Jon Hammond — at New York City
San Francisco California -- Record Release Party Concert in the old original Tower Records Store on Columbus St. in North Beach San Francisco - Jon Hammond Trio played the music from the album "Hammond's Bolero" Carlos Santana was in the house and many old friends, some no longer with us unfortunately - JH
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7171551
Hammond's Bolero songs This is Jon Hammond's inspired all-original trio album played with the intensity of a live performance. Hammond's Bolero album It features great saxophone work by Alex Budman and the sophisticated funky sound of Ronnie Smith, Jr. on drums. Accordion and guitar embellish severa
Personnel: Jon Hammond (accordion, organ, keyboards); Joe Berger (guitar); Alex Budman (saxophone); Edward Smith Jr. II (drums). — at Tower Records North Beach San Francisco
Saarbruecken Germany -- 1991 Jon Hammond gig in "John's Place"
On the border of France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saarbrücken
"In 1815 Saarbrücken came under Prussian control, and for two periods in the 20th century (1919–35 and 1945–57) it was part of the Saar territory under French administration. For this reason, coupled with its proximity to the French border, it retains a certain French influence." — in Saarbrücken, Saarland
Frankfurt Germany -- Solo Piano - Robert Hutya in Jazz-Kneipe Frankfurt, that's where I met Robert years ago, we played there many times for Regina - 5 hours from 22UHR (10PM) - 3 in the morning
- Jon Hammond — with Robert Hutya at Berlinerstrasse 70 Frankfurt
Professor Klaus Maier, Michael Falkenstein, and the great jazz saxophonist / pianist / teacher Jo Mikovich - also Akio Yono from Suzuki Japan and Akio's daughter - JH
— with Michael Falkenstein and 2 others at Setzingen-Ulm Germany
Port Everglades Florida -- Dr. Sergei Khrushchev son of Nikita Khrushchev, author Khrushchev on Khrushchev – An Inside Account of the Man and His Era, by His Son, Sergei Khrushchev, edited and translated by William Taubman, photo by Jon Hammond aboard m.v. Olympic Voyager inauguration Port Canaveral FL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Khrushchev
Sergei Nikitich Khrushchev (Russian: Серге́й Ники́тич Хрущёв, born in 1935), son of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, now resides in the United States where he is a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Dr. Khrushchev holds several advanced engineering degrees. From the Ukrainian Academy of Science, he earned his Soviet doctoral degree, and he earned a Ph.D. from the Moscow Technical University. In addition, he earned an M.A. degree with distinction from the Moscow Electric Power Institute. He also holds an "occasional" professorship at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, meaning he is not a full-time professor (though he was for some time), but does teach there fairly often.
Prior to emigrating from the Soviet Union to the United States in 1991, Dr. Khrushchev worked in various high-level engineering positions. From 1968 to 1991, he served at the Control Computer Institute in Moscow, where he rose from section head to first deputy director in charge of research. From the years 1958 to 1968, Dr. Khrushchev worked as an engineer, then later as a deputy section head in charge of guidance systems for missile and space design. In this capacity, he worked on cruise missiles for submarine craft, military and research spacecraft, moon vehicles, and the "Proton" space booster.
He often speaks to American audiences to share his memories of the "other" side of the Cold War. Sergei serves as an advisor to the Cold War Museum.
On July 12, 1999, he and his wife, Valentina, became naturalized citizens of the United States. Sergei's son from a previous marriage, Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, a Russian journalist, died on February 22, 2007, aged 47, from a stroke. — with Sergei Khrushchev at Port Canaveral, Florida
Paris France Saint-Germain-Des-Prés -- Jon Hammond photo circa 1981 girl driving Renault Alpine taken on Boulevard Saint-Germain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Alpine
Alpine (French pronunciation: [alpin]) was a French manufacturer of racing and sports cars that used rear-mounted Renault engines.
Jean Rédélé (1922 - 2007), the founder of Alpine, was originally a Dieppe garage proprietor, who...See More — at Boulevard Saint-Germain
Paris France -- Jon Hammond photo of Grateful Dead keyboardist Brent Mydland R.I.P. at the Hammond organ Oct 17, 1981 at The Hippodrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Mydland
Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was the fourth keyboardist to play for the American rock band the Grateful Dead. He was with the band for eleven years, longer than any other keyboardist. — with Brent Mydland at Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes
Paris France -- The 28 year-old Jon Hammond having dinner on first trip to Europe in year 1981 on Rue de Seine in Saint-Germain-Des-Prés
- the first time I ever tried eating rabbit! — at Rue de Seine
Frankfurt Germany -- The Day Jerry Garcia Died August 9, 1995 - there's the headline on the USA Today paper I bought on my organ I was pushing to a gig down on by the Zeil in Frankfurt Germany - very sad news coming in to me there in Germany before my gig - Jon Hammond
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Garcia
"Later in life, Garcia was sometimes ill because of his unstable weight, and in 1986 went into a diabetic coma that nearly cost him his life. Although his overall health improved somewhat after that, he also struggled with heroin and cocaine addictions,[3][4] and was staying in a California drug rehabilitation facility when he died of a heart attack in August 1995"
Birth name Jerome John Garcia
Born August 1, 1942
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died August 9, 1995 (aged 53)
Forest Knolls, California, U.S. — with Jerry Garcia at Frankfurt
Prague Czech Republic -- Jon Hammond playing at the famous Agharta Prague Jazz Festival
- History:
in 1992
Oregon, John Patitucci Band, John McLaughlin Trio, Betty Carter, Charlie Haden Quartet West
in 1993
Jack DeJohnette Special Edition, Pat Metheny Secret Story Tour, The Brecker Brothers, John Abercrombie Trio, Lyle Mays Quartet
in 1994
Vitous / Garbarek / Moreira, Chick Corea Electric Band II, YellowJackets, Noa, Michel Petrucciani Trio, Charles Lloyd Quartet
in 1995
Pat Metheny Group, Ray Brown Trio, Mike Stern Band, Wynton Marsalis & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Clarke / Di Meola / Ponty, Joshua Redman Quartet *, Spyro Gyra *, Wayne Shorter Septet *, Courtney Pine *, Christian McBride *
in 1996
Candy Dulfer Funky Stuff *, Trilok Gurtu, Ray Brown Trio feat. Art Farmer, Maceo Parker, John Scofield Trio, Bill Evans Group, McCoy Tyner Trio feat. Michael Brecker, Bob Berg Quartet, Pee Wee Ellis Assembly, Flora Purim & Airto Moreira Fourth World, Barbara Thompson, Groove Collective *, Roy Hargrove Quintet *, YellowJackets *, Maceo Parker * (2nd show), David Sanchez *, Tania Maria *
in 1997
Mark Whitfield Quartet, Billy Cobham Paradox, Allan Holdsworth Group, Maceo Parker, Courtney Pine, Rachel Z, Roney Wallace Quintet, Groove Collective, Mike Stern Band, Diana Krall Trio, Lee Ritenour, Jungle Funk, Courtney Pine * (2nd show), Ray Brown Trio *, Al DiMeola Project *, Peter Erskine Trio *, Candy Dulfer & Funky Stuff *, Urbanator, Maceo Parker - Happy Funky Christmas Tour
in 1998
Bill Evans & Push, Hiram Bullock Group, Jungle Funk *, James Morrison Quartet, Diana Krall Trio, Pat Metheny Group, John Scofield Band, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Mike Mainieri, Maceo Parker, Branford Marsalis, Charles Lloyd, Scott Henderson, Georgie Fame & Blue Flames, Wynton Marsalis & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, David Sanborn, Maceo Parker (2nd show), Jungle Funk (2nd show)
in 1999
Hiram Bullock Group, Steve Smith "Vital Information", Scott Henderson / Garry Willis "Tribal Tech", Kyle Eastwood Quintet, Bill Evans & Push, YellowJackets, Maceo Parker, Steps Ahead, Fred Wesley`s Jazz-Funk Explosion, Tommy Smith, Bill Bruford`s Earthworks, Jim Beard Band, Grand Slam, The Brand New Heavies **, Michael Brecker Band, Candy Dulfer & Funky Stuff
in 2000
Mike Stern Band, Victor Bailey Group, Dave Weckl Band, Count Basic, Maceo Parker, Hiram Bullock Group, Jan Garbarek Group, John Scofield Group, Tower Of Power, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Billy Cobham, Front Page, Brian Auger, Greg Osby, Dave Liebman, Vinx
in 2001
Andy Summers Trio, David Fiuczynski Jazzpunk, SBB, Eric Truffaz Band, Scott Henderson Blues Band, Ray Brown Trio, The Caribbean Jazz Project, Maceo Parker, The Tweeters (Katche, Miller, Palladino), Victor Bailey Band, Candy Dulfer & Funky Stuff, Laco Deczi Cellula New York, Andy Summers Trio (2nd show), Hiram Bullock Group, Maceo Parker (2nd show)
in 2002
Marcus Miller, The New Dave Weckl Band, Tribal Tech, Mike Stern Group, Laco Deczi & Cellula New York, Vienna Art Orchestra, Alberto Marsico, Pat Metheny Group, Joe Zawinul Syndicate, John Scofield Band, Bill Evans & The Soul Insiders, Eric Truffaz Ladyland Quartet, Dean Brown Band, Maceo Parker, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Kenny Garrett Quartet, Patricia Barber, Vinx
in 2003
Lucky Peterson, Branford Marsalis, Scott Henderson Blues Band, David Sanchez, Maceo Parker, Laco Deczi, Hiram Bullock, Fred Wesley, Chris Potter, Erik Truffaz Quartet, Richard Bona, Mike Stern
in 2004
Billy Cobham & Culture Mix, Maceo Parker, Al Di Meola World Sinfonia, Dave Weckl Band, John Scofield Band, Dave Fiuczynski Screaming Headless Torsos, Laco Deczi & Cellula New York, Hiram Bullock Group, Manu Katché Tendances, Incognito, Mike Stern Band, Esbjörn Svensson Trio
in 2005
Malia, Steve Khan Trio, Scott Henderson Blues Band, Walter Fishbacher Trio, Bill Evans Band, Erik Truffaz Ladyland Quartet, Pat Metheny Group, David Sanchez Group, Hiram Bullock Group, Bill Stewart Trio, Charlie Hunter Trio, Maceo Parker, Kaltenecker Trio, Nils Landgren Funk Unit, John Scofield Trio, Richard Bona Group
in 2006
E.S.T., Frank Gambale Natural High Trio, Mino Cinelu & The Flame And Co Trio, Viktoria Tolstoy, Mike Stern Group, Allan Holdsworth / Alan Pasqua Group, Dave Weckl Group, Papa Grows Funk, Eric Marienthal Band, Mark Egan Trio, Groove Collective, Kaltenecker Trio, Richard Bona Group, Madfinger, Matt Marshak, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ulf Wakenius, Biréli Lagrene Gipsy Project
in 2007
Headhunters, Scott Henderson Blues Band, Fred Wesley & JB´s, Michael Landau, Victor Bailey & Lenny White, Mike Stern Band, Victor Wooten, US3, Spyro Gyra, Richard Bona, Richard Galliano / Gary Burton, Marcus Miller, Kaltenecker Trio, Marc Ducret Trio, Maceo Parker, E.S.T.
in 2008
YellowJackets, Chris Minh Doky, Steve Smith & Vital Information, Allan Holdsworth Band, Michael Landau Group, Mike Stern Band, Maceo Parker, Stanley Clarke & Marcus Miller & Victor Wooten, Candy Dulfer, The Bad Plus, Al Jarreau, Anna Maria Jopek, Lee Ritenour, John Scofield & Piety Street Band
in 2009
Richard Bona-Steve Gadd-Sylvain Luc, Leni Stern , Steve Lukather, JOJO Mayer, Poogie Bell Band, Lenny White Present Tense, AMC Trio feat. Ulf Vakenius, George Duke Band, Richard Bona Group, Steve Gadd & Friends, Soul Jazz Orchestra, Joe Lovano feat. Esperanza Spalding, Anat Cohen Quartet, Tuck & Patti, Jana Koubková (65th anniversary)
in 2010
Courtney Pine, Scott Henderson, Oz Noy Trio, Bozzio/Holdsworth/Levin/Mastelotto, John Scofield, George Duke Band, Mike Stern Band, Bob Mintzer Quartet, Pat Metheny Group, JoJo Mayer & Nerve, Scott Kinsey Group, Dr Lonnie Smith Trio, Marcus Miller - TUTU Revisited, Michael Landau Group, Christian Scott, Mezzoforte
in 2011
Steve Lukather Band, Maceo Parker, Mike Stern Band, Dean Brown Trio, Richard Bona Group, Victor Wooten & JD Blair, Soft Machine, Jack DeJohnette Group, Kenny Garrett, Billy Cobham Band, Dan Berglund & Tonbruket, Cachet Fusion feat. Sonny Emory, Victor Bailey Group, Roy Haynes "Fountain Of Youth Band", Yellowjackets, Jeff Lorber Fusion
in 2012
Alain Caron Group, Larry Graham Central Station, Magnus Öström, Oregon, Ernie Watts Quartet, Marcus Miller Band, Scott Henderson Trio, 3 Cohens, The Trio of OZ feat. Rachel Z & Omar Hakim — at AghaRTA Jazz Centrum, Prague
San Francisco California -- Jon Hammond with super hero The Honorable Terence Hallinan on the occasion of Terence's Birthday -
I bought a silver tuxedo just for this special occasion and played with my 5 piece band, many SF glitterati were in attendance including: Mayor Willie Brown, Nancy Pelosi and all of the Hallinan Family, great party! at Rasellas Jazz Club — with Terence Hallinan at Rasselas Jazz Club
Frankfurt Germany -- Rolling my Hammond organ in to the Hotel Apollo at same time The Deutsche Bundespost man rolls in with the mail on Münchener Str. 44 - Jon Hammond
San Francisco California Fillmore Auditorium -- Stanley Mouse the great psychedelic poster artist signing a poster for me - Jon Hammond at re-opening party for The Fillmore some years ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Mouse
Stanley George Miller (born October 10, 1940), better known as Mouse and Stanley Mouse, is an American artist, notable for his 1960s psychedelic rock concert poster designs and Grateful Dead album cover art.
Born in Fresno, California,Miller grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He was given the nickname Mouse as a ninth grader. He was expelled from Mackenzie High School in 1956 for mischievously repainting the facade at The Box, a popular restaurant across the street from Mackenzie.[2] Following his junior year at nearby Cooley High School, Mouse completed his formal education at Detroit's Society of Arts and Crafts.
By 1958, Mouse had become fascinated by the Weirdo Hot Rod art movement that had begun in California a decade earlier. Having developed skills using an airbrush he began painting t-shirts at custom car shows. There he met and worked with Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, the leading exponent of Weirdo Hot Rod art. Mouse was also strongly influenced by the art of Rick Griffin, with whom he would later collaborate on posters and album covers. In 1959, Mouse and his family founded Mouse Studios, a mail-order company, which sold his products. In 1964, he was invited to help in the design of Monogram automobile model kits using the "monster" cartoon characters he had developed to compete with Roth's "Rat Fink" character.
Psychedelic posters
In 1965. Mouse travelled to San Francisco, California with a group of art school friends. Settling initially in Oakland, Mouse met Alton Kelley. Kelley, a self-taught artist, had recently arrived from Virginia City, Nevada, where he had joined a group of hippies who called themselves the Red Dog Saloon gang. Upon arrival in San Francisco Kelley and other veterans of the gang renamed themselves The Family Dog, and began producing rock music dances. In 1966, when Chet Helms assumed leadership of the group and began promoting the dances at the Avalon Ballroom, Mouse and Kelley began working together to produce posters for the events. Later the pair also produced posters for promoter Bill Graham and for other events in the psychedelic community.
In 1967, Miller collaborated with artists Kelley, Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso and Wes Wilson to create the Berkeley Bonaparte Distribution Agency.[3] Miller and Kelley also worked together as lead artists at Mouse Studios and The Monster Company - producing album cover art for the bands Journey and Grateful Dead. The Monster Company also developed a profitable line of hot rod memorabilia.
The psychedelic posters Mouse and Kelley produced were heavily influenced by Art Nouveau graphics, particularly the works of Alphonse Mucha and Edmund Joseph Sullivan. Material associated with psychedelics, such as Zig-Zag rolling papers, were also referenced. Producing posters advertising for such musical groups as Big Brother and the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Grateful Dead led to meeting the musicians and making contacts that were later to prove fruitful.
Later career
Grateful Dead album cover.
In 1968, Helms and Graham began turning to other artists for their poster work, and Mouse's career languished. After brief periods in London and Massachusetts, he moved to Toronto where he ran a Yorkville waterbed store called The Waterbed Gallery—with the walls featuring his artwork. Mouse returned to California to live in Marin County near Kelley. The pair resumed their partnership in 1971, producing commercial artwork related to the Grateful Dead and later Journey. The pair are credited with creating the skeleton and roses image that became the Grateful Dead's archetypal iconography, and Journey's wings and beetles that appeared on their album covers from 1977 to 1980. Mouse and Kelley continued to work together on rock memorabilia until 1980.
In 1989, Mouse illustrated the cover of The Grateful Dead Family Album, a photographic music reference book written by Jerilyn Lee Brandelius.
Mouse continued to produce album cover art and other music-related graphics through the 1980s. Early in the decade, he moved to New Mexico where he began producing fine art in a variety of media. In 1993, Mouse required a liver transplant, which the Grateful Dead raised money to pay for. In 1999, he contributed a portrait of Skip Spence to the tribute album, More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album, being a collection of cover versions of songs by the co-founder of Moby Grape performed by such artists as Beck, Tom Waits and Robert Plant.
Mouse's eyeball character as seen in the movie treatment "Excuse My Dust", which he unsuccessfully tried to sell in 1998.
Stanley Mouse filled a lawsuit against the film Monsters Inc. in 2002, alleging that the characters of Mike and Sulley were based on drawings of Excuse My Dust had tried to sell to Hollywood in 1998.[4] A Disney spokeswoman responded that only the characters in Monsters, Inc were "developed independently by the Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures creative teams, and do not infringe on anyone's copyrights".[5]
Mouse now lives in Sonoma County, California where he continues to paint. Rockin' Roses Gallery in Healdsburg, California features Stanley's art along with other artists such as Grace Slick, Mickey Hart, Jerry Garcia, Bill and Adrianna Weber and Bob Siedemann. The gallery features the iconic rock posters of the sixties in San Francisco, creations of Mouse and Alton Kelley and also Mouse’s more recent works in oils.
Mouse, Stanley; Alton Kelley, Walter Madeiros (1992). Freehand: The Art of Stanley Mouse. Snow Lion Graphics/SLG Books — with Stanley Mouse at The Fillmore
Mountain View California -- 2 of the 3 years' laminates from when I played in The Shoreline Amphitheatre
- for Bill Graham Presents New Orleans by The Bay Food and Music Festival - Jon Hammond — at Shoreline Amphitheatre At Mountain View
Frankfurt Germany -- Thomas Eich TecAmp / THC-Amplification and Jon Hammond
at Musikmesse Frankfurt
Frankfurt Germany -- 3 Suzuki Hammond Peas In A Pod:
Jon Hammond, Howard Johnson (Hammond Suzuki UK), Bernie Capicchiano (Bernies Music Land Australia)
at Musikmesse Frankfurt
Frankfurt Germany -- 3 Peas In a Pod: Heinz Lichius, Jon Hammond, Norbert Hilbich - Musikmesse Frankfurt
— at Musikmesse Frankfurt
San Francisco Intercontinental Hotel -- Berklee College of Music Alum gathering with Jeanine Cowen, Stephen Croes, Peter Gordon, Dr. Lewis T. “Rusty” Williams, - Jon Hammond '74 — with Jeanine Cowen
at InterContinental San Francisco
New York NY 48th Street Music Row -- The Last CLOSEOUT at Manny's of choice guitars when it was still Manny's Music Store at 156 West 48th Street before it changed to Sam Ash - Jon Hammond
— at Manny's Music
Osaka Japan -- Port of Osaka Sunset - Jon Hammond
— at The Port of Osaka
Mountain View California -- My own fully-stocked and Air Conditioned dressing room at Shoreline Amphitheater right next to Taj Mahal's dressing room who I was opening for - thank you Bill Graham Presents Hospitality Team! Jon Hammond — with Jon Hammond Band, Jon Hammond Organ Group and Taj Mahal
at Shoreline Amphitheatre At Mountain View
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Bill Graham Presents, NDR Hamburg, Lee Oskar, Suzuki, Jon Hammond, Osaka, Sam Ash, Manny's, Alex Accordions, B3 organ
Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell (born July 31, 1931)[1] is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is grounded in bebop and blues; he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians
Burrell was born in Detroit, Michigan to a musical family and began playing guitar at the age of 12. His influences as a guitar player include Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, and Wes Montgomery. While a student at Wayne State University, he made his debut recording as a member of Dizzy Gillespie's sextet in 1951, later he recorded the "Ground Round" single at Fortune Records in Detroit. He toured with Oscar Peterson after graduating in 1955 and then moved to New York City in 1956.[1]
A consummate sideman, Burrell recorded with a wide range of prominent musicians. He also led his own groups since 1951 and recorded many well received albums.[1]
In the 1970s he began leading seminars about music, particularly Duke Ellington's. A highly popular performer, he has won several jazz polls in Japan and the United Kingdom as well as the United States.
He has recorded about 106 albums, including Midnight Blue (1963), Blue Lights, Guitar Forms, Sunup To Sundown (1990), Soft Winds (1993), Then Along Came Kenny (1993), and Lotus Blossom (1995).
In 2001, Burrell performed "C Jam Blues" with Medeski, Martin & Wood for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album Red Hot + Indigo, a tribute to Duke Ellington, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease.
As of 1996, Burrell has served as Director of Jazz Studies at UCLA, mentoring such notable alumni as Gretchen Parlato and Kalil Wilson.[2] Burrell teaches a course titled "Ellingtonia", examining the life and accomplishments of Duke Ellington.
Discography:
As leader
Introducing Kenny Burrell (Blue Note, 1956)
Kenny Burrell Volume 2 (Blue Note, 1956)
Swingin' (Blue Note, 1956)
All Night Long (Prestige, 1956)
All Day Long (Prestige, 1957)
Earthy (Prestige, 1957)
Kenny Burrell (Prestige, 1957)
2 Guitars (Prestige, 1957) - with Jimmy Raney
K. B. Blues (Blue Note, 1957)
Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane (Prestige, 1958) - with John Coltrane
Blue Lights Volume 1 (Blue Note, 1958)
Blue Lights Volume 2 (Blue Note, 1958)
On View at the Five Spot Cafe (Blue Note, 1959)
A Night at the Vanguard (Argo, 1959)
Weaver of Dreams (Columbia, 1960-61)
Bluesin' Around (Columbia, 1961-62 [1983])
Bluesy Burrell (Moodsville, 1962)
Midnight Blue (Blue Note, 1963)
Crash! (Prestige, 1963) - with Jack McDuff
Lotsa Bossa Nova! (Kapp, 1963)
Blue Bash! (Verve, 1963) - with Jimmy Smith
Travelin' Light (Prestige, 1964) - with Shirley Scott
Soul Call (Prestige, 1964)
Freedom (Blue Note, 1963-64 [1980])
Guitar Forms (Verve, 1965)
The Tender Gender (Cadet, 1966)
Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (Cadet, 1966)
A Generation Ago Today (Verve, 1966-67)
Ode to 52nd Street (Cadet, 1967)
Blues - The Common Ground (Verve, 1967-68)
Night Song (Verve, 1968-69)
Asphalt Canyon Suite (Verve, 1969)
God Bless the Child (CTI, 1971)
'Round Midnight (Fantasy, 1972)
Both Feet On the Ground (Fantasy, 1973)
Up the Street, Round the Corner, Down the Block (Fantasy, 1974)
Ellington Is Forever (Fantasy, 1975–77)
When Lights Are Low (1978)
Moon and Sand (1979)
Generation (Blue Note, 1986)
Pieces of Blue and the Blues (Blue Note, 1988)
Guiding Spirit (Contemporary, 1989)
Sunup to Sundown (Contemporary, 1991)
Lotus Blossom (Concord, 1995)
Love is the Answer, featuring The Boys Choir of Harlem (Concord Concerto, 1998)
*12-15-78 (32 Jazz, 1999)
Introducing Kenny Burrell: The First Blue Note Sessions (2000)
Lucky So and So (Concord Jazz, 2001)
75th Birthday Bash Live! (Blue Note, 2007)
Be Yourself: Live at Dizzy's (Highnote, 2010)
[edit]As sideman
Jazzmen of Detroit with Tommy Flanagan, Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke (1956; Savoy Records)
With Bill Evans
Quintessence (1972)
With Paul Chambers
Whims of Chambers (1956)
Bass on Top (1957)
With Terry Gibbs
Take It from Me (Impulse!, 1964)
With Dizzy Gillespie
Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy, 1951-52 [1976])
With Eddie Harris
Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (Columbia, 1964)
With Johnny Hartman
I Just Dropped by to Say Hello (Impulse!, 1964)
With Milt Jackson
Bags & Flutes (Atlantic, 1957)
Bean Bags with Coleman Hawkins (Atlantic, 1958)
Vibrations (Atlantic, 1960–61)
Much in Common with Ray Brown (Verve, 1964)
With John Jenkins
John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (Blue Note, 1957)
With Thad Jones
Detroit-New York Junction (Blue Note, 1956)
With Wynton Kelly
Piano (Riverside, 1958)
Comin' in the Back Door (Verve, 1963)
It's All Right! (Verve, 1964)
With Yusef Lateef
The Blue Yusef Lateef (Atlantic, 1968)
With Hubert Laws
Laws' Cause (Atlantic, 1968)
With Ike Quebec
Soul Samba (Blue Note, 1962)
With Freddie Roach
Down to Earth (Blue Note, 1962)
Mo' Greens Please (Blue Note, 1963)
With Sonny Rollins
Alfie (Impulse! 1966)
With Charlie Rouse
Bossa Nova Bacchanal (Blue Note, 1962)
With Lalo Schifrin
Once a Thief and Other Themes (Verve, 1965)
With Jimmy Smith
House Party (Blue Note, 1957)
Softly as a Summer Breeze (Blue Note, 1958)
Home Cookin' (Blue Note, 1958–59)
Midnight Special (Blue Note, 1961)
Back at the Chicken Shack (Blue Note, 1963)
With Stanley Turrentine
Jubilee Shout!!! (Blue Note, 1962)
Hustlin' (Blue Note, 1964)
The Sugar Man (CTI, 1971)
With Kai Winding
More (Theme from Mondo Cane) (Verve, 1963)
Oakland California -- Jon Hammond at annual Oakland Art & Soul Festival chillin' by the main stage checking out Oleta Adams and Lalah Hathaway's sets - excellent! JH
Oakland California -- Did anyone catch the name of Lalah Hathaway's drummer this afternoon at Oakland Art & Soul Festival? - Jon Hammond — at Annual Oakland Art & Soul Festival
Oakland California -- Oleta Adams seen here onstage with her husband - John Cushon at Oakland Art & Soul August 5, 2012 - Jon Hammond *Excellent!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleta_Adams
Oleta Adams (born May 4, 1953, Seattle, Washington) is an American soul, jazz, and gospel singer and pianist.
Adams was born the daughter of a preacher and was raised with gospel music. In her youth her family moved to Yakima, Washington, which is sometimes shown as her place of birth.
Before gaining her opportunity to perform, Adams faced a great deal of rejection. In the 1970s, she moved to Los Angeles, California where she recorded a demo tape. However, many music executives were exclusively interested in disco music rather than Adams' preferred style.
With the advice of her singing coach, Lee Farrell, Adams moved to Kansas City where she did a variety of local gigs. Adams started her career in the early 1980s with two self-financed albums which had limited success.
[edit]Collaboration with Tears For Fears
In 1985, Adams was discovered by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, founders of the English band Tears for Fears, while performing in a hotel bar in Kansas City, Missouri whilst they were on a US tour. They chatted with Adams after her performance, and two years later they contacted her to invite her to join their band as a singer on their next album, The Seeds of Love.[1]
In 1989, the album was released and the single "Woman In Chains" — sung as a duet by Adams and Orzabal and with Phil Collins on drums — became her first hit. Adams embarked on a world tour with Tears For Fears in 1990, performing by herself as the supporting artist at the start of each show, and remaining onstage throughout the Tears For Fears set where she would provide piano and vocals.
[edit]1990s
Following her work with Tears For Fears, Adams was offered a recording contract by their label Fontana Records and restarted her solo career in 1990, assisted by Orzabal who co-produced her new album, Circle of One. The album received much critical acclaim and (after a slow start) eventually peaked at no.1 in the UK in 1991 when she scored her biggest hit to date with her Grammy nominated cover of Brenda Russell's "Get Here". The song was popular during the 1991 Gulf War[2][3] as families of deployed troops in the region embraced the tune as a theme song.[3][4] 1991 also saw Adams contribute to the Elton John/Bernie Taupin tribute album, Two Rooms, on which appeared her version of John's 1974 hit "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me". Adams' version became another top 40 hit in the UK.
Her next album, Evolution (1993), was also a commercial success, making the UK top 10. It also featured her self-penned adult contemporary single "Window of Hope". Her 1995 release, Moving On, saw Adams move more in the direction of R&B, and she also reunited with Roland Orzabal for the duet "Me and my Big Ideas" on the Tears For Fears album Raoul and the Kings of Spain the same year. Two years later she released the Christian themed album Come Walk with Me.
In 1998, she toured as a guest vocalist on Phil Collins's Big Band Jazz Tour.
[edit]2000s
In 2001, Adams released her sixth album, All The Love, a return to an R&B/Adult contemporary sound. The album was re-released in 2004 in Germany with a different title I Can't Live a Day without You.
In 2004, Adams reunited with Tears for Fears once again as she made a surprise guest appearance onstage at their Kansas City concert, performing "Woman in Chains".
Adams released her first Christmas album on 3 October 2006, entitled Christmas Time with Oleta.[5]
A new secular album entitled Let's Stay Here, was released on April 21, 2009, by E1 Music.
[edit]Personal life
In 1994, Adams married drummer John Cushon at a United Methodist church in Kansas City, where they both teach Sunday School. They met in 1980 while working on a demo tape for Adams.[6] Adams stated that she never had a passion to get married but on January 17, 1994 she and Cushon were involved in the Los Angeles earthquake. Adams referred to this as a sign from God that she was ready to get married. — with Oleta Adams
Oakland California -- Concert Interpreter Man Translating Concert For Those Who Can't Hear - he did an excellent job! Jon Hammond *ASL=American Sign Language at Oakland Art & Soul Festival - JH — at Annual Oakland Art & Soul Festival
Oakland California -- Lady Photographer at work at Art & Soul Festival - Jon Hammond *not very tall but shooting the big lenses - JH — at Annual Oakland Art & Soul Festival
Oakland California -- Lalah Hathaway onstage at Oakland Art & Soul August 5, 2012 - Jon Hammond *Excellent! - Very little introduction of the band musicians, they were all top-shelf and very funky players. - JH
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalah_Hathaway
Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway (born December 16, 1968)[1] best known as Lalah Hathaway referred to as the First Daughter of Soul, is a contemporary R&B and jazz singer. She is the daughter of soul singer Donny Hathaway and a classically trained vocalist. In 1990, Lalah Hathaway released a self-titled album. The album's first single was "Heaven Knows", produced by Derek Bramble. The follow-up single was "Baby Don't Cry" produced by Angela Winbush.
In 1991, Hathaway released her extended play, Night & Day in Japan. A Moment was released in 1994, debuting at #34 on the Top R&B albums chart. The lead single "Let Me Love You" charted on the Hot R&B charts at #37. In 1999, Lalah Hathaway collaborated with Joe Sample and released her third album The Song Lives On. After a five year hiatus, Hathaway returned with her fourth album Outrun the Sky. The single "Forever, For Always, For Love" peaked #1 on the Hot Adult R&B Airplay.
In 2007, Hathaway signed to Stax Records and in 2008 released her fifth album Self Portrait. It was released on June 3, 2008 in the United States, debuted at #63 on the Billboard's Hot 200 and reached the top ten on the Top R&B albums chart, making this album, Hathaway's most successful album to date. She received a Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammy Award nomination for "That Was Then".
Lalah Hathaway was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 16, 1968. Hathaway is the daughter of Donny Hathaway, an R&B and soul singer, and Eulaulah Hathaway, an accomplished musician. In 1979, Hathaway lost her father, Donny Hathaway at the age of ten. His body did not have any indication of struggle, and the glass from the window in Hathaway's room had been removed; investigators determined Hathaway had committed suicide.
The Chicago native first put pen to paper, "with the music," as a 10th grader. In 1989, Hathaway signed to Virgin Records and released her first song "Inside the Beat", which was released as a promo single. Later, as a student at Berklee College of Music, she recorded her self-titled debut in 1990.
[edit]Recording career
Lalah Hathaway and A Moment (1990-1995)
In 1990, Lalah Hathaway released her self-titled debut album. The album debuted at #191 on the Billboard Hot 200 and #18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.[2] The album's lead single Heaven Knows became a top ten single peaking at #3 on the Hot R&B charts. The album's second single "Baby Don't Cry" only charted at #18 on the Hot R&B charts. The follow-up single "I'm Coming Back" was less successful, possibly due to the lack of a music video. The album's final single "Something" debuted at #21 on the Hot R&B charts. In 1991, Hathaway released an EP entitled Night & Day. The EP was only released in Japan but the single "Night & Day" was released in America. "Night & Day"' debuted at #110 on the Hot R&B charts. In 1992, Hathaway appeared on Grover Washington's album "Next Exit". The song, "Love Like This", which featured vocals from Lalah Hathaway, was chosen to be the lead single off the album. The single charted at #31 on the Hot R&B charts.
In 1994, Hathaway followed up her success with her second album, A Moment, which debuted at #34 on the Top R&B albums chart and #23 on the Heatseekers chart.[2] The release of her second album saw Hathaway embracing an even more progressive sound as producer Brian Alexander Morgan was enlisted for her upbeat lead single "Let Me Love You", which debuted at the #37 on the Hot R&B charts. Later that year, the songs "Separate Ways" and "Family Affair" were released as singles, although neither charted. The album did not sell as well as her first release and eventually Hathaway left Virgin.
[edit]The Song Lives On (1998-2000)
She continued working with many other established artists, including Take 6, Mary J. Blige, The Winans, and Marcus Miller, writing, producing and doing background vocals. In 1999, Hathaway joined GRP Records and collaborated with jazz legend Joe Sample on the album The Song Lives On. The Song Lives On, topped the jazz charts at #2.[2] The album became Hathaway's second debut on the Billboard's Hot 200 and later charted on Top R&B album chart.[2] The single "When Your Life Was Low" charted only on the Hot R&B charts at #118. The album's second single "Fever" failed to chart.
The Song Lives On went on to become one of Hathaway and Joe Sample's most successful album to chart. In response to the album's success, Hathaway and Sample were honored with Billboard/BET On Jazz Award for "Mainstream Jazz Album".[3]
[edit]Outrun the Sky (2003-2006)
In 2003, Lalah Hathaway appeared alongside Sanctuary, Pyramid, Mesa, and Blue Moon Records. In 2004, Hathaway released a cover version of Luther Vandross's song "Forever, For Always, For Love". The song later appeared on the all-star tribute album "Forever, For Always, For Luther" and on Hathaway's fourth album Outrun the Sky. The song was released the lead single and peaked #1 on the Adult R&B charts. Forever, For Always, For Love became Hathaway's first single to chart on the Billboard's Hot 100, charting at #112 and #37 on the Hot R&B charts. Hathaway's first solo album in five years featured production from Rex Rideout, Mike City, and Chris Parks.[4] The album's second single "Better and Better" peaked #121 on the Hot R&B charts.
Also in 2004, Hathaway was featured on Donald Lawrence's debut solo album I Speak Life as a lead vocalist on "Don't Forget to Remember". In 2005, Hathaway was seen on the international Daughters of Soul tour along with Sandra St. Victor, Nona Hendryx, Indira Khan, Simone, and Joyce Kennedy.[5] Continuing her forays into the gospel realm, she could be found on Israel and New Breed's 2006 Chr*stmas album A Timeless Chr*stmas, which also featured Marcus Miller.
[edit]Stax and Self Portrait (2007-2009)
The recently re-launched Stax Records label had announced signing Hathaway. Hathaway stated, "The foundation of soul music is rooted in Stax Records. Working with Maurice White on the Interpretations project was more than special to me. There is no higher compliment than to be signed to a label whose music is timeless. I'm proud to carry the torch that will continue to bring quality soul music to a new audience."[6]
Her first release from Stax was the single "Love's Holiday," from the Earth, Wind & Fire tribute album Interpretations.[7] In April 2008, Hathaway released her lead single Let Go, which debut at #51 on the Hot R&B charts and #16 on the Hot Adult R&B charts. In June 2008, Hathaway's debut for Stax Records, Self Portrait was released. Collaborating again with producer Rex Rideout on much of the album and working with such artists as Rahsaan Patterson and Sandra St. Victor, Self Portrait became her most successful album to date, debuting at #6 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #63 on the Billboard's Hot 200. The album sold over 9,400 copies in the first week.[2][8]
After the release of Self Portrait, Hathaway went on tour, which began in July 2008.[9] The Self Portrait Tour was singer Lalah Hathaway's second solo concert tour, intended to showcase songs from her debut solo album, Self Portrait. The concert tour contained ten tour dates in American and collection of songs from her previous albums, Lalah Hathaway and Outrun the Sky, and few songs from her present album, Self Portrait. The tour only reached America. In late 2008, "That Was Then" was released as the album's second single. The single debut at #105 on the Hot R&B charts and #32 on the Hot Adult R&B Airplay.[10]
In November 2008, Hathaway joined Will Downing and Gerald Albright for the Soulful Chr*stmas Tour. The tour, which kicked off on November 28 at the Detroit Opera House, appeared in the places of Washington, D.C., Memphis, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Atlanta.[11] In January 2009, Hathaway appeared on BETJ in an interview and performed before an audience. Lalah Hathaway continued to support the album and she is currently schedule to perform at the Capital Jazz Festival in Columbia, MD, Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, LA, and Circle of Promise, which took place in July 2009.[12] In December, 2009 she won the Song of the Year award in the SoulTracks Readers' Choice Award for her duet with DC singer Eric Roberson, "Dealing."[13]
Where It All Begins (2011)
On August 14, 2011, Lalah Hathaway took to her Twitter account to release a free download of "If You Want To,"[14] the debut single from her sixth studio album Where It All Begins releasing October 18, 2011.[15]
Musical style and image
Music and voice
Hathaway, an alto and contralto, has always been identified as the eldest daughter of her father Donny Hathaway. Hathaway's longest singing note held for 17 seconds in the performance of "Forever, For Always, For Love". In many reviews, Lalah is often compared to her father and reviewed to be continuing his vocal style. Lalah has often been criticized[who?] for not covering any of her father's songs, although she has appeared on others' recorded covers, such as Take 6's rendition of "Someday We'll All Be Free". Singer Natalie Cole actually stated that Lalah should herself cover at least one song, however, Hathaway replied with statement that she feels she doesn't need to. Hathaway also mentioned during the recording process of her fifth studio album, that she doesn't want to fit into the music industry's current music. Lalah stated, "I don't necessarily want to fit into what’s happening now, but I want to stand with it, doing my own thing. I would really love it if people need the record. I put a lot of myself into this album, so I hope people can hear me and understand who I am."[16]
Although she has created a space for herself, it's not surprising that Hathaway remains connected to her late father and his classic sound. Lalah Hathaway stated "I am his daughter and that’s the truth of who I am, every day. When I was 15, and then, 20, I didn’t get why people were asking me how I felt about him and his music. But when I turned 25, I began to understand. Like my father, I want to leave a legacy of music that makes people really feel something, whether it be happiness, sadness, grief or heartache. I also want them to appreciate my humor which I know can be difficult to interpret in a song."[16]
[edit]Songwriting and producing
Between album projects, Hathaway, who has recorded collaborations with Marcus Miller, Meshell Ndegéocello, and Mary J. Blige, keeps her creativity nourished by taking to the global stage and contributing her voice to Daughters of Soul Tour, a musical mélange founded by comrade Sandra St. Victor, and featuring Nona Hendryx, Joyce Kennedy as well as Indira and Simone, daughters of Chaka Khan and Nina Simone.[16]
While it might seem that "On Your Own" from Self Portrait, which re-teams her with Rex Rideout and Rahsaan Patterson, is inspired by a past heartbreak, in fact, the idea for the song came to her in a dream. While Lalah Hathaway is often known for singing down tempo songs, during the period of 2004 and 2008, Hathaway has done mid-tempo songs such as "Let Go", "Let Me Love You", and "Better and Better". Keeping in step with the theme of her family, Hathaway often journeys back to her childhood with "Little Girl", which she co-produced with Rex Rideout, Rahsaan Patterson, and Sandra St. Victor.[16]
Stage
On stage, Hathaway performs the songs longer than the album version with new arrangements. In concert, the stage mainly consists of Lalah Hathaway, the back-up singers, and the band. Often at audience's request, the vocals would be turned higher than band. Hathaway's band would often consist of a keyboardist, guitarist, bassist, and drummer. Most songs would last over approximately five minutes. Dawn! E. Robinson of VocalMusician.com attended a Hathaway in concert and reviewed stating, "The sound in the house was strange – the band was really too loud all evening. Even when the sound guy turned LALAH’s vocals up (at the audience's request) the band got louder. I got the impression that the sound onstage was good though, because none of the singers appeared to be over-singing."[17] Hathaway appeared with her band on Prince's Welcome to America opening concert at the Izod Center, December 15, 2010.
Other Ventures
Philanthropy
Lalah Hathaway is one of the National Ambassadors for the Circle of Promise. Launched in October 2007, the campaign was created by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to educate, empower and mobilize the African-American community in the fight against breast cancer.
"The rate of Black women and girls diagnosed with breast cancer is rising at an alarming rate," said Hathaway. "We are fighting a common enemy. Knowledge and having a take-charge mindset and attitude are critical weapons in the fight against this deadly disease. I became active because I want to be an ambassador of change. If I tell seven of my friends and they tell seven of their friends and so on, the circle will continue to expand and we'll create a chorus of voices within the African-American community to eradicate breast cancer. I truly believe that this is a goal we can achieve together." The Circle of Promise is nationally represented by several phenomenal African American women. Hathaway has raised money on her tours and record sales to help find a cure for women with breast cancer. She has also influenced women to get tested and tell family members to be aware of the cancer. — with Lalah Hathaway at Annual Oakland Art & Soul Festival.
San Francisco -- Jon Hammond with Kevin Barrett Program Director in 50,000 watt station KTRB...ahora en Español!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTRB
KTRB signed on in 1933, broadcasting to the Modesto, California, area until June 19, 2006.
[edit]Move to San Francisco
KTRB obtained permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move to San Francisco, California and aired a classic rock music format during transmission tests. KTRB signed on the air to conduct those tests on February 1, 2007.
The station's owner, Pappas Telecasting, established KMPH at AM 840 in Modesto to replace the moved station. It signed on late in 2006, but would sign off for good in September 2010.
As a hot talk station
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that KTRB would debut a hot talk format on March 15, 2007, featuring syndicated personalities Mancow Muller and John London, who once aired on San Francisco stations [2], as well as other syndicated hosts such as Glenn Beck. A similar article appeared a few days later in the San Jose Mercury News.[3]
In the fall of 2008, KTRB became the radio home of Stanford University football and Men's basketball [4]
As a a sports talk station
As of 2009, KTRB is the flagship radio station for the Oakland Athletics.
On January 25, 2010, the station announced that conservative talker Michael Savage would take over the afternoon slot, four months after being let go by KNEW (910 AM).[5] That April, a replay of Savage's show also began airing in morning drive, owing to his live show being frequently preempted due to live coverage of Athletics games.
Finding the perfect transmitter location for KTRB has been an unusually complicated process. In an effort to put the best signal possible into the Bay Area, KTRB has applied for and held many different construction permits for tower sites and directional facilities. Some were never built and expired, others were built but were sometimes impractical or the signal strength from them was deemed unsatisfactory. The most recent construction permit would have KTRB broadcasting from three different sites each day, one each for daytime hours (non-directional at 50 kW), nighttime hours (50 kW directional), and critical hours (two hours after sunrise and two hours before sunset with 40 kW directional). Its current night pattern site is situated in a remote area directly south of Livermore, three miles away far from any electrical power lines, and must be powered with propane transported by truck directly to the site.
Receivership of Comerica Bank
Following the demise of KMPH on August 31, 2010 due to lack of revenue, KTRB, on September 10, 2010, was taken over by Comerica Bank through receivership of Susan L. Uecker. The station then dismissed their entire staff except for the chief engineer[6] and ceased to carry Michael Savage, but will continue in operation with its sports format for the time being.[7] Athletics radio productions, including pregame and postgame shows, were taken over by the team itself; after the Athletics' attempt to purchase the station collapsed, the broadcasts were moved to KBWF (95.7 FM, now KGMZ) for the 2011 season (with the Bay Bridge Series exhibition games airing on KFRC (1550 AM, now KZDG).[8]
Switch to ESPN Deportes
On Friday, June 24, 2011, KTRB was LMA'd by Deportes Media and their format changed to Spanish Sports via ESPN Deportes Radio. — with Kevin Barrett at ESPN Deportes Radio
New York NY 322 W. 48th Street Local 802 Musicians Union -- 2 great jazz musicians - Kuni Mikami pianist (my neighbor) and Rudy Sheriff Lawless drums at Local 802 Musicians Union Monday Night Jazz Session - Jon Hammond — at Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM
New York NY 322 W.48th Street Local 802 -- Junior Mance the great jazz and blues pianist and educator playing the Local 802 annual Holiday / Christmas Party - Jon Hammond *Glad to hear you're back in the saddle and back on the gig Junior!
*interviews in 5 parts with Junior and Jon Hammond on Youtube folks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_RtxDg1z_0
5 or 5: Pt 5 of 5 Junior Mance jazz pianist extraordinaire on HammondCast KYOU Radio Jon Hammond hosting. Born 1928 Chicago IL, played with Gene Ammons, Cannonball Adderly, Dynah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker, Lester Young and many others. Currently teaching at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Interview conducted at Cafe Loup New York City where Junior performs regularly and has recorded latest album. http://www.HammondCast.com/ — with Junior Mance and Hide Tanaka at Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM
Oakland Art and Soul, HammondCast 19, AFN Europe, Lalah Hathaway, Oleta Adams, Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Jon Hammond, Radio, TV, Frankfurt, New York City
