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JON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974, City College San Francisco Languages: English, German Musician: Jon Hammond is one of the premier B3 PLAYERS in the world.
Jon has played professionally since age 12. Beginning as a solo accordionist, he later played Hammond B3 organ in a number of important San Francisco bands. His all original group HADES opened shows for Tower of Power, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Michael Bloomfield. 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" in the striptease clubs during the '70's and the exclusive Wychmere Harbor Club in Cape Cod, where he was house organist and developed a lasting friendship with House Speaker Tip O'Neill. He also toured the Northeast and Canada with the successful show revue "Easy Living", and continued his appearances at nightclubs in Boston and New York. Subsequently Hammond lived and traveled in Europe, where he has an enthusiastic following. TV/Video Producer: In 1981 Jon formed BackBeat Productions. Assisted by Lori Friedman (Video by LORI), the innovative TV show "The Jon Hammond Show"became a Manhattan Cable TV favorite. Jon's "Live on the street" video style included news events, as well as live music/video clips of Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Butterfield, Jaco Pastorius, John Entwistle, Sammy Davis Jr., Percy Sledge and many others. The 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. This spring they will return to Europe to perform for 19th consecutive year at Frankfurt Musikmesse and will be hosting shows there and in Hamburg Germany. Description: "The Jon Hammond Show" is a funky, swinging Jazz instrumental revue, featuring notable international soloists and reflecting the influences of Miles Davis, The Crusaders and Jimmy Smith. The show has universal appeal Jon Hammond is endorsed by the following companies: Hammond Suzuki, Excelsior CEMEX Accordions, Superlux Goang-Fann Co., Ltd., CASIO, Sennheiser, Fender and Remin Kart-A-Bag *Member ASCAP, AF of M Local 802 and Local 6SUBSCRIBE: JON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974 Languages: English, German *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. Jon has played professionally since age 12. Beginning as a solo accordionist, he later played Hammond B3 organ in a number of important San Francisco bands. His all original group HADES opened shows for Tower of Power, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Michael Bloomfield. Eddie Money and Barry Finnerty became musical associates. Moving East he attended Berklee College of Music and played venues as diverse as Boston's "Combat Zone" in the striptease clubs during the '70's and the exclusive Wychmere Harbor Club in Cape Cod, where he was house organist with Lou Colombo. Jon Hammond played Hammond organ on the Mike Myers movie"The LOVE GURU" (unseen) Paramount Pictures backing up Telma Hopkins as "Lillian Roanoke" when she sings "Star Spangled Banner" at the Hockey game.

Occupation

Musician Composer Broadcaster

Employment

  • Member AFM Musicians Union
    Musician Composer Broadcaster, present
  • Self

Education

  • Berklee College of Music
  • City College of San Francisco

Places lived

Map of the places this user has lived
  • New York, NY
  • San Francisco
  • Paris France
  • Frankfurt Germany
  • Hamburg Germany

Gender

Male



Links


Suzuki Hammond XK-1 and Sk-1 Videos by Jon Hammond

*WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://ia600301.us.archive.org/14/items/JonHammondWhenIFallInLoveinThejazzkellerFrankfurt/WhenIFallInLoveinJazzkeller.m4v

http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondWhenIFallInLoveinThejazzkellerFrankfurt

Annual 2010 Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt hosted by Jon Hammond Band
Tony Lakatos tenor sax
Jon Hammond XK-1 organ
Giovanni Gulino drums
When I Fall In Love
special thanks Eugen Hahn Jazzkeller Frankfurt Team, Musikmesse, Waichiro Tachikawa Suzuki Hammond, Michael Maier Falkenstein Hammond Deutschland, Video Camera by Jennifer
Jon Hammond is a member of AFM Local 802 Musicians Union and Local 6
http://www.jonhammondband.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bwqe0YbzSY



http://www.google.com/search?q=XK-1++%22Jon+Hammond+Band%22&tbo=p&tbm=vid&source=vgc&hl=en&aq=f#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&tbs=vid:1&q=XK-1++%22Jon+Hammond+Band%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=d0b85a4c2cd4182a



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Hammond Sk1 Videos by Jon Hammond





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHwo6TItzGs

Sk1 Head Phone Jon Hammond Band



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

Sk1 Get Back In The Groove Dedication to Japan Recovery



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWnc7QPL1xk

Lydia's Tune Hammond Sk1 World's First Road Test



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4IuCV7L1yM

Sk1 Theme Song No X-Cess Baggage Sk1 Blues



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp7pNTp6seo

Jon Hammond First Road Test Sk1 Pocket Funk



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8tItPfKVOQ

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