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NAMM Breakfast of Champions Concert Prakash Sontakke and Salar Nader JonHammondBand 41 views NAMM 2012 Breakfast of Champions Day 1 Concert: Prakash Sontakke - Slide Guitar and Salar Nader - Tabla Drums, brought to you by Abe Thomas and camera by Jon Hammond of Ham...
NAMM Jam Duo with KOEI TANAKA harmonica and JON HAMMOND at Sk2 JonHammondBand 27 views Suzuki Hammond Artists KOEI TANAKA harmonica and JON HAMMOND in Duo playing at 2012 Winter NAMM Show in the first-ever Suzuki Hammond combo stand number 5100. Jon and Koei ...
Sk2 Mercy Mercy NAMM Jam 2012 Jon Hammond and Friends JonHammondBand 74 views Jon Hammond Day 1 NAMM at Sk2 Hammond organ with good friends Rich Severson of Guitar College http://www.guitarcollege.com/ on guitar, Koei Tanaka Suzuki Harmonica artist -...
NAMM 2012 James Wes Blues Sunday Session Sk1 Hammond JonHammondBand 81 views Sunday Blues Session in Hammond Suzuki Stand NAMM 2012 First time to NAMM Show - Suzuki Harmonica artist KOEI TANAKA from Tokyo Japan http://www.tanakakoei.com/ with JOE BE...
NAMM 2012 Sunday Blues Session Hammond Suzuki Mercy Mercy Sk1 JonHammondBand 190 views First time to NAMM Show - Suzuki Harmonica artist KOEI TANAKA from Tokyo Japan http://www.tanakakoei.com/ with JOE BERGER aka The Berger-Meister on guitar through Leslie G3...
Jon Hammond Bandstand Cam Rare Film Inside Jazz Kneipe Frankfurt JonHammondBand 34 views Rare film inside Jazz Kneipe Frankfurt on the bandstand where Jon Hammond played 207 gigs with special guests, cameos by saxophonists Harry Petersen, Jo Mikovich and Jon Ha...
HammondCast 202 Jon Hammond Show JonHammondBand 48 views HammondCast 202 The Jon Hammond Show audio from Jon Hammond's radio program special retrospective with audio from a recording he made while on the house band led by Lou Col...
Jon Hammond Breaks Land Speed Record HammondCast JonHammondBand 80 views Jon Hammond Breaks World Land Speed Record here on this classic clip from long-running New York cable TV show The Jon Hammond Show with music from Jon Hammond and The Late ...
James and Wes Bitter End Blues Jon Hammond Band JonHammondBand 144 views Jon Hammond Band Late Set Showcase at The Bitter End Cafe kicking it off with James and Wes featuring Todd Anderson tenor saxophone, Joe Berger guitar, Ray Grappone drums, ...
Lydia's Tune by Jon Hammond Band Live In The Bitter End Cafe JonHammondBand 126 views Jon Hammond Band playing Jon's composition Lydia's Tune as seen on his long-running cable TV show The Jon Hammond Show live at The Bitter End cafe in Greenwich Village New ...

About JON HAMMOND Band

About JON HAMMOND Band
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.

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JON HAMMOND

Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar

Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974, City College San Francisco

Languages: English, German

*Jon is currently Host of daily CBS radio program "Jon Hammond's Afternoon Slide" on KYCY 1550 AM. One-year Anniversary Aug. 1, 2006!
*Performing in Hospitals, Nursing Homes & Prisons every month in addition to concerts world-wide.
*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'Niel. 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 23rd 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 20th 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 6

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