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 6 SUBSCRIBE: 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.