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.

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HammondCast Jon just back from Korea http://kyouradio.com/player.php?id=17392 with Kings of Chitlin Circuit Fathead Hammond Purdie


 Here we have the KINGS of THE CHITLIN CIRCUIT Jon Hammond, David Fathead Newman, Bernard Purdie laying in to Jon Hammond's super funky cover of chitlin circuit classic 'Mercy Mercy', full power in ZANZIBAR and GRILL NYC dinner show May 17th 1990 one day before Hammond went to Nashville Tennessee to meet with Billy Joe Burnette of "Teddy Bear" fame. Joe Berger did a fine job of capturing the excitement and feel of this memorable gig for The Jon Hammond Show TV Show, now in 26th year MNNTV MCTV New York and Jon's daily radio program HammondCast KYOURADIO Hammond Cast streams daily on KYOURADIO dot com © http://www.HammondCast.com Jon Hammond Band here features the late great tenor saxophonist David Fathead Newman, Bernard Purdie drums, Jon Hammond at B3 organ R.I.P David Newman and Eric Fuchsman keeping the Spirit here! and Apple iTunes Kings of Chitlin Circuit, David Fathead Newman, Jon Hammond, Bernard Purdie, B3 Organ, Zanzibar, Funky, Hammond Cast, KYOURADIO, Ray Charles, Bluesy

HammondCast Traditional Music from Korea "San Jo" CHUNG WOONG KOREAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC ENSEMBLE, Jon with DAVID FATHEAD NEWMAN and BERNARD PURDIE "Mercy Mercy" & "Pocket Funk" in Zanzibar and Grill, Jon's group Live in Jazz Kneipe and Studio version "Sidewinder" with announcement from AL JAZZBEAUX COLLINS © http://www.HammondCast.com 45 minutes Details and past shows available at: www.jonhammondband.com/

Hometown
New York NY

Musical Subgenre
Funky Swingin' Jazz and Blues

Contact Info
JON HAMMOND International, Inc. POB 754 New York, NY 10108

Publisher
JON HAMMOND International ASCAP

Label
Ham-Berger-Friz Records

Website URL:
http://www.jonhammondband.com

Favorite artists:
Stevie Wonder Beatles BB King John Coltrane Ray Charles Aretha Franklin Jon Hammond