HAIR 500th Performance Jon Hammond Reporting from Al Hirschfeld Theatre W. 45th St.

To mark the 500th performance of the HAIR Musical Revival Show, they generously gave away 500
tickets to the 500 'early birds' such as myself, photo: standing on line 8AM for 10AM open
box office:

While I was standing on the line the CBS MoneyWatch field reporter Megan Jordan came walking up
the line with her camera man interviewing people on the line.
http://moneywatch.bnet.com/about/?tag=header;utility
I told Megan about my audition for the first San Francisco cast of HAIR in 1968 when I had a lot
of hair. They told me, You look perfect...then they had me sing and it was over real fast!
Jon Hammond circa 1968 :

The sound for the show was excellent, the band is all top Local 802 Musicians Union musicians. I
checked out the audio mixing console during intermission

After the highly energetic show the cast comes right in to the audience

Sadly they just announced that they will be closing the show on June 27th after a highly
successful run of over 500 performances

*Note: Paula Abdul of American Idol was sitting nearby me in the Orchestra Section on this night.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/theater/10arts-001.html?scp=1&sq=broadway%20losing%20its%20hair&st=cse

"ARTS, BRIEFLY

Broadway Is Losing Its ‘Hair’

By PATRICK HEALY; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF

Published: June 10, 2010

The current Broadway production of “Hair,” which won the 2009Tony Award for best musical revival, will close on June 27, its producers said on Wednesday. “Hair” began turning a profit in August, after recouping its capitalization costs of $5.76 million"

Hammond shown here with Bernard Purdie and Jerry Jemmott backstage at HAIR

Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Jon Hammond, Jerry Jemmott backstage at Hair Show

L to R: Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Jon Hammond, Jerry Jemmott aka Gerald “Fingers” Jemmott backstage at Hair Show at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on Broadway NYC.


Jon Hammond says: Be sure and catch the HAIR Show while you can at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, the
show is very relevant and the cast and musicians are top notch.
USA Tour Dates TBA (to be announced) A strong anti-war statement, the 60's Spirit Lives onstage nightly at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Meet the Tribe http://www.hairbroadway.com/tribe
                                                                                                                                

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_(musical)

with music by Galt MacDermot, Hair was conceived by actors James Rado and Gerome Ragni.

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Jazz Movie Shanghai Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel Danny Woody and Jon Hammond

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Organist JON HAMMOND teams up with DANNY WOODY in this rollicking JAZZ MOVIE at Shanghai PORTMAN RITZ CARLTON HOTEL Jazz Bar *Featuring the entertaining vocalist LaDEE STREETER (Stevie Wonder backup voc.), Dr. DWIGHT DICKERSON-piano, ALEX LAYNE-bs. JON HAMMOND-organ, DANNY WOODY-musical director/drums. Special performance for SUPERLUX Microphones "JON HAMMOND'S MUSIC CHINA WARM UP PARTY" annual sister trade show of MUSIKMESSE & NAMM.
Some Big Tippers were in the house that night! Great Jazzy Shuffle Blues with m.d. Danny Woody and Jon Hammond 1st of 4 years, enjoy! *Note: Danny Woody is also the famous Restorer & Vendor of Chinese Military Sidecar Motorcycles Chang Jiang: California Dreamin' in Shanghai - Newsweek
June 28 issue - Venice Beach native Danny Woody is living the California dream. He drms in a jazz band at night, then tours motorcycle shops by day. "But who would have imagined," he says, "that I'd be doing it in Shanghai!"

Woody, 59, is a fixture at the Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel lounge, but his real claim to fame is a motorbike with sidecar on display in the lobby. The Chang Jiang is a Chinese knockoff of the classic 1930s BMW R-71. During World War II, the Germans gave the design to Russia, which passed it to China. Woody fell in love with it on a 1998 trip to Beijing. He bought one, and another. Soon, he had shops refurbishing them. Now he's a top vendor of the bikes, which have a global cult following. In 2003 he sold two dozen for about $10,000 each. "It's not really a dream job, more like a nightmare," he quips http://www.vsidecars.com/home/current/page1/ . www.HammondCast.com *Jon Hammond is Host of daily CBS Radio show "Jon Hammond's Afternoon Slide" on KYCY/KYOU 1550 AM *Official Broadcast Home of the Oakland A's. *Note: SF's MAYOR WILLIE BROWN was in the house, San Francisco & Shanghai are Sister Cities!

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Jon Hammond playing his 1968 Gibson Byrdland Guitar HammondCast KYOU Radio

Jon Hammond playing his 1968 Gibson Byrdland Guitar HammondCast KYOU Radio

INDIE POOL KYOU Radio Special Jon Russell Hosting Jon Hammond of Hammond Cast Show

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The Indie Pool: Jon Russell Hosts Jon Hammond KYOURADIO San Francisco CA--
Not just another interview show with music. More like an audio magazine that digs deeper so you’ll come away with a better understanding of the featured artists and bands and their music. Every couple of weeks the Indie Pool presents a new installment giving you an opportunity to come away with a better understanding of who’s making today’s music and why. The Indie Pool showcases: Jon Hammond
With music from Jon Hammond played live in the studios of KYOU Radio with Host Jon Russell and tracks from Jon'a album NDR SESSIONS Projekt on Ham-Beger-Friz Records


Jon Hammond and Jon Russell


Jon Hammond and Jennifer with KYOU Radio Station Management Program Director Stephen Page and Jon Russell at First Year HammondCast Birthday Party 2005


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ASCAP Network Behind The Beat with Jon Hammond "LATE RENT"

Elmar Lemes photo of Jon Hammond playing XK-3 organ at Local 802 Monday Night Jazz Session sponsored by Jazz Foundation of America

Jon Hammond MySpace

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ASCAP Network Behind The Beat "NDR SESSIONS Projekt"


Jon Hammond is an endorsed artist of Hammond Suzuki USA

Jon Hammond and Bob Cunningham playing at Local 802 Monday Night Jazz Session sponsored by Jazz Foundation of America photo by Elmar Lemes


Jon Hammond Travel Pack with Hammond Organ and Broadcast Equipment on Jon's famous Kart-A-Bag 600 Baggage Cart on the tracks in Hamburg Germany


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Louisville Kentucky One Night Only Jon Hammond Quartet

*WATCH THE VIDEO *HERE:

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LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY-- Jon Hammond Quartet, One Night Only with John Bishop guitar, Ronnie Smith Jr. drums, Louisville guitarist John Bishop who was finishing his Masters Degree in Music at University of Louisville at the time. Jon Hammond took Bay Area musicians Ronnie Smith Jr. drums, Alex Budman tenor sax and his Hammond organ there to Louisville to play what was originally supposed to be a live radio broadcast, 2 night-gig at The Jazz Factory, it turned in to One Night Only and John Bishop burned the house down..he was so mad at some of the local jazz hosers there at the University music program and at the club we were playing (we won't mention any names but one has a popular play along series). Ronnie Smith Jr. is one of the very best Shuffle & Funk drummers of the Bay Area, Alex Budman on tenor sax and Organist Leader & Radio TV Broadcaster Jon Hammond playing theme song "LATE RENT" a driving Shuffle. Late Rent is the theme song of The Jon Hammond Show TV Show and HammondCast radio show aka "Jon Hammond's Afternoon Slide" on CBS Radio KYOU and KYCY. CAMERA: JENNIFER Next morning we met Fred Noe III "The Bourbon Ambassador" of Jim Beam Liquors flying out of Louisville SDF. Special. thanks to Martin Z. Kasdan Jr. for the mention in his local column, the club was PACKED.

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ASCAP Network Behind The Beat with Jon Hammond "LATE RENT"

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Jon Hammond Guest Anchor CNN with Anderson Cooper in studios Time Warner NYC

Anderson Cooper with Guest Anchor Jon Hammond from CNN NYC Studios


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CNN's Anderson Cooper introducing Jon Hammond as guest anchor from CNN NYC Studios, host of daily HammondCast Show on KYOU Radio www.Hammondcast.com
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Bob Cunningham, Bass, Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond, Local 802, Musicians Union, NDR Jazz, Late Rent, Mikell's, Jazz Foundation of America, Elmar Lemes, ASCAP Network, B3 organ, XK-3c, Blues, Funky, Rhonda Hamilton, WBGO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KGw1Is9w9M


ASCAP Network Behind The Beat with Jon Hammond "LATE RENT"

Elmar Lemes photo of Jon Hammond playing XK-3 organ at Local 802 Monday Night Jazz Session sponsored by Jazz Foundation of America

Jon Hammond at XK-1 organ Jazzkeller Frankfurt photo by Joachim Hildebrand Style

Jon Hammond MySpace

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ASCAP Network Behind The Beat "NDR SESSIONS Projekt"


Jon Hammond is an endorsed artist of Hammond Suzuki USA

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