HammondCast

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.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Jon Hammond Flashbacks - Cocktail Piano MPCS Studios in Manhattan

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: - Cocktail Piano MPCS Studios in Manhattan Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondFlashbacksLarge540p Flashing back a few years to playing cocktail piano at a cocktail party in the old MPCS Studios on West 57th Street on Video Row in Manhattan NYC - Jon Hammond camera by Joe Berger was a nice party http://www.HammondCast.com/ — at Manhattan, NY Youtube http://youtu.be/nT0P7U_UTj8 Cocktail Piano, Standards, Jon Hammond, MPCS, Manhattan, Party, Grand Piano, Happy Hour, Local 802, Musicians Union

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Jon Hammond Flashbacks Jazz Kneipe Lydia's Tune

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Jon Hammond Flashbacks Jazz Kneipe Lydia's Tune Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondFlashbacksJazzKneipeLydiasTuneLarge540p Flashing back to the good old Jazz Kneipe in Frankfurt Germany where I played 207 gigs while living in Germany and Paris - original bossa nova composition *another version at Bill Graham's Shoreline Amphitheatre: Lydia's Tune Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men in Shoreline Amphitheatre: http://youtu.be/570UApnn_cQ (Lydia's Tune - Jon Hammond plays one on the Excelsior accordion with The Late Rent Session Men - Barry Finnerty guitar, Larry Schneider tenor saxophone and James Preston from Sons of Champlin band drums in Shoreline Amphitheatre at the 12th annual New Orleans by The Bay Food and Music Festival put on by Bill Graham Presents Keys to Happiness Excelsior Accordions http://www.accordionradio.com ) here with Barry Finnerty on guitar, Allen Wittig is the tenor saxophonist and I believe that's Jim Preston back there on the drums - incomplete clip from my archives - Jon Hammond http://www.jonhammondband.com/ — in Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany Youtube http://youtu.be/Hf0DmIS99hM lydia's tune, frankfurt, jazz kneipe, hammond organ, jon hammond, barry finnerty, allen wittig, berlinerstrasse, jazz

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Jon Hammond Flashbacks - Trio gig in San Francisco California

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Jon Hammond Flashbacks - Trio gig in San Francisco California Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondFlashbacksTrioGigInSanFranciscoCaliforniaLarge540p Jon Hammond flashback gig in trio - rare bar gig in San Francisco California playing a classic bossa nova here with Barry Finnerty on guitar and Bob Scott is the drummer http://www.jonhammondband.com/news.html Youtube http://youtu.be/ltWJmKkE0BU Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/jon-hammond-flashbacks-trio-gig-in-san-francisco-california-6671858 bossa nova, bar gig, hammond organ, san francisco, jon hammond, trio, barry finnerty, guitar, local 802, musicians union

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Jon Hammond Flashbacks Jon Lord Interview

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Jon Hammond Flashbacks Jon Lord Interview Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondFlashbacksJonLordInterviewLarge540p Youtube http://youtu.be/1OHo9-j0zxk The late great Deep Purple (1968-1976) organist Jon Lord here in interview with Jon Hammond at the Musikmesse Frankfurt am Main on the occasion of the introduction of Hammond SK-1 and Sk2 organs *Note: to my horror the microphone level was low - we can't do it over because sadly Jon is dead now - he says some really interesting things here, enjoy, R.I.P. Jon Lord, sincerely Jon Hammond http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lord Jonathan Douglas Lord Born 9 June 1941 Leicester, England, UK Died 16 July 2012 (aged 71) London, England, UK Genres Rock, hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, classical, jazz, jazz fusion Occupations musician, composer Instruments Keyboards, vocals Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord (9 June 1941 -- 16 July 2012) was an English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with Deep Purple, as well as Whitesnake, Paice Ashton Lord, The Artwoods, and The Flower Pot Men. In 1968 Lord co-founded Deep Purple, a hard rock band of which he was regarded as the leader until 1970. Together with the other members, he collaborated on most of his band's most popular songs. He and drummer Ian Paice were the only continual band members during the period from 1968 to 1976, and also from when it was reestablished in 1984 until Lord's retirement from Deep Purple in 2002. On 11 November 2010, he was inducted as an Honorary Fellow of Stevenson College in Edinburgh, Scotland. On 15 July 2011, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree by the University of Leicester. Support Jon Lord in his fight against cancer — in Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany. http://www.jonhammondband.com/news.html Jon Lord, Deep Purple, Hammond Organ, B3, Sk1, Sk2, Jon Hammond, Frankfurt, Musikmesse, Local 802, Musicians Union

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