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Jon Hammond
Jon's instruments are the organ, the accordion and the piano. Born in 1953
in Chicago, he started very early to play professionally as a solo accordionist.
Age 18, Jon bought his first Hammond B-3.
In 1974, he attended the Berkeley College of Music. He had then moved to the
east of the USA, and consequently toured up to the northeast and Canada. Also,
he performed in nightclubs in Boston and New York. At that time, he called
himself Jon Morgan ("Jon Morgan on the organ"). But in 1975, he changed his
pseudonym to Jon Hammond.
The 80's saw Jon mostly in Europe where he lived and toured. His first important jazz performing was in 1981, when he played in Paris for 56 days. The roots of Jon's style however lie in rock, funk, bossa nova, soul and R&B. He was deeply influenced by artists like Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles, Billy Preston and Barry Finnerty. Jon is a born "showman". Since 1983, he has great success with his "Jon-Hammond-Show" which became a Manhattan Cable TV favorite. It is a funky, swinging jazz instrumental revue, featuring notable international soloists. Among various activities, Jon works as author: He is preparing a book titled "Late Rent - My Life In Music Business". |
| contact: | jonhammondband@mac.com |
| homepage: | www.HammondCast.com |
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Click on the logo to see Jon's tour dates. |
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Late Rent Hot Wire Records HOT9021C recorded 1981/1983/1987/1989/1994/1995 at various locations |
Jon Hammond, Hammond B-3 organ, Hammond XB-2 organ, keyboards, guitar Ray Grappone, drums Todd Anderson, tenor sax Barry Finnerty, guitar Steve Ferrone, drums Bernard Purdie, drums Alex Foster, tenor sax Chuggy Carter, percussion Dave Danza, drums Graham Hawthorne, drums James Preston, drums |
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Hammond's Bolero HBF0103 recorded 2003 in New York/USA |
Jon Hammond, Hammond organ, accordion Ronnie Smith, drums Alex Budman, sax Joe Berger, guitar |
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Late Rent Ham-Berger-Friz Records HBF 0105 recorded 1981/1983/1987/1989/1994/1995 at various locations reissue of 1996 release |
Jon Hammond, Hammond B-3 organ, Hammond XB-2 organ, keyboards, guitar Steve Ferrone, drums Todd Anderson, tenor sax Barry Finnerty, guitar Ray Grappone, drums Bernard Purdie, drums Alex Foster, tenor sax Chuggy Carter, percussion Dave Danza, drums Graham Hawthorne, drums James Preston, drums |
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The NDR Sessions Ham-Berger-Friz Records HBF 0106 recorded 2006 in Hamburg/Germany |
Jon Hammond, Hammond XK3 organ, accordion Lutz Buchner, saxes Heinz Lichius, drums Joe Gallardo, trombone |
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Live At Jazzkeller Hofheim/Germany recorded April 2005 in Hofheim/Germany |
Jon Hammond, organ Joe Berger, guitar Kevin Mauder, tenor sax Heinz Lichius, drums |
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