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www.HammondCast.com Jon Hammond Band MySpace Kiel - Er scheint die Einladung ernst gemeint zu haben. Vor dem Konzert drückt Jon Hammond dem verdutzten Rezensenten seine Visitenkarte in die Hand. „Hi, ich bin Jon, ohne h. Wenn du das nächste Mal in New York bist, komm vorbei!“ Kiel - It seems that the invitation to have earnest. Before the concert Jon Hammond puts the reviewer baffled his business card in hand. "Hi, I'm Jon, without h. If you have the next time you're in New York, come over!" Für den Weltenbummler sind Orte nur Stationen auf seinem Lebensweg. Chicago, Paris, Frankfurt-Bornheim, Hamburg-St.Pauli, New York. Die vielen Menschen und Musiker, die der Organist kennenlernt, bilden die Grundlage, auf der er seine späteren Referenzen, Anekdoten und Songgeschichten aufbaut. Und Jon kennt sie fast alle. Das Konzert im Blauen Engel firmiert unter The Jon Hammond Show. Warum, spüren die Zuschauer bereits nach der ersten Ansage. Jon Hammond ist ein Showman, ein Dampfplauderer, geschult in Jahrzehnten als Radio- und TV-Moderator. Obendrein ist der 55-Jährige ein ausgezeichneter Organist an der Hammond Orgel. Mit der instrumentalen Jazz-Revue begibt er sich auf die Spuren von Miles Davis, The Crusaders und Jimmy Smith, immer nach dem Slogan handelnd: „The fingers are the singers“. For the globetrotter only stations are places on his life. Chicago, Paris, Frankfurt-Bornheim, Hamburg-St.Pauli, New York. The many people and musicians who know the organist, are the basis on which his subsequent references, anecdotes and stories song builds. And Jon knows them all. The concert at the Blue Angel trades under The Jon Hammond Show. Why, feel the viewers already after the first announcement. Jon Hammond is a showman, a Dampfplauderer, trained in decades as a radio and TV presenter. On top is the 55-year-old is an excellent organist at the Hammond organ. With the instrumental jazz revue he goes to the footsteps of Miles Davis, The Crusaders and Jimmy Smith, always acting under the slogan: "The fingers are the singers." Im Spiel geht Jon Hammond absolut in seiner Musik und seiner Leidenschaft für den guten alten Hammond-Sound auf. Mit 18 Jahren kaufte er sich seine erste Hammond B3 und tourte mit der Rockband Hades im Vorprogramm von Tower Of Power oder Michael Bloomfield. Erst 1991 legte er sich eine digitale und leichtere XB-2 zu. Ein regelrechter Genießer: Seinen Kopf wiegt er ständig von einer Seite zur anderen, windet sich wie Stevie Wonder über seinen Fingern. Die linke Hand ersetzt dabei größtenteils den Part eines Bassisten, zusätzlich zu den verschiedenen Klangfarben, die er manuell justiert. Nicht zu ersetzen sind die Musiker, die die Jon Hammond Show auf der Bühne komplettieren. Heinz Lichius trommelt wie in jeder seiner Formationen aufs Allerfeinste, der 26-jährige Sebastian Gille verblüfft anstelle von Gabriel Coburger am Saxofon mit feinfühligen, gleichwohl kraftvollen Soli und Gitarrist Joe Berger gleicht einem Saiten-Hasardeur. Auch wenn er nicht der ehemalige Who-Gitarrist ist, wie es die Veranstalter-Info weismachen möchte - zumindest spielte er bereits mit Who-Bassist John Entwistle und sorgte in dessen Band für den Studio-Mix. In the game's Jon Hammond absolutely in his music and his passion for the good old Hammond sound. At the age of 18 he purchased his first Hammond B3 and the band toured with Hades in the act for Tower of Power or Michael Bloomfield. Only in 1991, he is a digital and easier to XB-2. A veritable connoisseur: he weighs his head constantly from one side to another, winding up as Stevie Wonder on his fingers. The left hand is largely replaced the role a bass player, in addition to the various sounds, which he manually adjusted. Not to replace the musicians, the show Jon Hammond on the scene complete. Heinz Lichius drums as in each of its formations to the very best, the 26-year-old Sebastian Gille perplexed Gabriel instead of Coburger on saxophone with subtle, though powerful solos and guitarist Joe Berger is like a string Hasardeur. Even if he is not the former Who guitarist, as it is the Organizer's Info weismachen wants - at least he played with Who bassist John Entwistle and arranged for his band in the studio mix. Ein Hauptmerkmal der Instrumental-Songs: eingängige Melodie und markante Grooves. Jon Hammond verarbeitet die Begegnung mit einem traurigen Mädchen in Paris oder dem tschechischen Salsa-König ebenso wie das nächtliche Wühlen im Hotelmüll. Neben Jazz-Elementen ist sein Stil tief verwurzelt im Rock, Funk, East Bay Grease, Bossa Nova, Soul und Rhythm & Blues. Bisweilen klingen die seichten Stücke, allen voran Duke Ellingtons Satin Doll oder Moanin' von Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, wie auf einem Kreuzfahrtdampfer, aber die Protagonisten reißen frühzeitig das Ruder herum, indem sie mit Shuffle-Witz und Funk-Schweiß dagegen halten. A main feature of the instrumental songs: catchy melody and strong grooves. Jon Hammond handles the sad encounter with a girl in Paris or the Czech King Salsa as well as rooting the night in the hotel garbage. In addition to jazz elements is his style deeply rooted in rock, funk, East Bay Grease, Bossa Nova, Soul and Rhythm & Blues. Sometimes the sound shallow pieces, most notably Duke Ellington Satin Doll or Moanin 'by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, as on a cruise ship, but the early protagonists break the rudder around, they joke with Shuffle and Radio welding on the other hand hold.

RAINER HEUTE joining JON HAMMOND Band JAZZKELLER FRANKFURT Announcing Saxophonist RAINER HEUTE will be joining JON HAMMOND Band in concert at JAZZKELLER FRANKFURT Tuesday 31st March, Jon Hammond's annual "Musikmesse Warm Up Party" http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&suggest&note_id=150496905286#/note.php?note_id=150496905286&ref=mf JON HAMMOND Band Funky Swingin' Jazz and Blues HEINZ LICHIUS - drums JOE BERGER - guitar RAINER HEUTE - tenor sax JON HAMMOND - Hammond Organ Jon Hammond is Host of daily radio program HammondCast Show on KYOU Radio http://www.jonhammondband.com/news.html Rainer's Bio: Rainer Heute was born in Stuttgart in 1962. He started studying the Clarinet with Otto Konhäusner of the National Theater Mannheim at the age of 13 and began playing the saxophone at the age of 18. After a period of auto-didactic learning, he attended clinics with Bobby Watson, Dave Liebman and Sal Nistico. Since 1984 he has been working as freelance musician in jazz big bands such as the Mannheimer Bigband 70, Rainer Pusch Bigband (production with Art Farmer) and the Frankfurt Jazz Big Band. In 1988 he went on a tour to Africa with the "Hessisches Landesjugendjazzorchester", the Jazz Youth Orchestra of the German county Hessen. For their CD "Kicks & Sticks" with Bill Ramsey, Jiggs Whigham, Sylvia Droste they received the music award "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik". He went on tour with Bob Mintzer and Art Farmer and produced CD's with the Thilo Berg Bigband, feat. Barbara Morrison, Slide Hampton a. o. From 1987 until 1991 he studied saxophone, composing and arranging at the Swiss Jazz School with Andy Scherrer, Sal Nistico and Joe Haider. Since 1989 he has been freelancing with the Big Band and Orchestra of "Hessischer Rundfunk" (an important German radio station). He played with Louie Bellson, Bob Florence, Lex Jasper, Don Menza, Anthony Jackson, erry Lyne Carrington, Maria Schneider, Eddie Daniels and Arturo Sandoval. Between 1990 and 1992 he went on tours with Joe Haider - Don Menza Tentett (w/ Benny Bailey, Eric van Lier, Joe Romano, T. Stabenow, W. Haffner, John Schroeder, H. Breuer), and through Europe and Japan with soul singer Chaka Khan & Zebra (tv "Ohne Filter Spezial") . In 1992 he went on tour with Joe Haider and the SJS Anniversary Band and with "Peanuts Hucko and the Young Generation of Swing", an American-European All Star Band with Howard Alden, Dan Barrett, Randy Sandke, Harry Allen (2 live CD's). He cooperated with the "Pepe Lienhard Band" and the "Züricher Tonhallenorchester" for a planned tv production with Sinnead O'Connor. In 1993 he founded the "Frankfurt Saxophon Quintett". The ensemble played at the "Mannheim Jazz Days" and produced compositions and arrangements for "Hessischer Rundfunk". He went on a tour through Switzerland and Italy with Pepe Lienhard and Hazy Osterwald (The Swing Must Go On, several tv productions). From 1993 until 2000 he has been member of the SDR (now SWR) Big Band in Stuttgart, playing with Bill Holman, Manny Albam, Frank Foster, Gloria Gaynour, Paul Kuhn, Max Greger, Horst Jankowski, Slide Hampton, Buddy de Franco, Clark Terry, Peter Herbolzheimer, Dieter Reith. In 1994 he recorded the CD "Music we like", gave concerts and made recordings with the R. Heute - L. Nuß Quintett, playing compositions of both band leaders. He also played a concert with the SDR Big Band in the Opera of Manaus, Brazil. Since 1994 he has been teaching at the Mannheim Conservatory and was also the director of the school's Jazz Orchestra. He is the leader of the Lampertheim Big Band (since 1998 known under the name: LA Reed Big Band). He has played jazz concerts with Bill Ramsey. In 1995 he was sent to the Big Band Production of the European Broadcasting Union in Prague . For this production, musicans from European radio stations come together, they recorded a live CD. He played concerts and recorded a CD with the Paul Kuhn orchestra, and went on a Shirley Bassey Tour through Switzerland with Eugen Cicero. In 1996 he played with the Köln Musik Big Band, direction Jerry van Rooyen, the SDR Big Band, and the NDR Big Band, the Dieter Reith Combo and the Swiss All Star Band "The Royal Jubilee Swing Band" (the latter played for King Bhumibol and the Royal Family in Thailand). In 1997 he organised the salsa concert series "Salsa Mortal", played with the Thilo Wolf Big Band and Illenois Jacquet Big Band, recorded the CD "7 Cordas" with eca de Oliveira and contributed to the multimedia show "Lady Be Good" about Ella Fitzgerald. Since 1997 he has also been member of the soul band "Midnight Movers". The have weekly shows at the "Cotton Club" in Kaiserslautern. Since 1998 he has been teaching flute/jazz at the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz. He holds various lectureships and has given master classes (saxophone and big band). In 1999 he founded the swing band "Sultans of Swing", recorded CD's, played on the cruising ship AIDA with the Alfred Lauer Big Band, and played concerts with the hr Big Band feat. Eddie Daniels, Maria Schneider, Greetje Kauffeld, Georgie Fame. In 2000 he continued the concert series at Maritim and Cotton Club, and played with various big bands and ensembles, with Toots Thilemans, Jeff Cascaro, Sylvia Droste, Howard Johnson, Torolf Mölgard, Wilson de Oliveira, Klaus Osterloh. In 2001 he made a tv production with the SWR Big Band and Lalo Schifrin. In the same year he changed to the Big Band of "Hessischer Rundfunk". He is playing with his own bands, mainly the Sultans of Swing and the Rainer Heute Jazztett. http://www.jazzkeller.com Tuesday March 31st 2009 JON HAMMOND Show MySpace Rainer Heute, Jon Hammond, HR Big Band, Jazz, Blues, Funky, Jazzkeller, Musikmesse, Frankfurt, HammondCast, KYOU Radio, Learjet, Tenor Sax, Organ, Accordion

Watch The Video Here: CLAP BAND performing some of their Greatest Hits such as "Step Stool" and "That's Our Soul and It's In My House" Presented by The JON HAMMOND Band on 6th St. in San Francisco CA a few years ago. CLAP BAND: Axel Geddes and Hal Pearlman JON HAMMOND Band: Larry Schneider tenor sax, Ronnie Smith drums, Bob Brumbeloe guitar, Jon Hammond organ "Shadow of your Smile" Catch Jon Hammond daily on HammondCast Show KYOURADIO © http://www.HammondCast.com Step Stool, Clap Band, Jon Hammond, 6th Street, San Francisco, Larry Schneider, Jazz, Bob Brumbeloe, Ronnie Smith, Organ, Fillmore, Bill Graham Presents, Tracy King

Watch The Video Here: The late great tenor saxophonist David Fathead Newman getting down on Jon Hammond composition "Pocket Funk" Jon Hammond at the B3 Organ, explosive funk solo from Bernard Purdie "The Hit Maker", George Naha is the rhythm guitarist on this date at Zanzibar And Grill New York City May 17th 1990, camera: Joe Berger, R.I.P. David Newman and Zanzibar owner Eric Fuchsman ©JON HAMMOND Intl. ASCAP http://www.jonhammondband.com Jon Hammond is Host of Hammond Cast Show KYOURADIO Pocket Funk, David Fathead Newman, Jon Hammond, B3 Organ, Bernard Purdie, Hit Maker, Zanzibar, Jazz, Funky, Blues, Tenor, HammondCast, KYOURADIO, ASCAP

Watch The Video Here: Dina Kaplan of Blip.tv interview with Jon Hammond on HammondCast KYOURADIO. Dina Kaplan is a co-founder of blip.tv and serves as the company's COO. Dina oversees business operations for the company with a particular focus on advertising and sponsorships, PR and marketing. Jon's Blip.tv channel http://jonhammond.blip.tv dina kaplan, blip.tv, jon hammond, hammondcast, jay dedman, ryanne hodson, amanda congdon, kyouradio, node, cable tv show

Watch The Video Here: Tenor Saxophonist David Fathead Newman on Jon Hammond Band theme song LATE RENT in Zanzibar and Grill NYC Bernard Purdie drums, Jon Hammond at B3 organ with his long time theme song of The Jon Hammond Show TV Show in 26th year on MNNTV Time Warner and RCN Cable New York City special thanks and R.I.P. Eric Fuchsman and David Fathead Newman © http://www.HammondCast.com catch Jon Hammond daily on HammondCast KYOURADIO Late Rent David Fathead Newman Jon Hammond HammondCast Bernard Purdie Ray Charles B3 Organ Zanzibar KYOURADIO

Watch Video *Here: JOE FRANKLIN King of Late Night / Overnight Radio & TV with Jon Hammond here in New York City in offices of Joe's Memory Lane, cutting a spot for Hammond's daily morning radio program HammondCast. Hammond Cast is heard daily mornings on KYOURADIO / KYCY 1550 AM and streaming worldwide. *Note: Joe Franklin and the owners of Laugh Factory feed many people every year on Thanksgiving and Christmas / Channukah Holidays. Holidays alone is No Laughing Matter..thanks Joe! Sincerely, Jon Hammond *Member AF of M Local 802, Local 6 / ASCAP Publishing Joe Franklin in Laugh Factory shot by Jon Hammond *Watch video *Here: Jon Hammond on the scene covering Joe Franklin's annual Thanksgiving show and free turkey dinner at Laugh Factory NYC, a great tradition, Miracle on 42nd St.! Owner Richard Basciano an icon of Times Square says "By giving this holiday gift we want to give our thanks to the people NYC for making us what we are today ."No one should be alone on this day of giving thanks and all are invited. Come out for a day of food and fun and share good times with friends. Happy Thanksgiving from Times Square Arts Center and The World Famous Laugh Factory. Enjoy Joe Franklin legend of Radio & TV here! jh

http://kyouradio.com/player.php?id=16899 KYOURADIO HammondCast with special guest LAURENCE COTTLE interview with Jon Hammond in London

JOE FRANKLIN and JON HAMMOND Movie HammondCast Hammond Cast KYOURADIO "Up Late With Joe Franklin" Watch Video *Here: JOE FRANKLIN King of Late Night / Overnight Radio & TV with Jon Hammond here in New York City in offices of Joe's Memory Lane, cutting a spot for Hammond's daily morning radio program HammondCast. Hammond Cast is heard daily mornings on KYOURADIO / KYCY 1550 AM and streaming worldwide. *Note: Joe Franklin and the owners of Laugh Factory feed many people every year on Thanksgiving and Christmas / Channukah Holidays. Holidays alone is No Laughing Matter..thanks Joe! Sincerely, Jon Hammond *Member AF of M Local 802, Local 6 / ASCAP Publishing Joe Franklin in Laugh Factory shot by Jon Hammond *Watch video *Here: Jon Hammond on the scene covering Joe Franklin's annual Thanksgiving show and free turkey dinner at Laugh Factory NYC, a great tradition, Miracle on 42nd St.! Owner Richard Basciano an icon of Times Square says "By giving this holiday gift we want to give our thanks to the people NYC for making us what we are today ."No one should be alone on this day of giving thanks and all are invited. Come out for a day of food and fun and share good times with friends. Happy Thanksgiving from Times Square Arts Center and The World Famous Laugh Factory. Enjoy Joe Franklin legend of Radio & TV here! jh

From Russia With Love - Jon Hammond Trio Moscow Concerts

The story of my first concerts in Russia with Igor Butman (sax), Eduard Zizak (drums) by organist Jon Hammond (USA) for Jazz Quad

Coming to Russia to play in concert together with Igor Butman and Eduard Zizak recently, was one of the greatest experiences in my life/career! I was highly anticipating this journey for many reasons. First of all since my family originally came from Russia and Latvia many years ago, I had heard so many stories as a young child about the land and people I was about to visit. My grandparents were never able to return to Russia but when I arrived it felt like I was coming home.

From the beginning of my preparations I could see that this was not going to be any ordinary music tour! From obtaining visas it was apparent that the procedure was slightly different. I traveled with my girlfriend Jennifer on British Airways departing JFK to London and then from there we changed planes to Moscow. Upon arriving at Moscow SVO airport we quickly found ourselves among 20 persons who arrived with no baggage. There was nobody there to speak in English with from BA, so we had an interesting conversation and procedure with the official Lost and Found desk there and filled out the Baggage Irregularity Report papers. Leaving the customs area without our baggage we were very happy when we stepped out and saw a nice man holding a big Jon Hammond poster. We knew this was our man!
Luckily we came 2 days before the concerts and our bags were finally found and delivered to our hotel the next day.
Marat Garipov, the gentleman who came to pick us up, is one of Igor Butman's managers. Very nice guy and we had a great time speaking with him on the drive in to Moscow about his daughters and many shared interests. The traffic was very heavy coming in and it took about 1 1/2 hours to come in to Moscow, but we got a great first look at beautiful Moscow! What an incredible city...to me it looks like the Magic Kingdom that Walt Disney tried to recreate, only many of the buildings were built hundreds of years ago! Fantastic architecture.
When we checked in to the hotel, first we had to surrender our passports for some sort of official process. When we came up to our room on the 10th floor we found that we had a spectacular view of Red Square right outside our windows! The view was absolutely magnificent. Because it was the 3rd week of June, the days are the longest of the year and known as the White Nights. 10 at night looked like bright daylight! My first night I spent making many calls to trace our baggage and see about getting our passports back while my girlfriend slept. Finally back in posesssion of my instruments and our passports I was then very relieved and could really start enjoying the fact that I was really in Moscow!

The night before my first concert at Le Club, we were guests to attend the concert of bassist Alex Rostotsky and his fine group. We had a very enjoyable time dining and listening to Alex's music and got to meet him and his musicians later in the evening. We also had the pleasure of meeting Faina Antonova who is Igor's manager and also managing Le Club. She is very nice and took great care in arranging every detail of our stay in Moscow. I knew right away that we were in care of special angels. After a wonderful dinner/show and cappucinos at Le Club, Faina personally drove us back to our hotel, the famous Rossiya by Red Square. I was very tired by this point so I slept like a rock.

The next day was the big Friday of our first show. Most of the day I stayed in the room practicing my instrument and looking out at Red Square. Jennifer and I wanted to get to the club early so that we could get a sound check and settle in. Faina picked us up and we stuffed my organ and all our equipment in her compact car and off we went to Le Club in the Taganka Theatre Building.
When we arrived the big friendly doormen picked up my heavy cases like they were toothpicks and brought them up the stairs for me! Vladimir the sound engineer for the club was very smooth and professional, and a very nice guy. We got a good sound on the organ and then came Eduard Zizak the great drummer! I had already met Eduard in New York the week before when he was there performing with Igor's quartet at Birdland. Eduard is an incredible drummer and also a very nice guy. We made a little soundcheck and right away I could tell that he had listened to my music and we would lock up with some very tight grooves...no problem!
But where was Igor? I was hoping for a little mini-rehearsel with Igor but when I saw the public coming in to have dinner I knew it was too late for that! Igor arrived with his entourage and it was great to see him...he told me not to worry and apologised for not coming earlier. Igor is in big demand with a very busy schedule, so I am very lucky and honored that he could take the time to perform with me together even as his new cd album "Prophecy" was just released on the Universal Label.
We had time only for a 5 minute soundcheck and I showed Igor my book. This was going to be a very spontaneous performance, no doubt about it!
We decided to record it, and Vladimir did a fantastic job on the recording on their new digital recording console that they had just brought back from New York.
From the first notes I knew that this would be one of those magic nights I would never forget. The response from the audience was wonderful. I could only say in Russsian, "Ya LuBlu Vas"...which means, I love you all. And when I said the words to the people I got a great feeling back from them. First set was just fine and then on the break I was introduced to many press people and some fantastic local musicians. I was very honored that they all came to greet me. And then Igor proudly introduced me to 2 of the legendary jazz musicians of Moscow-accordionist Vladimir Danilin and guitarist Alexei Kuznezov. They said they had their instruments in the car and so yes we decided right away to make a live session together.
It was incredible from the first song on the 2nd set, playing together with these fantastic Moscow musicians! It felt like we had been playing together for 20 years. These musicians are some of the greatest I have ever heard and played together with. The audience was loving every bit of it, just as much as I! I was so happy that Vladimir was getting it all on tape and Jennifer was also running the video machine and taking pictures also. By the end of the night I was very satisfied with how everything went. Igor personally drove Jennifer and I back to the hotel in his nice car with fantastic sound system.
Great night!

The next day we got a nice tour from our friends Eva Steiner and her nice husband Leo from the Austrian Embassy. We ended the afternoon by having lunch in the Rossiya and I got to have my first excellent bowl of Borscht!
I excused myself afterwards to take a nap as I was quite tired and knew it would be another big night at Le Club. I had a refreshing sleep and then I must say that the shower at the Rossiya is the best shower I have ever had in my life! The shower head resembles a little Sputnick! The water comes out full force...no water saving there at the Rossiya. Wonderful.
This time when Faina picked us up we didn't have the organ with us. For the first time I left my instrument in the club because I could see the security there is excellent, 24 hours.
Already there were journalists at the club to meet. I was very happy to meet Cyril Moshkow. We had many e mails before coming and he is a very nice guy also and very serious jazz journalist. He is the president of the Russian Jazz Journalist organization. We had a nice conversation and Cyril took some pictures of the concert for his website. Also we met Igor Moskvichev from Russian "Hit Parade" magazine and Mr. Kumalo from the South African Embassy.