A special visit with Lord Mayor of Oslo PER DITLEV-SIMONSEN in Oslo Norway on Jon Hammond's HammondCast Show for CBS' KYCY/KYOU 1550 AM! Mayor Simonsen fondly recalls attending Stanford University in   more...Palo Alto CA and speaks with Jon about the history and rich cultural tradition of 1000-year-old Oslo, home of the Nobel Peace Prize and numerous annual music festivals! *Special Thanks: Kevin Gallagher & Jan Grindheim of Oslo Teknopol http://www.oslo.teknopol.no Jon's official site: http://www.HammondCast.com , as heard M-F 3PM PST on 1550 AM in San Francisco CA c)2006  less

Drummer/Bandleader extraordinaire BILL COBHAM interview with Jon Hammond for Jon's daily CBS Radio program HammondCast aka "Jon Hammond's Afternoon Slide" on radio KYCY and KYOU 1550AM. This   more...interview took place in New York City during the 2007 IAJE jazz educators convention with some very special events celebrating French Jazz Musicians, 2 of the top French Jazz stars came to play on Bill's band: DIDIER LOCKWOOD (violin), SYLVAN LUC (guitar) along with VICTOR BAILEY on bass. Visit Bill Cobham's official website: http://www.billycobham.com and http://ww.HammondCast.com c)2006 (be sure to check out BC's extensive discography!)  less

Excerpt from 'Conversations Show', Harold Channer with guest TV/Radio Host & Producer Jon Hammond on MNN TV in New York City. Hear Harold and Jon discuss Public Access Television and play a clip from   more...Jon's very first broadcast on MCTV Channel C 'The Jon Hammond Show' with original music and graphics from BackBeat Productions that aired for first time Feb. 2, 1984. Jon's TV show is now in it's 24th year and he is hosting daily radio show 'HammondCast Early Edition' on KYOU & KYCY Radio 1550 AM. Enjoy! ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com  less

JON HAMMOND Band return engagement to STELLWERK in Harburg Bahnhof near Hamburg, playing the theme song for The Jon Hammond Show TV Show and HammondCast radio show from KYCY/KYOU 1550 AM "LATE RENT".   more...With JOE BERGER-guitar, HEINZ LICHIUS-drums, JON HAMMOND-on the incredible new XK-1 Hammond Organ & Bass, GABRIEL COBURGER-tenor sax Camera-JENNIFER http://www.jonhammondband.com c)2007 USA/DEUTSCHLAND *Tags: STELLWERK, Harburg, Hamburg, Star Club, NDR Radio, Bahnhof, Hammond Organ, Blues, Jazz, Late Rent, KYCY, KYOU, CBS Radio, The Jon Hammond Show, XK-1, HammondCast  less

Radio & TV Broadcasting Legend JOE FRANKLIN in an appearance at NYC's Laugh Factory Club at annual Thanksgiving Feed shot personally by Mr. Hammond. This is hilarious rare footage of Joe doing stand-up,   more...a must see! For more info: http://www.HammondCast.com c)2006

*Tags: Billy Crystal, The Aristocrats, Pat Cooper, Don Rickles, David Brenner, Gilbert Gottfried  less

Special thanks to First Officer and part owner Tony May and the Crew of this elegant bird the HIGHLANDER of HIGHLAND EXPRESS. *As seen on The Jon Hammond Show 23rd year New York USA. Ham-Berger Productions,   more...Jon Hammond & Joe Berger flew the Highlander to meet with John Entwistle (RIP) of The WHO in beginning of Feb. 1987. These shots would not be possible today. Enjoy! Thank you for the wonderful service and for helping us accomplish our mission Crew of Highland Express HIGHLANDER, Jon Hammond http://www.HammondCast.com

*Tags: Highland Express, Old Bell Inn, Prestwick, Highlander, Birmingham, Aberdeen, EWR, 747-100 Series, Elegant, Aviation, John Entwistle, Ham-Berger Productions, HammondCast, MCTV  less

Part 2 of Conversations with Harold Channer and Jon Hammond "The Global Village"...music as the Universal Language, music without words is the best way to effect global change, Jon's theory   more...in action with a clip from Moscow Russia concert together with Russian tenor sax star Igor Butman, drummer Eduard Zizak and Jon at the organ  less

JON HAMMOND Band laying down a nice slow blues dedicated to BB & Albert King in INDRA, Home of The Beatles in Hamburg St. Pauli Grosse Freiheit: Lutz Buechner - sax, Heinz Lichius - drums, Joe Berger   more...- guitar, Jon Hammond - XB-2 Organ ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com tune in 7 days a week on KYOU Radio 1550 AM for the best in FSB = Funk Soul Blues  less

SAN FRANCISCO -- Airbus Chief Test Pilot JACQUES ROSAY Pilots A380 Super Jumbo to San Francisco International Airport with Interior Tour.
Jon Hammond is pleased to present this film of Aviation History   more...as world’s largest airliner, the double-deck Airbus A380, arrives for the first time at SFO on October 4, 2007. Voila!
Special Thanks / Merci Beaucoup: Capt. Jacques Rosay, Mike McCarron, Clay McConnell, Air France Crew and United Airlines Ground Crew. HammondCast Early Edition KYOU Radio 1550 AM ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com Quote Barry Eccleston: "The Game Changer"!  less

Excerpted from LisaCast of BlogTalkRadio, LisaCast Meets HammondCast in Pyramind Studios San Francisco September 28 2007. Talking about the Global Community of Bloggers and Vloggers and using the new   more...technologies available to reach people all over the world. Lisa Padilla is one of the cream of the crop of the new media community and now VP of Marketing for Alan Levy's BlogTalkRadio and Alan & Dave Winer's new TwitterGram + InformationColony. Jon Hammond is a musician and host of daily radio show HammondCast on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM. Cam by JENNIFER ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com + BlogTalkRadio.com  less

Pianist Composer and NEA Grant Recipient Roy Meriwether on Jon Hammond's HammondCast Show KYOU Radio 1550 AM. Jon and Roy talk about Roy's early start as a recording artist for Columbia Records as a teenager   more...and coming to New York City from Dayton OH in 1976, pianos and early influences. Filmed in 3 Star Coffee Shop 541 Columbus Ave at 86th St. NYC.
Roy's site:
http://www.roymeriwether.biz/ ©2007 Jon Hammond http://www.HammondCast.com  less

First lucky break for Jon Hammond in Frankfurt Germany appearing on Hessen Report RTL TV with big plug from moderator Beatrix Rief for upcoming shows at Jazzkeller. It was shot on a cold morning in Dec.   more...1991 in Venety's on Sandweg in Frankfurt. Special thanks: Beatrix Rief, Tino Pavlis, Frank Poehl http://www.HammondCast.com  less

Encore performance (Zugabe), ninth year Jon Hammond bringing the band in to play for an enthusiastic audience at Jazzkeller Hofheim in Taunus, in tribute to Cannonball Adderley and Joe Zawinul - Mercy   more...Mercy with Hungarian tenor sax star Tony Lakatos, Heinz Lichius drums Joe Berger gtr. and Jon Hammond at the XB-2 Hammond organ. This session was during the annual Frankfurt Musikmesse trade fair ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com  less

JON HAMMOND Show *as seen for 23 years on Time Warner & MCTV in New York City. This classic clip includes Jon's signature tune Late Rent with Video by LORI and old footage of original members of Jefferson   more...Airplane and Terry Haggerty of Sons of Champlin. Enjoy! http://www.HammondCast.com *Tune in HammondCast on CBS Radio M-F 3PM PST c)2006

*Tags: KYCY, KYOU, CBS Radio, HammondCast, Sons of Champlin, Blues, Jazz, Funk, Hammond Organ, Video by LORI, American Federation of Musicians Union Local 802 & Local 6/ASCAP The FINGERS...are the SINGERS!  less

Pt. 1 excerpted from Jon Hammond's interview with founding member of Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin on HammondCast KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM San Francisco CA. Hear Peter tell about   more...the musicians and songs first performed with Janis, one of which bought a new Cadillac for Big Mama Thornton and how Chet Helms became manager at one point and organized the early shows with Family Dog Productions. It all came together at 1090 Page St. in the Haight Ashbury where they rehearsed and lived. ©2007 http://www.kyouradio.com + bbhc.com  less

Lydia Pense vocalist of Cold Blood on Jon Hammond's daily radio program HammondCast on KYOU Radio 1550 AM. Hear Lydia speak with Jon about how the band got it's name and subsequently Cold Blood was one   more...of the first rock groups to be signed by Bill Graham's Fillmore Records. The story of how legendary singer producer Donny Hathaway came to produce Lydia and Cold Blood and talking about the musicians living and deceased. Lydia's newest album is entitled 'Transfusion' ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com & coldblood.biz  less

JON HAMMOND Band breaking it down in C Minor for hometown crowd in Harburg Germany at Schnulze! (die Kneipe)
Featuring a fine solo from tenor saxophonist Lutz Buechner of NDR Bigband and Heinz Lichius   more...drums, Joe Berger gtr., leader Jon Hammond puts the hammer down on special XB-2 prototype organ, one of first 10 manufactured by Hammond Suzuki, on tour with Mr. Hammond since summer of 1991. Super Funky! ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com /ASCAP *spcl. thanks Michael August aka ILLUSTRATORP, Jennifer - Camera  less

Live Broadcast in Hamburg Germany on JazzHausRadio 96.0 from Music Club Live at Fruchtallee 36
Sandra Hempel guitar
Frank Delle tenor sax
Heinz Lichius drums
Jon Hammond XK-3 Hammond Organ
Bossa Nova 'Shadow   more...Of Your Smile'
Moderator: Ralf Böcker, Sound: Axel Thomas ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com  less

Classic Jazz Ballad "Easy Living" in Ritz-Carlton Hotel Jazz Bar SHANGHAI CHINA, with Jon Hammond at the XB-2 Organ, Danny Woody - drums, Billy Marcus - piano, Donald Jackson -bass, Claus Rueckbeil   more...(from Berlin) - guitar. Catch Jon's daily radio show HammondCast on KYOU & KYCY Radio 1550 AM http://www.HammondCast.com  less

Jon Hammond Blues Band playing F.P. Blues shuffle with Ronnie Smith Jr. drums, John Bishop guitar just returned from Louisville Kentucky, Alex Budman t.s., Jon Hammond at XB-2 Hammond organ. This gig   more...coincided with the annual Hells Angels Convention in-the-house and North Beach Jazz Festival. Special thanks Scott Rootenberg. c)2007 / ASCAP http://www.HammondCast.com Catch Jon Hammond's daily radio program HammondCast mornings on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM.  less

With 3 of the original LATE RENT SESSION MEN onstage + JORIS DUDLI drums, on May 21 1998 in New York City, organist JON HAMMOND, TODD ANDERSON the tenor saxophonist and BARRY FINNERTY guitar closed the   more...show for the last time at the infamous SAVOY LOUNGE on 41st St. across the street from Port Authority Bus Station. With studio drummer Bernard Purdie in the house and quite a few other musicians from the Carroll rehearsal studios next door, you'll hear the end of originals "Head Phone" and long-time theme song "Late Rent" for the last time on this stage. p.s. the Rent got paid! Catch Jon Hammond's daily radio show HammondCast http://www.HammondCast.com c)2007 / ASCAP JON HAMMOND International  less

This film will crack you up...It was a good night for FSB (Funk Soul & Blues) on May 21 of 1998 in New York City. Jon Hammond brought his band in to the SAVOY LOUNGE on 41st St. across from Port Authority   more...Bus Terminal and next to Carroll Music Instrument Rental & Studios where all the cats rehearsed: On tenor sax Todd Anderson, Joris Dudli on drums, Barry Finnerty guitar and Jon Hammond at the B3 organ playing some of Jon Hammond's classic Funk Soul compositions 'Head Phone' and end of 'Nu Funk ('Hip Hop Chitlins'). Drummer Bernard Purdie had just walked in and the joint was jumping. RIP Savoy Lounge NYC! Catch Jon's daily radio show HammondCast at 4AM PST on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM and streaming world wide http://www.HammondCast.com c)2007/ASCAP To be continued..!  less

1993 JON HAMMOND Band with all star lineup opening the scene by bringing in for first time ALEX FOSTER saxophonist of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Band searing solo featured on this film in intimate setting playing   more...Jon's hit composition "LYDIA'S TUNE", JON HAMMOND at the XB-2 Hammond Organ with Rhythm Section of RAY GRAPPONE drms CHUGGY CARTER perc BARRY FINNERTY gtr, Jon just back in New York from living in Paris where he composed the song. Catch Jon's radio show HammondCast 7 mornings a week on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM CBS San Francisco CA http://www.HammondCast.com c)2007 / ASCAP many have followed.  less

I met Oliver Groenewald in Hamburg when he was playing trumpet on the pit band for HAIR. The cats used to come over after-hours and sit in with us at my gig in Skurillum (now Schmidt's Theatre) at Spielbuden   more...Platz 24 on Reeperbahn. Sometime after HAIR gig was over (and they took my drummer Uwe Petersen with them), Oliver invited me to guest with his fine ensemble "OLIVER GROENEWALD NEWNET" on some great arrangements he wrote of my tunes in KAISERKELLER DETMOLD where they played every week for a long time. Detmold Germany Rocks and Ollie is a great arranger and trumpet player/leader! I hope to return someday. c)2007 http://www.HammondCast.com 'White Onions' by Jon Hammond  less