Freitag, 26. Juli 2013

Jon Hammond Show Nashville Summer NAMM HD 1080p MNN TV

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Jon Hammond Show Nashville Summer NAMM HD 1080p MNN TV


Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondJonHammondShowNashvilleSummerNAMMCoverageMNNTV/


Now you see us...and a few minutes later we be gone!



The end of the forthcoming movie "The Warwick Booth Sessions"
with Joe Berger (playing the Jerry Garcia Special model from EKO Guitars) and Jon Hammond (Sk1 combo Hammond Organ) at Nashville Summer NAMM Show smack dab in the middle of the NAMM Exhibits Floor - The Sound Police Love Us - because we rock out at low trade show sound levels and don't disturb the other nearby booths - that's the Community Spirit we always adhere to as old NAMM'ers don't ya' know..Special thanks Hans-Peter Wilmer


Youtube http://youtu.be/tOGjf1UxAm0


Jon Hammond returns to Summer NAMM Show in the new Music City Center in downtown
Nashville - appearances by Billy Cox and Band of Gypsys, The Delgado Brothers with special guest Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond at the organ solo and with guitarist Joe Berger - for MNN TV cable tv program The Jon Hammond Show http://www.HammondCast.com">http://www.HammondCast.com">http://www.HammondCast.com


Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/jon-hammond-show-nashville-summer-namm-coverage-mnn-tv-6621212





CNN iReport http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1011306


Youtube http://youtu.be/cZXaHY3nbh4


Jon Hammond Band - Namm 2013 - Anaheim Hilton California

Jon Hammond Band perform for the opening NAMM Show 2013 at the Anaheim Hilton.
We are proud friends and thank Jon and Joe Berger for all their support over many years. Jeff (JJ Guitars)





JJ Guitars UK http://www.facebook.com/pages/JJ-Guitars/391007945054


http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200325356396161

JJ Guitars
The JON HAMMOND Band - NAMM 2013 at the Anaheim Hilton California. The Late Rent Theme song to Jon Hammonds cable TV program in NYC and Hammond Cast. Jon Hammond on B3, Joe Berger Guitar, Donny Baldwin Drums and Alex Budman on Tenor Saxophone. Special thanks to Jon and the band for their support and to Joe Berger our long time JJ Guitars artist. Thanks Jeff - JJ Guitars — in Anaheim, CA





Rare footage - actually inside the Purple Grotteaux with the late great Al Jazzbeaux Collins - enjoy folks! http://vimeo.com/256123


The Chrysler Building looking good today looming right over my head - one of my all-time favorite skyscrapers. Someday I would like to have an office there - Jon Hammond
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building



The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco style skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. At 1,046 feet (319 m),[1][6][7] the structure was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State Building in 1931.[8] It is still the tallest brick building in the world, albeit with an internal steel skeleton. After the destruction of the World Trade Center, it was again the second-tallest building in New York City until December 2007, when the spire was raised on the 1,200-foot (365.8 m) Bank of America Tower, pushing the Chrysler Building into third position. In addition, The New York Times Building, which opened in 2007, is exactly level with the Chrysler Building in height.[9] Both buildings were then pushed into 4th position, when the under construction One World Trade Center surpassed their height.
The Chrysler Building is a classic example of Art Deco architecture and considered by many contemporary architects to be one of the finest buildings in New York City. In 2007, it was ranked ninth on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.[10] It was the headquarters of the Chrysler Corporation from 1930 until the mid-1950s. Although the building was built and designed specifically for the car manufacturer, the corporation did not pay for the construction of it and never owned it, as Walter P. Chrysler decided to pay for it himself, so that his children could inherit it
Tallest in the world from May 27, 1930 to April 30, 1931[I]
Preceded by 40 Wall Street
Surpassed by Empire State Building
General information
Type Office
Architectural style Art Deco
Location 405 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York 10174
Construction started 1928
Completed 1930
Height
Antenna spire 1,046 ft (319 m)[1]
Roof 925 ft (282 m)
Top floor 899 ft (274 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count 77[1][2]
Floor area 1,195,000 sq ft (111,000 m2)
Lifts/elevators 32[1]
Design and construction
Owner Tishman Speyer
Architect William Van Alen



Joe Berger tries out a blue Framus custom shop guitar - good for Blues!



At the Warwick & Framus Custom Shop in the East Village at 76 East 7th Street - the instruments and amplifiers from the folks at Warwick / Framus are exquisite - Jon Hammond
http://www.warwick.de/ — with Joe Berger at Warwick & Framus Custom Shop


Joe Berger and Dan Africano - Dan is the Guitar & Bass Technician of the very special Warwick & Framus Custom Shop in the East Village at 76 East 7th Street



- the instruments and amplifiers from the folks at Warwick / Framus are exquisite - Jon Hammond
http://www.warwick.de/ — with Joe Berger at Warwick & Framus Custom Shop


Don Donald Pender playing in front of the ARF Wall - I haven't heard from Don in a long time - Jon Hammond
http://youtu.be/InWvpftTt7I
Don Pender vibes and soprano sax
Bernie Bagshaw guitar
Hal Solin drums





LATE RENT PARTY - Brotfabrik (the old bread factory in Frankfurt Hausen) - was a great gig, thanks folks!



- Jon Hammond — at Brotfabrik Frankfurt


Osaka Japan - There are no carpets in Rug Time club...not even one!
Rug Time - http://youtu.be/k-iRPQ3JOPs 12,598



A MUST SEE when you're in Osaka KIX Japan! accompanied by Hidefumi Nose (guitar) and Kengo Komae (drums). *Special thanks OSAMU YAMAMOTO YS Corp. & MIDORI ONO. Bossa Nova version of "Shadow Of Your Smile" - Jon Hammond — with Hidefumi Nose in Osaka-shi, Osaka


Hollywood CA -- Kenny Burrell one of my favorite jazz guitarists for many years - great to see Kenny again in Hollywood at ASCAP Expo!



Jon Hammond — with Kenny Burrell and Kenneth Earl Burrell at Renaissance Hollywood Hotel- Grand Ballroom


Kenny and Jon in Hannover Germany





Kenny and Jimmy Smith





One of the fine Warwick basses Dan Africano showed us today that caught my eye - Dan is the Guitar & Bass Technician of the very special Warwick & Framus Custom Shop in the East Village at 76 East 7th Street - the instruments and amplifiers from the folks at Warwick / Framus are exquisite - Jon Hammond



Warwick Booth Sessions Summer NAMM Nashville Jon Hammond
http://laterent.blogspot.com/2013/07/warwick-booth-sessions-summer-namm.html — at Warwick & Framus Custom Shop


This bus is history, but Eddie Money and his band still rockin' on on the dusty trail - Groveland CA - Jon Hammond
http://youtu.be/fBx-zPRe_7c



Action-packed vintage clip from the long-running (30th year) NYC cable-access TV show "The Jon Hammond Show" has classic opening with Video by LORI, Eddie Money spot filmed the night he did David Letterman with Ronnie Spector "Take Me Home Tonight".. — with Eddie Money and Official Eddie Money in Groveland, CA


Downtown Chicago looking good on a hot July night - Jon Hammond
http://www.jonhammondband.com/news.html



— at Downtown Chicago


*LISTEN TO THE AUDIO HERE: HammondCast Little Red Riding Hood With Jazzbo Collins Jon Hammond's Journal June 30 2013


Jon's special archive http://archive.org/details/HammondCast_22

Al Jazzbo Collins





Chris Cortez and Jon Hammond




This episode of HammondCast on KYOU 1550 AM Radio features some historic recordings of Jon Hammond with radio & tv legend AL "JAZZBEAUX" COLLINS, this will blow your socks off! Al does a complete recitation of his Hipster version of "Little Red Ridinghood" accompanied by Jon on the Hammond organ live. Also radio host CHRIS CORTEZ talking about how Jon and Jazzbeaux almost blew up the transmitter for the radio station by plugging the Hammond organ directly in as a late-night experiment on the Bay Area station...wooops! All worked out ok, but the Chief Engineer and Station Manager were a little bit upset the next day.
Going back even a few more years, Al Jazzbeaux breaks Jon's recording of "Sidewinder" on the now defunct but legendary and most powerful station of New York City-WNEW 1130 AM. For Al Jazzbeaux Collins freaks, this HammondCast episode is a MUST.
Jon Hammond is a member of Local 802 & Local 6 Musicians Unions and an ASCAP Composer/Publisher-JON HAMMOND International, Inc.
No singers on Mr. Hammond's band..."The FINGERS...are the SINGERS!"
http://www.HammondCast.com


Anaheim California -- This was a great P.Mauriat Party! at Winter NAMM a years ago - here with Alejandro Chiabrando and Alex Mingmann Hsieh - Jon Hammond — with Alejandro Chiabrando and Alex Mingmann Hsieh at Clarion Hotel Anaheim.








It's not Simon and Garfunkle..Tino Pavlis and Joe Berger!
Jon Hammond — with Tino Pavlis and Joe Berger at musikmesse





From my first CD booklet - first release of "Late Rent" on Hotwire Records - collector edition! Jon Hammond





August 28, 1989 - Alex Foster on the Saxophone Chair in my band "Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men at Mikell's on Columbus Avenue NYC, sounded great Alex! - JH



Summer NAMM, HD 1080p, Nashville, Hammond Organ, Sk1, XK-1c, Jon Hammond, Blues, Jazz, Soul Music, MNN TV, Streaming, Local 802, Musicians Union

Donnerstag, 25. Juli 2013

Solo Organ Performance Late Rent Nashville NAMM HD 1080p

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Solo Organ Performance Late Rent Nashville NAMM HD 1080p Jon Hammond at the organ


Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/SoloOrganPerformanceLateRentNashvilleNAMMHD1080p

This video is about Solo Organ Performance Late Rent Nashville NAMM - Special thanks Rudd Lance for live audio mix in the massive high-ceilinged lobby of the brand new Music City Center in downtown Nashville - Jon Hammond is playing the Hammond Sk1 organ through through direct input boxes to the house sound system.
"Late Rent" is the theme song for The Jon Hammond Show, now in 30th year on cable TV in Manhattan.
Late Rent Story - Behind the Beat
http://behindthebeat.com/2004/12/jon-hammond-late-rent/
Jon Hammond says "the fingers are the singers.'" The latest CD from this exceptional and soulful Hammond organist is the proof. "Late Rent" draws on decades of great recording sessions and top live performances to showcase his own playing and many top jazz and funk artists. It shows why the Hammond organ is one of the most enduring electric instruments and why Hammond is one of its best players.
The Late Rent Story
Jon Hammond waited half his life to make this CD -- starting with being an underground TV host.
Swingin' Funky Jazz & Blues
Jon Hammond describes his style of music and how he learned to play it.
Two Hot Tracks
Jon Hammond recalls one of his first songs -- from age 15 -- and a great Sunday session.
Sonny's Advice (Sonny Stitt - R.I.P. - Edward "Sonny" Stitt (born Edward Boatner, Jr., February 2, 1924 -- July 22, 1982)
A little advice on melody from a great sax player went a long way.
HammondCast Blog http://laterent.blogspot.com/ — with Jon Hammond Band and Jon Hammond Organ Group at Nashville Music City Center.

The massive lobby of the brand new Music City Center in Downtown Nashville is where the NAMM Stage was during Summer NAMM





Jon Hammond Late Rent Story





Nashville Tennessee -- It's story time with Jon Hammond - Jon tells the famous Late Rent Story on NAMM Stage in Music City Center
*The Late Rent Story behind the beat
http://behindthebeat.com/2004/12/jon-hammond-late-rent/
The Late Rent Story
Jon Hammond waited half his life to make this CD – starting with being an underground TV host.
Swingin’ Funky Jazz & Blues
Jon Hammond describes his style of music and how he learned to play it.
Two Hot Tracks
Jon Hammond recalls one of his first songs – from age 15 – and a great Sunday session.
Sonny’s Advice (Sonny Stitt)
A little advice on melody from a great sax player went a long way.
Sonny's Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Stitt
Edward "Sonny" Stitt (born Edward Boatner, Jr., February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern, in reference to his relentless touring and devotion to jazz.
Edward Boatner, Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts,[1] and grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. He had a musical background; his father, Edward Boatner, was a baritone singer, composer and college music professor, his brother was a classically trained pianist, and his mother was a piano teacher.[1] Boatner was soon adopted by another family, the Stitts, who gave him his new surname. He later began calling himself "Sonny".




In 1943, Stitt first met Charlie Parker, and as he often later recalled, the two men found that their styles had an extraordinary similarity that was partly coincidental and not merely due to Stitt's emulation. Stitt's improvisations were more melodic and less dissonant than those of Parker. Stitt's earliest recordings were made in 1945 with Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie. He had also played in some swing bands, though he mainly played in bop bands. Stitt was featured in Tiny Bradshaw's big band in the early forties. Stitt replaced Charlie Parker in Dizzy Gillespie's band in 1945.[2]
Stitt played alto saxophone in Billy Eckstine's big band alongside future bop pioneers Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons from 1945 until 1956, when he started to play tenor saxophone more frequently, in order to avoid being referred to as a Charlie Parker imitator. Later on, he played with Gene Ammons and Bud Powell. Stitt spent time in a Lexington prison between 1948–49 for selling narcotics.
Stitt, when playing tenor saxophone, seemed to break free from some of the criticism that he was imitating Charlie Parker's style, although it appears in the instance with Ammons above that the availability of the larger instrument was a factor. Indeed, Stitt began to develop a far more distinctive sound on tenor.[1] He played with other bop musicians Bud Powell and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, a fellow tenor with a distinctly tough tone in comparison to Stitt, in the 1950s and recorded a number of sides for Prestige Records label as well as albums for Argo, Verve and Roost. Stitt experimented with Afro-Cuban jazz in the late 1950s, and the results can be heard on his recordings for Roost and Verve, on which he teamed up with Thad Jones and Chick Corea for Latin versions of such standards as "Autumn Leaves."
Stitt joined Miles Davis briefly in 1960, and recordings with Davis' quintet can be found only in live settings on the tour of 1960. Concerts in Manchester and Paris are available commercially and also a number of concerts (which include sets by the earlier quintet with John Coltrane) on the record Live at Stockholm (Dragon), all of which featured Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb and Paul Chambers. However, Miles fired Stitt due to the excessive drinking habit he had developed, and replaced him with fellow tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley. Stitt, later in the 1960s, paid homage to one of his main influences, Charlie Parker, on the album Stitt Plays Bird, which features Jim Hall on guitar and at Newport in 1964 with other bebop players including J.J. Johnson.
He recorded a number of memorable records with his friend and fellow saxophonist Gene Ammons, interrupted by Ammons' own imprisonment for narcotics possession. The records recorded by these two saxophonists are regarded by many as some of both Ammons and Stitt's best work, thus the Ammons/Stitt partnership went down in posterity as one of the best duelling partnerships in jazz, alongside Zoot Sims and Al Cohn, and Johnny Griffin with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Stitt would venture into soul jazz, and he recorded with fellow tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin in 1964 on the Soul People album. Stitt also recorded with Duke Ellington alumnus Paul Gonsalves in 1963 for Impulse! on the Salt And Pepper album in 1963. Around that time he also appeared regularly at Ronnie Scott's in London, a live 1964 encounter with Ronnie Scott, The Night Has A Thousand Eyes, eventually surfaced, and another in 1966 with resident guitarist Ernest Ranglin and British tenor saxophonist Dick Morrissey. Stitt was one of the first jazz musicians to experiment with an electric saxophone (the instrument was called a Varitone), as heard on the albums What's New in 1966 and Parallel-A-Stitt in 1967.
Later life[edit]

In the 1970s, Stitt slowed his recording output slightly, and in 1972, he produced another classic, Tune Up, which was and still is regarded by many jazz critics, such as Scott Yanow, as his definitive record. Indeed, his fiery and ebullient soloing was quite reminiscent of his earlier playing. He also recorded another album with Varitone, Just The Way It Was - Live At The Left Bank in 1971 which was released in 2000.
Stitt joined the all-star group Giants of Jazz (which also featured Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Kai Winding and bassist Al McKibbon) and made albums for Atlantic Records, Concord Records and Emarcy Records. His last recordings were made in Japan. In 1982, Stitt suffered a heart attack, and he died on July 22 in Washington, D.C.


Citizen Watches - *the choice of Jon Hammond - mine is not pictured here, I wear a Citizen Eco Drive model
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-Drive
Eco-Drive is the series name of a line of mainly solar powered watches (marketed as "light powered") manufactured by the Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. In 1995 Citizen introduced the Eco-Drive line to Asia, Latin America and Europe. In the United States the first Eco-Drive watches were sold in April 1996.[1]
The Eco-Drive concept introduced several major technical refinements over previous solar powered watches. The combination of these refinements for the first time gave watch designers the opportunity to design light powered watches without the need to incorporate conspicuous solar cells on the watch dial.



Eco-Drive concept:
The technical platform that made the Eco-Drive concept possible was the Eco-Drive caliber 7878 movement. This movement was the first light powered movement where the solar panel could be mounted under the round dial. Previous light powered watches from Citizen and other manufacturers had the solar cell(s) mounted directly on the dial. This innovation was possible due to the introduction of the amorphous silicon solar cell in a watch movement. These thin film solar cells had just prior to the mid-1990s become more efficient compared to their 1980s performance. As long as the dial material was sufficiently translucent, enough light would get through to the cell to generate sufficient energy. This opened up the design possibility to make a light powered watch look like a primary battery powered watch. Besides that, the first Eco-Drive watches used a lithium-ion rechargeable or secondary battery. The Eco-Drive 7878 caliber movement was able to run for 180 days on its secondary power cell before it needed light exposure for recharging. This was a significant increase in the ability to store energy compared to previous light powered watches. Further the movement had an insufficient recharging warning feature.[2]
Commercial history[edit]
Besides the first 3 Eco-Drive models Citizen introduced in 1995 the company produced dozens other Eco-Drive models during the 1990s. Amongst these models was the 6.05 mm (0.238 in) thick Eco-Drive Slim of 1996.[3] The first fairly uncomplicated (hours, minutes, seconds and date only) analog Eco-Drive movements technically evolved to more complex analog and digital/analog Eco-Drive movements featuring complications that Citizen applied in various specialized Promaster Eco-Drive watches like chronographs, flyback chronographs and diving watches.
In the early 2000s the sale of wristwatches declined due to the ubiquity of items like cell phones with built in clocks. Demand for Citizen watches in North America, however, remained robust as the Eco-Drive models were particularly well received and were generating ⅓ of Citizens North American revenues by 2000. During the mid-2000s wristwatch sales improved for Citizen thanks to further developing the Eco-Drive line and integrating radio-controlled timing in 2002 into the Eco-Drive line.[1]
Eco-Drive Concept Models[edit]
Since 2009 Citizen also develops Eco-Drive Concept Models as technology demonstration and marketing projects. These Eco-Drive Concept Models are generally shown at exhibitions and produced in limited editions.[4][5][6] The Concept Model 2011 was the Eco-Drive SATELLITE WAVE that has a movement that can receive time synchronization signals from GPS satellites. This makes radio-controlled timing possible in remote areas that are not serviced by land based radio time signal stations.[7] In 2012 Citizen announced the Eco-Drive RING Concept Model. This watch features a ring-shaped solar cell surrounding the watch case sidewall.[8][9]
Recent history[edit]
According to Citizen in 2011 80% of their wristwatches were equipped with Eco-Drive and the company sees Eco-Drive type watches as the heart of new generations of watches.[10]
In 2012 Citizen offered over 320 Eco-Drive watch models in various types, styles and price ranges.[11]
Eco-Drive technology[edit]

Light as power source[edit]
Most Eco-Drive type watches are equipped with a special titanium lithium ion secondary battery that is charged by an amorphous silicon solar cell located behind the dial.[12] Light passes through the covering crystal and dial before it reaches the solar cell.[13]
Depending on the electronic movement model, a fully charged secondary power cell could run with no further charging anywhere from 30 days to 3,175 days (8.7 years), though most Eco-Drive men's watch models offer a six-month power reserve.[14] If kept in the dark for too long, some Eco-Drive movement models engage a hibernate mode, where the hands of the watch stop running but the internal quartz movement still keeps track of time. If an ample supply of light is given, the hands move to the proper positions and resume regular timekeeping.[12]
Temperature difference as power source[edit]
Citizen Eco-Drive Thermo watches were introduced in 1999 and use the temperature difference between the wearer's arm and the surrounding environment as a power source. The rare Eco-Drive Thermo watches use the Seebeck effect to generate thermo electricity that powers the electronic movement and charges the secondary power cell. In the sun or in the tropics the ambient temperature can come close to or exceed the temperature of the wearer's wrist causing the watch to stop generating thermo electricity. In case no power is generated, an Eco-Drive Thermo movement will save power by moving the second hand in ten second increments until the production of thermo electricity is resumed.[15] Citizen has stopped making Eco-Drive Thermo watches.
Hybrid Eco-Drive movements[edit]
Citizen also built an automatic quartz powered watch, the Citizen Promaster Eco-Duo Drive (released in December 1998).[16] Novel to this watch was the use of both mechanical power as well as a solar cell to power the electronic movement and charge the secondary power cell. This model was an attempt to enter higher-priced markets (at a cost of around $1,000 USD). The Eco-Duo Drive technology failed to attract consumer interest and Citizen has since stopped making use of the unique movement.
Solar cell and secondary battery life expectancy[edit]
According to Citizen, experimental data showed the solar cell and secondary battery will last for more than 10 years.[17] According to Citizen Europe, laboratory tests showed that after 20 years the secondary battery retains a power storage capacity of 80% of its initial capacity



The Rockefeller Center Guards digging the Golden Art Deco Piece on Fifth Avenue - Jon Hammond - "This subsequently became the primary location of the U.S. operations of British Intelligence, British Security Coordination (BSC) during the War, with Room 3603 becoming the principal operations center for Allied intelligence, organized by William Stephenson, as well as the office of the future head of what was later to become the Central Intelligence Agency, Allen Welsh Dulles.[12]



The Center is a combination of two building complexes: the older and original 14 Art Deco office buildings from the 1930s, and a set of four International-style towers built along the west side of Avenue of the Americas during the 1960s and 1970s (plus the Lehman Brothers Building). (The Time-Life Building, McGraw-Hill and News Corporation/Fox News Channel headquarters are part of the Rockefeller Center extension now owned/managed by the major private real estate firm, Rockefeller Group.)" — at Michael Kors Rockefeller Center


Youtube http://youtu.be/9sE00b3qRz4


Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/solo-organ-performance-late-rent-nashville-namm-hd-720p-6620606





Vimeo http://vimeo.com/70965384

Solo Organ Performance Late Rent Nashville NAMM HD from Jon Hammond on Vimeo.


I'd like to live inside this Caboose if I was small enough!
"Cabooses were once used on nearly every freight train. Until the 1980s, laws in the United States and Canada required all freight trains to have a caboose and a full crew, for safety."
Riding the rails on the Redwood Valley Steam Trains *est. 1952 - Jon Hammond



http://hammondcast.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/hammondcast-number-1-jons-journal-november-24-2012/
Tilden Park Berkeley California — Happy 60th Anniversary to my friends at Redwood Valley Railway! (Real Steam Trains!) – A 5 inch scale, 15 inch gauge steam railway based on narrow gauge railroads of the late 1800s located in Berkeley, California. – Jon Hammond
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood_Valley_Railway
The Redwood Valley Railway is a ridable miniature railroad in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, California. It was established in 1952 by Erich Thomsen, and has expanded to 1.25 miles of track and over 160,000 passengers a year.
The railroad uses 5″ scale model live steam locomotives on a 15 in (381 mm) narrow gauge track.
Locomotives
The Number 2- An 0-4-0 Gasoline-Hydraulic locomotive “Juniper”
The Number 4- A 2-4-2 Columbia “Laurel”
The Number 5- A 4-4-0 American “Fern”
The Number 7- A 2-6-2 Prairie “Oak”
The Number 11- A 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler “Sequoia”
Rolling stock
The Redwood Valley Railway maintains a dozen or so wooden gondolas, built similar to those found on 36″ narrow-gauge lines in the American West. The gondolas, equipped with seating for up to eight adults, are the mainstay passenger rolling stock for this operation. The RVRY also owns three stock cars which have been specifically built to carry passengers as well. These are often favorites with small children, although a full-sized adult can comfortably fit inside.
Other equipment includes a boxcar, extra convertible gondolas, which can either haul passengers or satisfy M.O.W. needs.
The RVRy. owns numerous four-wheel maintenance-of-way cars known as “jimmies”, which have specialized uses such as welding, tie replacement, or carrying ballast.
The RVRy. also rosters a single flatcar, built as a high school shop project by one of the crew in the 1970s. This rugged flatcar has seen thousands of uses, and is one of the most versatile cars on the railroad.
Unique among the roster of cars is a coal gondola, once used to carry extra coal for the #4. Coal was used up until the mid-1970s when the #4 was converted to fuel oil. The coal gondola, with its higher sides, is infrequently used. It currently carries a few dozen metal folding chairs for the annual meet.
A favorite with both young and old is the caboose. Based on a D&RGW 36″ gauge prototype, this “short” center cupola caboose has graced the end of most revenue trains for over 30 years.
[edit]Future Projects

Parts for a 2-4-4 Forney and a 2-6-0 exist, but currently remain unassembled. Plans for a second caboose and a lavish, scale (down to the furniture, wallpaper, and bar with tiny glasses) business car are in the works.
As of mid-2010 the boiler for the #13, the aforementioned 2-6-0 has been manufactured. Not to be confused with a visiting GSP&P #13 from the Glenwood Southpark and Pacific.
The #9, a brand-new diesel-hydraulic switching locomotive is in the planning and development stages and should look somewhat similar to the temperamental but faithful #2. The #9 will have a diesel engine instead of a gasoline engine, and will be built as a heavier and more powerful two-axle diesel locomotive, similar to <25ton American industrial locomotives like those found on narrow gauge operations around the country.

Former Locomotives and Rolling Stock

The Number 1 "Cricket" a 12" gauge steam locomotive along with a few 12" gauge cars were sold to the Folsom Valley Ry. in Folsom Ca. — at Redwood Valley Railroad Steam Trains In Tilden Park





Jon Hammond warming up the organ on the bandstand at 802 Musicians Union Club Room
Previous session with Richard Clements and Rudy Lawless
http://youtu.be/XXpkFBd2pSc



Early bird gets the worm...and the second mouse gets the cheese!
http://www.HammondCast.com/ — at Associated Musicians of Greater New York — at Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM



Local 802 Early Bird Session - just about to hit, Jon Hammond's organ on the bandstand at 802 Musicians Union Club Room


Flight 214 burnt out fuselage of the Boeing 777 - as of yesterday I could see it still there at SFO just beyond Runway 28L - Jon Hammond



*my report when I was on-the-scene when it happened July 6, 2013: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1001238
Boeing 777 Airliner Crash SFO! Breaking News from Jon Hammond on-the-scene:
Airliner Crash SFO! Breaking News from Jon Hammond on-the-scene *Images from Jon Hammond just 30 minutes ago: Airliner Crash SFO! Breaking News from Jon Hammond on-the-scene: Flight 214 Asiana Airlines arriving SFO from SEL has crashed - I shot this photo from West Field of SFO near US Post Office facility and Catering - heavy smoke - aircraft separated at tail - amazing the Captain managed to get it in and on to tarmac as I'm hearing it was in trouble on the way in. Many passengers seen leaving aircraft - information still sketchy, this report just came in 3 minutes ago - I shot this photo 20-30 minutes ago - JH *Note: I first heard 191 passengers onboard - now I just heard from an employee - 291 passengers and crew - JH http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2013/07/06/airline-crash-san-francisco/2495099/ FAA: Asiana Airlines flight crash lands at San Francisco airport


*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Warwick Booth Sessions Summer NAMM Nashville Jon Hammond


Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondWarwickBoothSessionsSummerNAMMNashvilleJonHammond





This video is about Warwick Booth Sessions Summer NAMM Nashville Jon Hammond and Joe Berger
"The Warwick Booth Sessions"
WARWICK GMBH & CO. MUSIC EQUIPMENT KG Booth #1144
with Joe Berger (playing the Jerry Garcia Special model from EKO Guitars) and Jon Hammond (Sk1 combo Hammond Organ) at Nashville Summer NAMM Show smack dab in the middle of the NAMM Exhibits Floor - The Sound Police Love Us - because we rock out at low trade show sound levels and don't disturb the other nearby booths - that's the Community Spirit we always adhere to as old NAMM'ers don't ya' know - special thanks to Hans-Peter Wilfer, & Bob and the crew at Warwick & Framus - and John the Floor Manager in charge of Sound Control - JH — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center - http://www.HammondCast.com/


Youtube http://youtu.be/pyPG240nlh8


Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/warwick-booth-sessions-summer-namm-nashville-jon-hammond-6618608





Vimeo http://vimeo.com/70724725


Framus Vintage http://www.framus-vintage.de/


"Hans-Peter Wilfer followed in his fathe´s footsteps and founded Warwick in Eggolsheim in 1982 at the age of 24. After the German reunification he relocated the company"s headquarters to Markneukirchen in the Vogtland region in 1994. He then started an endeavor to bring new life to his father´s lifework - Fred Wilfer had bought back the apparently worthless trademark rights from the liquidator and gave them as a present to his son shortly before his death.



An appreciation for Fred Wilfer´s merits was missing so far. The history and development after the Second World War was fascinating the historian Dr. Christian Hoyer who tried to find out more on the history of the resettlement of the Schoenbach violin-makers.



Meanwhile the public interest in the Framus brand had risen and old Framus instruments, due to their high realizable value and their remarkable sound properties, were partly sold to considerable prices in the vintage market. Reason enough for Hans-Peter Wilfer to support Hoyer´s research. So, historian Dr. Christian Hoyer was engaged to conduct research in relation to the Framus subject.



Wilfer and Hoyer had a meeting in 2001. As a consequence Warwick has endorsed Hoyer´s search for evidence about the past manufacturing in Bubenreuth, something that has taken him already all around the world. Definitely not an easy undertaking, because the company´s archives don´t exist anymore since the liquidation. This endeavor turned into a bigger challenge: ads were placed that stated the need for information and witnesses of that time. Warwick then allocated the necessary funds to buy up old and interesting instrument in order to gain an overview of the company´s manufacturing. But many people helped in the process of filling in the gaps: former co-workers, musicians and endorsers involved with the company, music-loving collectors and many others. This labored and intense phase also included looking in the archives of states, courts, associations and organizations. Even guitarist and former endorser Billy Lorento, who nowadays works as a consultant - under the name Bill Lawrence - for the Fender® Corporation and enjoys his high profile as "King Of Pickups", contributed his part to the story.



When a collection of instruments and documents was finally achieved, it was too hard to deny this knowledge to the public: It was decided that a book be made about Fred Wilfer and the Framus company and that the aforementioned collection was to be displayed and open to the public in a museum dedicated to the history of the Framus factory. The history project of the Warwick company that Hans-Peter Wilfer started in order to revive the Framus brand now reaches the culmination of all the efforts with the opening of the Framus Museum and the publication of a book on the history of Framus in the summer of 2007. "


Great to see KSAN Radio Broadcasting Alums including Bonnie Simmons today at CHRS' annual fundraiser event "Radio Day by The Bay" from the ultra-hip FM station founded by the late great Big Daddy Tom Donahue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSAN_(FM)
Jon Hammond



*Excerpt from Wikipedia: "On May 21, 1968, the call letters changed from KSFR to KSAN and the format switched to album-oriented rock music. Metromedia transferred call sign KSAN from its TV station, which it renamed KNEW-TV. (Today there is a National Public Radio station in Santa Fe, New Mexico using the KSFR call letters.)[1]
The timing of the change from KSFR to KSAN was triggered by an event at another station. On March 18, 1968 KMPX program director Tom Donahue turned in his resignation after a series of conflicts with station management. This led directly to a strike by many Donahue-loyal KMPX staff members. They began picketing outside the station's offices, and were soon supported in their efforts by popular bands such as the Grateful Dead and Blue Cheer, as well as the station's devoted listeners. The staff at sister station KPPC-FM in Pasadena walked out the next day.
KMPX and KPPC owner Leon Crosby refused to cave in to his striking staff, and brought in replacements at both stations to continue the progressive rock format. Several popular rock bands — including The Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead — insisted that the station not play their music, in a show of support to the picketers. The eight-week strike ended on May 13, with no resolution between the former staffers and Crosby. (And with some claiming it was all just an elaborate publicity stunt.) KMPX continued with the same format, but the controversy opened the eyes of larger broadcasting companies to the potential for rock and roll on FM.
Seeing an opportunity to jump into a hot new radio format against a smaller company, Metromedia decided to switch the format of KSAN from classical music to freeform rock, and hired Donahue and most of the displaced KMPX staffers, who started at the station on May 21. Metromedia also hired the former KPPC staffers to work at KMET in Los Angeles, which made a similar format switch. Donahue eventually became general manager of KSAN, while also programming consulting for sister station KMET.[2]
KSAN became a groundbreaking and legendary rock station, influencing other stations across the country.
On December 7, 1969, KSAN broadcast a show discussing what had just happened the night before at the free Rolling Stones performance at Altamont Raceway. Hosted by Stefan Ponek, the four-hour show fielded calls from a range of people who attended the event and a few who helped organize it, including Rolling Stones personnel and members of the Hells Angels. This broadcast is extensively documented in the 2000 Criterion DVD release of Gimme Shelter, the result of a restoration effort that included the filmmakers.
In the early 1970s, the station rose to number one in the 18-34 demographic,[3] developing a devoted cult following that lasted for many years.[4] During its heyday, KSAN had maintained a strong counterculture reputation. News reports often contained political commentary, with stories about the Vietnam War, the Nixon Administration, growing marijuana and drugs.[5] When the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst, they used KSAN to communicate their message and demands, via cassette tapes.[6] The station enlisted the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation during this ordeal, as they became an unwilling go-between in the Hearst kidnapping.
On April 28, 1975, Tom Donahue died from a heart attack. A sampling of Tom Donahue on KSAN during the late 1960s can be heard on "The Golden Age Of Underground Radio" compilation." — with The Bonnie Simmons Show



Great to see my long-time friend Dr. Eugene L. Schoenfeld aka Dear Dr. Hippocrates / Dr. Hip today at annual "Radio Day by The Bay" fundraiser for CHRS - California Historical Radio Society - 2 rows back from Ben Fong-Torres




- San Francisco radio heavyweights in the house! - Jon Hammond - at Radio KRE / KVTO — with Ben Fong-Torres and Eugene L. Schoenfeld


KLH Model Eight vacuum tube FM radio with matched dual-driver external speaker



- designed by Henry Kloss - Jon Hammond

(rear view)





I picked up a nice Sears Silvertone AM FM table radio



at Radio Day by The Bay annual fundraiser for CHRS / California Historical Radio Society - Jon Hammond


Radio Day by The Bay (on now) Radio Platoon on the scene with some serious Military radio hardware for field broadcasting - Jon Hammond



- annual fundraising event for CHRS - California Historical Radio Society


Cheryl Jennings ABC7/KGO TV SF News Anchor with Ben Fong-Torres in the original studio control room of KRE Radio, restored just as it appeared in the George Lucas classic movie American Graffiti (1973) - Wolfman Jack appeared there in the movie starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith - interview for CHRS



- California Historical Radio Society happening now - Jon Hammond — with Cheryl Jennings, Ben Fong-Torres and Wolfman Jack








*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Summer NAMM Show Nashville The Booth Sessions at Hammond Suzuki USA Stand 1012


Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondSummerNAMMShowNashvilleTheBoothSessionsatHammondSuzukiUSAStand1012/


L to R: Joe Berger guitar, Jon Hammond Sk1 organ, Roland Barber trombone - at Hammond Suzuki USA booth #1012 - Summer NAMM Show




This video is at the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - The Booth Sessions in Hammond Suzuki USA Booth #1012 "Lydia's Tune" by Jon Hammond (at the Sk1 Hammond organ) with Joe Berger guitar, special guest Roland Barber (trombone), thanks for sitting in with us Roland!
http://www.HammondCast.com/ — with Roland Barber and Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center


Youtube http://youtu.be/ESA-E3_yFtA


Welcoming remarks at grand opening party were made by Joe Lamond President CEO of NAMM





Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond's first blast after returning to Summer NAMM Show in the brand-new Music City Center convention facility Downtown Nashville. A taste from the grand opening party presented by NAMM President CEO Joe Lamond the night before July 10th with very special guest Billy Cox and The Band of Gypsys Tribute to Jimi Hendrix. On Day 1 of 3 day show, Jon Hammond solo organ performance on the NAMM Stage in the massive lobby of Music City Center Jon's song "Get Back in The Groove" with pictures of artist friends during intro of America The Beautiful, many great players attended and jammed including studio drummer Bernard Purdie reuniting with long time friends The Delgado Brothers jamming first thing 2nd morning on lobby stage on Delgados' song "Man Without A Plan" - images throughout this clip group shots with Delgado Family, Jon Hammond played first time with one of the great Barber Brothers - Roland Barber trombone along with Joe Berger guitar


Solo Organ, NAMM Show, Nashville, Sk1, XK-1c, Jon Hammond, Asiana Flight 214, SFO Airport, Music City Center, Jazz, Soul Music, Blues, Funky, Local 802, Musicians Union

Sonntag, 21. Juli 2013

Warwick Booth Sessions Summer NAMM Nashville Jon Hammond

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Warwick Booth Sessions Summer NAMM Nashville Jon Hammond


Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondWarwickBoothSessionsSummerNAMMNashvilleJonHammond





This video is about Warwick Booth Sessions Summer NAMM Nashville Jon Hammond and Joe Berger
"The Warwick Booth Sessions"
WARWICK GMBH & CO. MUSIC EQUIPMENT KG Booth #1144
with Joe Berger (playing the Jerry Garcia Special model from EKO Guitars) and Jon Hammond (Sk1 combo Hammond Organ) at Nashville Summer NAMM Show smack dab in the middle of the NAMM Exhibits Floor - The Sound Police Love Us - because we rock out at low trade show sound levels and don't disturb the other nearby booths - that's the Community Spirit we always adhere to as old NAMM'ers don't ya' know - special thanks to Hans-Peter Wilfer, & Bob and the crew at Warwick & Framus - and John the Floor Manager in charge of Sound Control - JH — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center - http://www.HammondCast.com/


Youtube http://youtu.be/pyPG240nlh8


Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/warwick-booth-sessions-summer-namm-nashville-jon-hammond-6618608





Vimeo http://vimeo.com/70724725


Framus Vintage http://www.framus-vintage.de/


"Hans-Peter Wilfer followed in his fathe´s footsteps and founded Warwick in Eggolsheim in 1982 at the age of 24. After the German reunification he relocated the company"s headquarters to Markneukirchen in the Vogtland region in 1994. He then started an endeavor to bring new life to his father´s lifework - Fred Wilfer had bought back the apparently worthless trademark rights from the liquidator and gave them as a present to his son shortly before his death.



An appreciation for Fred Wilfer´s merits was missing so far. The history and development after the Second World War was fascinating the historian Dr. Christian Hoyer who tried to find out more on the history of the resettlement of the Schoenbach violin-makers.



Meanwhile the public interest in the Framus brand had risen and old Framus instruments, due to their high realizable value and their remarkable sound properties, were partly sold to considerable prices in the vintage market. Reason enough for Hans-Peter Wilfer to support Hoyer´s research. So, historian Dr. Christian Hoyer was engaged to conduct research in relation to the Framus subject.



Wilfer and Hoyer had a meeting in 2001. As a consequence Warwick has endorsed Hoyer´s search for evidence about the past manufacturing in Bubenreuth, something that has taken him already all around the world. Definitely not an easy undertaking, because the company´s archives don´t exist anymore since the liquidation. This endeavor turned into a bigger challenge: ads were placed that stated the need for information and witnesses of that time. Warwick then allocated the necessary funds to buy up old and interesting instrument in order to gain an overview of the company´s manufacturing. But many people helped in the process of filling in the gaps: former co-workers, musicians and endorsers involved with the company, music-loving collectors and many others. This labored and intense phase also included looking in the archives of states, courts, associations and organizations. Even guitarist and former endorser Billy Lorento, who nowadays works as a consultant - under the name Bill Lawrence - for the Fender® Corporation and enjoys his high profile as "King Of Pickups", contributed his part to the story.



When a collection of instruments and documents was finally achieved, it was too hard to deny this knowledge to the public: It was decided that a book be made about Fred Wilfer and the Framus company and that the aforementioned collection was to be displayed and open to the public in a museum dedicated to the history of the Framus factory. The history project of the Warwick company that Hans-Peter Wilfer started in order to revive the Framus brand now reaches the culmination of all the efforts with the opening of the Framus Museum and the publication of a book on the history of Framus in the summer of 2007. "


Great to see KSAN Radio Broadcasting Alums including Bonnie Simmons today at CHRS' annual fundraiser event "Radio Day by The Bay" from the ultra-hip FM station founded by the late great Big Daddy Tom Donahue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSAN_(FM)
Jon Hammond



*Excerpt from Wikipedia: "On May 21, 1968, the call letters changed from KSFR to KSAN and the format switched to album-oriented rock music. Metromedia transferred call sign KSAN from its TV station, which it renamed KNEW-TV. (Today there is a National Public Radio station in Santa Fe, New Mexico using the KSFR call letters.)[1]
The timing of the change from KSFR to KSAN was triggered by an event at another station. On March 18, 1968 KMPX program director Tom Donahue turned in his resignation after a series of conflicts with station management. This led directly to a strike by many Donahue-loyal KMPX staff members. They began picketing outside the station's offices, and were soon supported in their efforts by popular bands such as the Grateful Dead and Blue Cheer, as well as the station's devoted listeners. The staff at sister station KPPC-FM in Pasadena walked out the next day.
KMPX and KPPC owner Leon Crosby refused to cave in to his striking staff, and brought in replacements at both stations to continue the progressive rock format. Several popular rock bands — including The Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead — insisted that the station not play their music, in a show of support to the picketers. The eight-week strike ended on May 13, with no resolution between the former staffers and Crosby. (And with some claiming it was all just an elaborate publicity stunt.) KMPX continued with the same format, but the controversy opened the eyes of larger broadcasting companies to the potential for rock and roll on FM.
Seeing an opportunity to jump into a hot new radio format against a smaller company, Metromedia decided to switch the format of KSAN from classical music to freeform rock, and hired Donahue and most of the displaced KMPX staffers, who started at the station on May 21. Metromedia also hired the former KPPC staffers to work at KMET in Los Angeles, which made a similar format switch. Donahue eventually became general manager of KSAN, while also programming consulting for sister station KMET.[2]
KSAN became a groundbreaking and legendary rock station, influencing other stations across the country.
On December 7, 1969, KSAN broadcast a show discussing what had just happened the night before at the free Rolling Stones performance at Altamont Raceway. Hosted by Stefan Ponek, the four-hour show fielded calls from a range of people who attended the event and a few who helped organize it, including Rolling Stones personnel and members of the Hells Angels. This broadcast is extensively documented in the 2000 Criterion DVD release of Gimme Shelter, the result of a restoration effort that included the filmmakers.
In the early 1970s, the station rose to number one in the 18-34 demographic,[3] developing a devoted cult following that lasted for many years.[4] During its heyday, KSAN had maintained a strong counterculture reputation. News reports often contained political commentary, with stories about the Vietnam War, the Nixon Administration, growing marijuana and drugs.[5] When the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst, they used KSAN to communicate their message and demands, via cassette tapes.[6] The station enlisted the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation during this ordeal, as they became an unwilling go-between in the Hearst kidnapping.
On April 28, 1975, Tom Donahue died from a heart attack. A sampling of Tom Donahue on KSAN during the late 1960s can be heard on "The Golden Age Of Underground Radio" compilation." — with The Bonnie Simmons Show



Great to see my long-time friend Dr. Eugene L. Schoenfeld aka Dear Dr. Hippocrates / Dr. Hip today at annual "Radio Day by The Bay" fundraiser for CHRS - California Historical Radio Society - 2 rows back from Ben Fong-Torres




- San Francisco radio heavyweights in the house! - Jon Hammond - at Radio KRE / KVTO — with Ben Fong-Torres and Eugene L. Schoenfeld


KLH Model Eight vacuum tube FM radio with matched dual-driver external speaker



- designed by Henry Kloss - Jon Hammond

(rear view)





I picked up a nice Sears Silvertone AM FM table radio



at Radio Day by The Bay annual fundraiser for CHRS / California Historical Radio Society - Jon Hammond


Radio Day by The Bay (on now) Radio Platoon on the scene with some serious Military radio hardware for field broadcasting - Jon Hammond



- annual fundraising event for CHRS - California Historical Radio Society


Cheryl Jennings ABC7/KGO TV SF News Anchor with Ben Fong-Torres in the original studio control room of KRE Radio, restored just as it appeared in the George Lucas classic movie American Graffiti (1973) - Wolfman Jack appeared there in the movie starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith - interview for CHRS



- California Historical Radio Society happening now - Jon Hammond — with Cheryl Jennings, Ben Fong-Torres and Wolfman Jack








*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Summer NAMM Show Nashville The Booth Sessions at Hammond Suzuki USA Stand 1012


Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondSummerNAMMShowNashvilleTheBoothSessionsatHammondSuzukiUSAStand1012/


L to R: Joe Berger guitar, Jon Hammond Sk1 organ, Roland Barber trombone - at Hammond Suzuki USA booth #1012 - Summer NAMM Show




This video is at the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - The Booth Sessions in Hammond Suzuki USA Booth #1012 "Lydia's Tune" by Jon Hammond (at the Sk1 Hammond organ) with Joe Berger guitar, special guest Roland Barber (trombone), thanks for sitting in with us Roland!
http://www.HammondCast.com/ — with Roland Barber and Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center


Youtube http://youtu.be/ESA-E3_yFtA


Welcoming remarks at grand opening party were made by Joe Lamond President CEO of NAMM





Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond's first blast after returning to Summer NAMM Show in the brand-new Music City Center convention facility Downtown Nashville. A taste from the grand opening party presented by NAMM President CEO Joe Lamond the night before July 10th with very special guest Billy Cox and The Band of Gypsys Tribute to Jimi Hendrix. On Day 1 of 3 day show, Jon Hammond solo organ performance on the NAMM Stage in the massive lobby of Music City Center Jon's song "Get Back in The Groove" with pictures of artist friends during intro of America The Beautiful, many great players attended and jammed including studio drummer Bernard Purdie reuniting with long time friends The Delgado Brothers jamming first thing 2nd morning on lobby stage on Delgados' song "Man Without A Plan" - images throughout this clip group shots with Delgado Family, Jon Hammond played first time with one of the great Barber Brothers - Roland Barber trombone along with Joe Berger guitar

Special thanks to Rudd Lance for the excellent audio house mix







at Hammond Suzuki USA booth, images of the beautifully designed Music City Center and so much more will be forthcoming in a few days, the event was a huge success, nonstop music was the theme of Summer NAMM 2013, a great way to break in the new Music City Center - and NAMM will return there next year, the perfect home for this annual music trade show event, see you again next year folks!
http://www.namm.org/summer/2013


http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151521235152102


Youtube http://youtu.be/xUf7gGxyjlc


Summer NAMM Booth Performance with special guest Roland Barber - trombone, Joe Berger - guitar, Jon Hammond - Sk1 organ, Hammond Suzuki USA Booth number 1012 - Nashville Music City Center



— with Joe Berger and Roland Barber at Nashville Music City Center


Group Photo Time in Hammond Suzuki USA Booth number 1012 -
L to R: Jennifer Landeros (with camera, Secretary of HSUSA), Joe Berger (unplugging gtr. to join photo opp.), Dr. Lonnie Smith, Yu Beniya Corporate Officer at Suzuki Musical Instruments, Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments makers of Hammond Organs, Gregory Gronowski Director Sales and Marketing introducing XK-1c at Hammond Suzuki USA. Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond -



2013 Summer NAMM Show Nashville Music City Center — with Joe Berger and 5 others at Nashville Music City Center


Joe Berger will now plug in his guitar and summon The Sound Police (our friend John) at the HIWATT Amps Booth - 2013 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - Jon Hammond



*Note: I saw The WHO when they were playing walls of HIWATT Amps, one of the greatest rock shows I've ever seen in History! The WHO 1970 Berkeley Community Theatre Bill Graham Presents! — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center



HiWatt - HamBerger - HiWatt USA Amps Team Justin Harrison, Mark Lodge, Simon Giles with Jon Hammond and Joe Berger - 2013 Summer NAMM Show Nashville - serious amps! I saw The WHO when they were playing HiWatt Amps at the Berkeley Community Theatre, totally awesome! — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center


Bernard Purdie solo hit at TattleTale Security booth (Wireless Alarm Systems for Apartments, Small Business, Homes, and Dorms)






- Day 2 of 2014 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - Jon Hammond — with Bernard Purdie and Bernard Purdie at Nashville Music City Center


Now I can have a great Summer NAMM Day 2 that I've seen main man Dan! Dan Del Fiorentino and Jon Hammond in the new Nashville Music City Center - kicking off Day 2 Summer NAMM Show!



— with Dan Del Fiorentino at Nashville Music City Center





Jon Hammond here with The Delgado Brothers / Family/Band - incredible cats! *watch for the video with Bernard Purdie from this morning on the NAMM Acoustic Stage, will be forthcoming, really super to meet and hear you guys!




Power Shot - just after our session in Hammond Suzuki USA booth 1012 - L to R: Roland Barber (thanks for playing with us Roland, you sound superb on trombone!), Jon Hammond, Yu Beniya & Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments makers of Hammond Organs and Leslie Speakers and Joe Berger



Warwick, Framus, Hans-Peter Wilfer, NAMM Show, Nashville, Booth Sessions, Jon Hammond, Sk1, XK-1c, Suzuki Musical Instruments, Hammond Organ, Jerry Garcia guitar, Joe Berger, Local 802, Musicians Union

Mittwoch, 17. Juli 2013

Summer NAMM Show Nashville The Booth Sessions at Hammond Suzuki USA Stand 1012

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Summer NAMM Show Nashville The Booth Sessions at Hammond Suzuki USA Stand 1012


Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondSummerNAMMShowNashvilleTheBoothSessionsatHammondSuzukiUSAStand1012/


L to R: Joe Berger guitar, Jon Hammond Sk1 organ, Roland Barber trombone - at Hammond Suzuki USA booth #1012 - Summer NAMM Show




This video is at the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - The Booth Sessions in Hammond Suzuki USA Booth #1012 "Lydia's Tune" by Jon Hammond (at the Sk1 Hammond organ) with Joe Berger guitar, special guest Roland Barber (trombone), thanks for sitting in with us Roland!
http://www.HammondCast.com/ — with Roland Barber and Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center


Youtube http://youtu.be/ESA-E3_yFtA





Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/summer-namm-show-nashville-the-booth-sessions-at-hammond-suzuki-stand-1012-6617398





Vimeo http://vimeo.com/70492855


*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond first blast from 2013 annual music trade show just wrapped HD 1080p


Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondSummerNAMMNashvilleWrapUpJonHammond


Welcoming remarks at grand opening party were made by Joe Lamond President CEO of NAMM





Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond's first blast after returning to Summer NAMM Show in the brand-new Music City Center convention facility Downtown Nashville. A taste from the grand opening party presented by NAMM President CEO Joe Lamond the night before July 10th with very special guest Billy Cox and The Band of Gypsys Tribute to Jimi Hendrix. On Day 1 of 3 day show, Jon Hammond solo organ performance on the NAMM Stage in the massive lobby of Music City Center Jon's song "Get Back in The Groove" with pictures of artist friends during intro of America The Beautiful, many great players attended and jammed including studio drummer Bernard Purdie reuniting with long time friends The Delgado Brothers jamming first thing 2nd morning on lobby stage on Delgados' song "Man Without A Plan" - images throughout this clip group shots with Delgado Family, Jon Hammond played first time with one of the great Barber Brothers - Roland Barber trombone along with Joe Berger guitar

Special thanks to Rudd Lance for the excellent audio house mix







at Hammond Suzuki USA booth, images of the beautifully designed Music City Center and so much more will be forthcoming in a few days, the event was a huge success, nonstop music was the theme of Summer NAMM 2013, a great way to break in the new Music City Center - and NAMM will return there next year, the perfect home for this annual music trade show event, see you again next year folks!
http://www.namm.org/summer/2013


http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151521235152102


Youtube http://youtu.be/xUf7gGxyjlc





Vimeo http://vimeo.com/70316182

Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond from Jon Hammond on Vimeo.


Solo Organ Performance on NAMM Stage in the massive lobby of the new Nashville Music City Center http://www.namm.org/node/18761
2013 Summer NAMM Show - Performance: Jon Hammond
NAMM Foundation
SupportMusic — at Nashville Music City Center





Summer NAMM Booth Performance with special guest Roland Barber - trombone, Joe Berger - guitar, Jon Hammond - Sk1 organ, Hammond Suzuki USA Booth number 1012 - Nashville Music City Center



— with Joe Berger and Roland Barber at Nashville Music City Center


Group Photo Time in Hammond Suzuki USA Booth number 1012 -
L to R: Jennifer Landeros (with camera, Secretary of HSUSA), Joe Berger (unplugging gtr. to join photo opp.), Dr. Lonnie Smith, Yu Beniya Corporate Officer at Suzuki Musical Instruments, Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments makers of Hammond Organs, Gregory Gronowski Director Sales and Marketing introducing XK-1c at Hammond Suzuki USA. Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond -



2013 Summer NAMM Show Nashville Music City Center — with Joe Berger and 5 others at Nashville Music City Center



Jon Hammond and Joe Berger duo performance at Warwick Booth number 1144 - 2013 Summer NAMM Nashville Tennessee



— with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center


Joe Berger will now plug in his guitar and summon The Sound Police (our friend John) at the HIWATT Amps Booth - 2013 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - Jon Hammond



*Note: I saw The WHO when they were playing walls of HIWATT Amps, one of the greatest rock shows I've ever seen in History! The WHO 1970 Berkeley Community Theatre Bill Graham Presents! — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center



HiWatt - HamBerger - HiWatt USA Amps Team Justin Harrison, Mark Lodge, Simon Giles with Jon Hammond and Joe Berger - 2013 Summer NAMM Show Nashville - serious amps! I saw The WHO when they were playing HiWatt Amps at the Berkeley Community Theatre, totally awesome! — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center


Bernard Purdie solo hit at TattleTale Security booth (Wireless Alarm Systems for Apartments, Small Business, Homes, and Dorms)






- Day 2 of 2014 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - Jon Hammond — with Bernard Purdie and Bernard Purdie at Nashville Music City Center


Now I can have a great Summer NAMM Day 2 that I've seen main man Dan! Dan Del Fiorentino and Jon Hammond in the new Nashville Music City Center - kicking off Day 2 Summer NAMM Show!



— with Dan Del Fiorentino at Nashville Music City Center





Jon Hammond here with The Delgado Brothers / Family/Band - incredible cats! *watch for the video with Bernard Purdie from this morning on the NAMM Acoustic Stage, will be forthcoming, really super to meet and hear you guys!



- 2013 Summer NAMM Nashville — with The Delgado Brothers Band





Rock n' Roll Power Shot - L to R: Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments, Billy Cox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Cox William "Billy" Cox (born October 18, 1941) is an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix..,




Jon Hammond, Yu Beniya Corporate Officer at Suzuki Musical Instruments - Day 2 of 2013 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Music City Center — with Billy Cox (Hendrix) and Yu Beniya at Nashville Music City Center


Power Shot - just after our session in Hammond Suzuki USA booth 1012 - L to R: Roland Barber (thanks for playing with us Roland, you sound superb on trombone!), Jon Hammond, Yu Beniya & Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments makers of Hammond Organs and Leslie Speakers and Joe Berger



- Day 2 of 2013 Summer NAMM Show - Nashville Music City Center — with Joe Berger and 2 others at Nashville Music City Center

Much more to come...




Booth Session, Stand 1012, Summer NAMM, Roland Barber, Trombone, Jazz Organ, Sk1, XK-1c, Suzuki Musical Instruments, Jon Hammond, ASCAP, Local 802, Musicians Union, Nashville Tennessee

Montag, 15. Juli 2013

Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond first blast from 2013 annual music trade show just wrapped HD 1080p

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond first blast from 2013 annual music trade show just wrapped HD 1080p


Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondSummerNAMMNashvilleWrapUpJonHammond


Welcoming remarks at grand opening party were made by Joe Lamond President CEO of NAMM





Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond's first blast after returning to Summer NAMM Show in the brand-new Music City Center convention facility Downtown Nashville. A taste from the grand opening party presented by NAMM President CEO Joe Lamond the night before July 10th with very special guest Billy Cox and The Band of Gypsys Tribute to Jimi Hendrix. On Day 1 of 3 day show, Jon Hammond solo organ performance on the NAMM Stage in the massive lobby of Music City Center Jon's song "Get Back in The Groove" with pictures of artist friends during intro of America The Beautiful, many great players attended and jammed including studio drummer Bernard Purdie reuniting with long time friends The Delgado Brothers jamming first thing 2nd morning on lobby stage on Delgados' song "Man Without A Plan" - images throughout this clip group shots with Delgado Family, Jon Hammond played first time with one of the great Barber Brothers - Roland Barber trombone along with Joe Berger guitar




at Hammond Suzuki USA booth, images of the beautifully designed Music City Center and so much more will be forthcoming in a few days, the event was a huge success, nonstop music was the theme of Summer NAMM 2013, a great way to break in the new Music City Center - and NAMM will return there next year, the perfect home for this annual music trade show event, see you again next year folks!
http://www.namm.org/summer/2013


http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151521235152102


Youtube http://youtu.be/xUf7gGxyjlc





Vimeo http://vimeo.com/70316182

Summer NAMM Nashville Wrap Up Jon Hammond from Jon Hammond on Vimeo.


Solo Organ Performance on NAMM Stage in the massive lobby of the new Nashville Music City Center http://www.namm.org/node/18761
2013 Summer NAMM Show - Performance: Jon Hammond
NAMM Foundation
SupportMusic — at Nashville Music City Center





Summer NAMM Booth Performance with special guest Roland Barber - trombone, Joe Berger - guitar, Jon Hammond - Sk1 organ, Hammond Suzuki USA Booth number 1012 - Nashville Music City Center



— with Joe Berger and Roland Barber at Nashville Music City Center


Group Photo Time in Hammond Suzuki USA Booth number 1012 -
L to R: Jennifer Landeros (with camera, Secretary of HSUSA), Joe Berger (unplugging gtr. to join photo opp.), Dr. Lonnie Smith, Yu Beniya Corporate Officer at Suzuki Musical Instruments, Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments makers of Hammond Organs, Gregory Gronowski Director Sales and Marketing introducing XK-1c at Hammond Suzuki USA. Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond -



2013 Summer NAMM Show Nashville Music City Center — with Joe Berger and 5 others at Nashville Music City Center



Jon Hammond and Joe Berger duo performance at Warwick Booth number 1144 - 2013 Summer NAMM Nashville Tennessee



— with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center


Joe Berger will now plug in his guitar and summon The Sound Police (our friend John) at the HIWATT Amps Booth - 2013 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - Jon Hammond



*Note: I saw The WHO when they were playing walls of HIWATT Amps, one of the greatest rock shows I've ever seen in History! The WHO 1970 Berkeley Community Theatre Bill Graham Presents! — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center



HiWatt - HamBerger - HiWatt USA Amps Team Justin Harrison, Mark Lodge, Simon Giles with Jon Hammond and Joe Berger - 2013 Summer NAMM Show Nashville - serious amps! I saw The WHO when they were playing HiWatt Amps at the Berkeley Community Theatre, totally awesome! — with Joe Berger at Nashville Music City Center


Bernard Purdie solo hit at TattleTale Security booth (Wireless Alarm Systems for Apartments, Small Business, Homes, and Dorms)






- Day 2 of 2014 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Tennessee - Jon Hammond — with Bernard Purdie and Bernard Purdie at Nashville Music City Center


Now I can have a great Summer NAMM Day 2 that I've seen main man Dan! Dan Del Fiorentino and Jon Hammond in the new Nashville Music City Center - kicking off Day 2 Summer NAMM Show!



— with Dan Del Fiorentino at Nashville Music City Center





Jon Hammond here with The Delgado Brothers / Family/Band - incredible cats! *watch for the video with Bernard Purdie from this morning on the NAMM Acoustic Stage, will be forthcoming, really super to meet and hear you guys!



- 2013 Summer NAMM Nashville — with The Delgado Brothers Band





Rock n' Roll Power Shot - L to R: Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments, Billy Cox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Cox William "Billy" Cox (born October 18, 1941) is an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix..,




Jon Hammond, Yu Beniya Corporate Officer at Suzuki Musical Instruments - Day 2 of 2013 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville Music City Center — with Billy Cox (Hendrix) and Yu Beniya at Nashville Music City Center


Power Shot - just after our session in Hammond Suzuki USA booth 1012 - L to R: Roland Barber (thanks for playing with us Roland, you sound superb on trombone!), Jon Hammond, Yu Beniya & Shuji Suzuki President Managing Director of Suzuki Musical Instruments makers of Hammond Organs and Leslie Speakers and Joe Berger



- Day 2 of 2013 Summer NAMM Show - Nashville Music City Center — with Joe Berger and 2 others at Nashville Music City Center

Much more to come...



Summer NAMM Show, Nashville Music City Center, Jon Hammond, Wrap Up, Rock, Soul, Jazz, Blues, XK-1c, Sk1, Organ, AFM, Local 802, Musicians Union, Bernard Purdie, Warwick Amps, Joe Lamond

Sonntag, 7. Juli 2013

Boeing 777 Airliner Crash SFO! Breaking News from Jon Hammond on-the-scene

Airliner Crash SFO! Breaking News from Jon Hammond on-the-scene *Images from Jon Hammond just 30 minutes ago:

2 deaths / fatalities just reported now sadly folks - Jon Hammond



Airliner Crash SFO! Breaking News from Jon Hammond on-the-scene: Flight 214 Asiana Airlines arriving SFO from SEL has crashed - I shot this photo from West Field of SFO near US Post Office facility and Catering - heavy smoke - aircraft separated at tail - amazing the Captain managed to get it in and on to tarmac as I'm hearing it was in trouble on the way in. Many passengers seen leaving aircraft - information still sketchy, this report just came in 3 minutes ago - I shot this photo 20-30 minutes ago - JH *Note: I first heard 191 passengers onboard - now I just heard from an employee - 291 passengers and crew - JH
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2013/07/06/airline-crash-san-francisco/2495099/
FAA: Asiana Airlines flight crash lands at San Francisco airport
William M. Welch, USA TODAY 3:48 p.m. EDT July 6, 2013
An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul crashed on landing at San Francisco's airport Saturday, the Federal Aviation Authority confirmed.

It was not immediately known if there were casualties. Initial images from the scene showed smoke billowing from the plane and emergency exits open from the plane's fuselage.

The plane was a Boeing 777, FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said. It crashed on runway 28L at San Francisco International Airport, he said.

Laura Brown, spokeswoman for the FAA in Washington, said Asiana Flight 214 from Seoul was attempting to land at San Francisco International Airport when it crashed.

"All we know is that a foreign airline, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 arriving from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing,'' she said. "That's all I've got right now.

A video clip posted to Youtube showed smoke coming from a silver-colored jet on the tarmac. Passengers could be seen jumping down the inflatable emergency slides. Images showed the the body of the plane largely intact but with severe fire damage.

The tail of the airplane was separated from the aircraft.

The crash is the first major commercial jet to crash in the United States since a November 2001 crash in New York.

The airline is based in Seoul, South Korea. Its website says its Boeing 777 can carry between 246 to 300 passengers. — at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)




Airline Crash, Asiana Airlines, Jetliner, SFO, Jon Hammond, On the scene, Fire, Smoke, San Francisco, International, Airport, tail section
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Happy Independence Day July 4 2013 with Blue Angels Show Original Music from Jon Hammond Band Journal

Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/BlueAngels2012FleetWeekAirShowAtSfoWithMusicFromJonHammondBand

Happy 4th Of July!





Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/blue-angels-2012-fleet-week-air-show-at-sfo-with-music-from-jon-hammond-band-6390136








America's pride The Blue Angels here at SFO to perform fearlessly in honor of Fleet Week 2012 with support from United Airlines Team at United Family Day very special annual event, special thanks to all these fine folks it takes to make it happen. From the Firefighters, to the Mechanics, Air Controllers, Crew, Food Preparations even the Imperial Storm Troopers from Star Wars were on hand for this very special family day - with music here from The Jon Hammond Band with special guest Lee Oskar harmonica, recent performance in Frankfurt Germany at the famous Jazzkeller "Tribute to 9/11 - Get Back In The Groove" Tony Lakatos tenor sax, Giovanni Gulino drums, Joe Berger guitar, Jon Hammond at Sk1 organ, enjoy folks! Sincerely, Jon Hammond http://www.HammondCast.com

America's Pride, Jon Hammond Band


Youtube http://youtu.be/2C3KtLtMVm8





July 20th it's going to be the big "Radio Day by The Bay" - could be the last one at Radio KRE folks! Jon Hammond *Member CHRS California Historical Radio Society
http://www.californiahistoricalradio.com/2012/11/chrs-is-in-imminent-danger-of-being-forced-to-leave-kre/
KVTO-AM IS SOLD – HOW THIS EFFECTS CHRS & THE KRE PURCHASE
The Latest…

The KRE PURCHASE – The following prepared statement by the CHRS Board of Directors was presented during the CHRS General meeting, June 1st at KRE:




Jon Hammond's organ onstage for Radio Day by The Bay

KRE Radio - 601 Ashby Avenue Berkeley CA

“We have been informed that KVTO has been sold. Early indications are that the successful bidder is not inclined to sell the building to CHRS at this time. The investor toured the building with a commercial real estate agent May 28th and has implied that they intend to assess the best use of the property and the building in the coming months. This is an unexpected turn of events. CHRS is setting up a meeting with the new owner to discuss our future at 601 Ashby. We will keep you informed.”

To our valued Members, friends and supporters of The California Historical Radio Society, The Bay Area Radio Museum, The Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame and The Society Of Wireless Pioneers:

A wise man named Paul Bourbin, who saved CHRS from extinction many years ago, has told us for a long time, “you have to own it.” He is referring to the building and land that houses a museum. How correct Paul is and what a lesson we are now learning. Well we tried, and at this moment in time the chances of us owning this property are slim. This may change. For the last year we have been operating and making decisions based on the best information we have been given. The circumstances that would have allowed us to buy KRE at this time were completely out of CHRS’ control.

Are we disappointed, of course. Are we giving up on securing a permanent home for CHRS, of course NOT. It has been a privilege and a rare opportunity that not many groups have had to be headquartered in a historic building, rent free for almost 10 years. Until we have a meeting with the new owner, we do not know how much longer we will be at 601 Ashby. While we may be there for a long time, we just don’t know for sure right now. What we do know, is how important it is to protect and preserve our museum collection. These artifacts are the heart of what CHRS is about. We do know how important it is to have a secure and safe place for the Maxwell Library, the CHRS and SOWP Archives. A place where discarded radios are made to come alive again. A place to gather and exchange ideas and information. A place for W6CF to operate. A place to teach and learn about radio’s history and its’ importance in the Bay Area. And a place to celebrate the luminaries who make up the Bay Area Radio Hall Of Fame...


Italian Love Story! (it's a good thing he took his helmet off)
Jon Hammond
http://www.antiqui.it/doc/monumenti/chiese/cattedrale.htm



Chiesa Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
Nel 1615 si decise di demolire la piccola chiesa di S. Salvatore e le case circostanti, che occupavano il lato occidentale della piazza maggiore, per costruire una chiesa più ampia. Su disegno dell’architetto Antonio Passari di Pergola ebbero inizio i lavori. Nel 1654 la nuova chiesa fu benedetta e vi fu celebrata la prima messa. Per carenza di fondi il previsto rivestimento in pietra fu attuato solo in parte..


Flying over the Italian Alps on an Air Dolomiti prop plane - dramatic!



No possibility for emergency landing down there folks! Jon Hammond


No this was not an airplane, somebody created a café from an Airstream trailer with airplane theme for München Airport (Flughafen) - you can even see the 'pilot' on the 'flight deck', cool!



Jon Hammond — at Smokey Joe's MUC Airport / Flughafen


Good to see my friend Matt DeMatt a few days ago at his Birthday in New York City...looking good Matt! Jon Hammond



- *photo shot by Joe Berger — with Matt DeMatt at G2 Lounge - 39 9th Ave. ny ny


Check this cat out - Fantum B is a bad dude! Jon Hammond






— at San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge


Now we got some tourist traffic on the famous Golden Gate Bridge at dusk, have a Happy 4th O' July everybody!




Jon Hammond — at Golden Gate Bridge San Franciso Ca


Driving in to Sausalito CA with a nice blanket of famous Fog - stop at the Golden Gate Market for some supplies!



Jon Hammond — at The Golden Gate Market


Jon Hammond in the Suicide Lane Golden Gate Bridge with the hammer down! - god bless the fog! That's why we have the very best Sour Dough Bread in the world - because the fog makes the dough sour!




Sourdough Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourdough
"As it ferments, sometimes for several days, the volume of the starter is increased by periodic additions of flour and water, called "refreshments".[16] As long as this starter culture is fed flour and water regularly it will rem...See More — at Golden Gate Bridge San Franciso Ca

Freitag, 5. Juli 2013

HammondCast Audio with Preview NDR SESSIONS Projekt Jon Hammond Journal July 5 2013

*LISTEN TO THE AUDIO HERE: HammondCast Audio with Preview NDR SESSIONS Projekt Jon Hammond Journal July 5 2013


Jon's Archive http://archive.org/details/HammondCast_25

Jon Hammond and Chris Cortez in KCSM 91.1 FM Studio




HammondCast from organist accordionist Jon Hammond, broadcasting from San Francisco with Clifford Brown Jr. & Chris Cortez talking about Jon's music and fresh new tracks from Jon's forthcoming record: "NDR SESSIONS Projekt" with saxophonist LUTZ BUCHNER, trombonist JOE GALLARDO, drummer HEINZ LICHIUS and JON HAMMOND on the new Hammond XK-3 organ/bass recorded in NDR Radio's Studo 1 with NDR Engineer RUDY GROSSER at the controls. Selections include "Satin Doll", Jon's composition "Payphone Johnny", "Polka Dots and Moonbeams", "No X-Cess Baggage Blues" and news of JON HAMMOND Band

NDR SESSIONS Projekt Behind The Beat http://behindthebeat.com/2006/05/jon-hammond-the-ndr-sessions-projekt/


Jon Hammond’s "The NDR Sessions Projekt" brings the soulful jazz organist back to Hamburg to record a collection of standards and originals featuring Lutz Buchner on saxophones, Joe Gallardo on trombone and Heinz Lichius on drums. Recorded in one of Germany’s best studios, the quartet present rich, heartfelt perfomances and infuse the music with a fresh and vibrant sound.





Hammond announces new XK-1C portable organ - Jon Hammond
http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/hammond-announces-new-xk-1c-portable-organ/152093





Hammond USA Director of Sales and Marketing Gregg Gregory Gronowski says: "The Xk-1c's diminuitive size is shocking when compared to its massive tone, but one touch of the traditional waterfall keyboard tells the truth that the Xk-1c is the real deal, not a clone or imitation, but a genuine Hammond Organ, worthy of the name and the legacy of nearly 80 years."


There goes some new Hammond organs to the bottom of the ocean folks - http://www.seatrade-global.com/news/asia/mol-appoints-lr-to-determine-cause-of-mol-comfort-accident.html - Jon Hammond





By Lee Hong Liang
from Singapore
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has appointed classification society Lloyd's Register (LR) as a technical consultant to determine the cause of the accident involving containership MOL Comfort...


Big 4th O' July Sale Going on Right Now at IKEA Folks!!
Jon Hammond -





*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Summer NAMM Nashville Coming Soon In July for now Winter NAMM Revisited Jon Hammond Band


Jon's Archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondNAMMHammondSummitShowLateRentJonHammondBandinHiltonAnaheim


Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/namm-hilton-hammond-summit-show-late-rent-jon-hammond-band-6518180





Youtube http://youtu.be/BOqqIxm_F30


Very special performance on first ever Hammond night in Hilton Hotel Lobby at Winter NAMM 2013 presented by Hammond Suzuki USA "Sound Soul Summit"
"The Ultimate All-Star Jam" MC Scott May introduces Jon Hammond Band to play their theme song "Late Rent" after a very cool pre-show party Meet and Greet with a who's who of Hammond organists.
Donny Baldwin drums (from Jefferson Starship & Lydia Pense & Cold Blood),
Alex Budman tenor saxophone
Joe Berger guitar
Jon Hammond New B-3 Portable organ
Sound mix by Denny Mack
Special thanks Hammond Suzuki USA and Suzuki Musical Instruments Team
NAMM = National Association of Music Merchants
http://www.jonhammondband.com







Summer NAMM Nashville, Next Month, July, Hammond organ, Blues, Jazz, Soul Music, B3mk2, Sk1, Local 802, Musicians Union, ASCAP, Suzuki Musical Instruments, Highlights

The NAMM Photographs by Lawrence Gay of Hammond Summit HammondCast






*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: NAMM Hammond Summit Show Late Rent Jon Hammond Band in Hilton Anaheim

http://archive.org/details/JonHammondNAMMHammondSummitShowLateRentJonHammondBandinHiltonAnaheim/




Very special performance on first ever Hammond night in Hilton Hotel Lobby at Winter NAMM 2013 presented by Hammond Suzuki USA "Sound Soul Summit"
"The Ultimate All-Star Jam" MC Scott May introduces Jon Hammond Band to play their theme song "Late Rent" after a very cool pre-show party Meet and Greet with a who's who of Hammond organists.
Donny Baldwin drums (from Jefferson Starship & Lydia Pense & Cold Blood),
Alex Budman tenor saxophone
Joe Berger guitar
Jon Hammond New B-3 Portable organ
Sound mix by Denny Mack
Special thanks Hammond Suzuki USA and Suzuki Musical Instruments Team
NAMM = National Association of Music Merchants
http://www.jonhammondband.com

NAMM Hilton Sound Soul Summit Jon Hammond Band Late Rent Jazz Funk Soul Blues

Youtube http://youtu.be/BOqqIxm_F30

Vimeo http://vimeo.com/58479347


*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Head Phone 2013 by Jon Hammond HD 1080p

Jon's Archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondHeadPhone2013byJonHammond/





Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZeSXqt9-3w





Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/head-phone-2013-by-jon-hammond-6591842








Jon Hammond original funk composition "Head Phone" performed at Jon Hammond's annual Musikmesse Warm Up Party in Jazzkeller Frankfurt, kicking off the 2013 Musikmesse the night before with many special friends in the house - this cut from the 2nd set, Joe Lamond President & CEO of NAMM in the house with the NAMM Team and friends from all over the world, P.Mauriat Saxophones Team from Taipei Taiwan and Poland - Bernie of Bernies Music Land Australia - Japan, Hungary, USA, France - like a United Nations convention with a giant chocolate chocolate birthday cake! Celebrating 27 years Musikmesse and 60 years old birthday boy Jon Hammond at the organ with Tony Lakatos tenor saxophone, Totó Giovanni Gulino drums, Joe Berger guitar - special thanks to Thomas Eich for the super TecAmp bass rig with specially designed dual 12" Neodymium speaker cabinet and TecAmp head powering Jon's Sk1 Hammond organ - Jazzkeller Frankfurt Team, Messe Frankfurt - and the wonderful article with JH interview in Journal Frankfurt by Detlef Kinsler *in Deutsch: http://www.journal-frankfurt.de/journal_news/Kultur-9/My-home-away-from-home-Jon-Hammond-zum-27-Mal-auf-der-Musikmesse-18308.html?src=funkyjazz&id&rewrite_titel
Kultur -
JOURNAL FRANKFURTAlle NachrichtenKulturMy home away from home:
on Hammond zum 27. Mal auf der Musikmesse



Nomen est omen. Der Mann heißt Hammond und spielt eine Hammond. Der Organist aus New York freut sich auf Frankfurt und lädt zur Musikmesse Warm Up Party am 9.4. in den Jazzkeller ein.
JOURNAL FRANKFURT: Was war für Sie zuerst da - die Frankfurter Musikmesse oder Auftritte im Jazzkeller?
Jon Hammond: Die Musikmesse. Ich kam 1987 zum ersten Mal nach Frankfurt, zusammen mit Joe Berger, der auf der Messe für Engl Amplifiers spielte. Wir flogen mit der Lufthansa ein und teilten uns ein Zimmer im berühmten Prinz Otto Hotel am Hauptbahnhof. Schon in der ersten Nacht stellte mir Joe den großen John Entwistle, den Bassisten von The Who vor. Es wurde eine lange Nacht, in der wir Cognac tranken und Erdnüsse knabberten in eiern Suite des Marriott Hotels. Ich habe Joe bei einer Session mit John und Ringo Starrs Sohn Zak Starkey im Dorian Grey Club gefilmt bei einer Soundcheck Party. In den ersten paar Jahren spielte ich nicht oft live weil ich noch keine transportierbare Hammond Orgel hatte vor 1991 als ich den Prototyp einer XB-2 Hammond Orgel bekam mit der ich dann um die Welt reiste. Hauptsächliche dokumenierte ich aber die Messe für meine Cable TV Show in New York, die inzwischen im 29. Jahr als The Jon Hammond Show -- Music, Travel and Soft News präsentiert. Die harten Nachrichten überlasse ich CNN und den großen Networks (lacht). Vom ersten Jahr an fühlten wir uns der Musikmesse eng verbunden, haben seitdem eine tolle Zeit hier, kommen jedes Jahr wieder bis wir kleine, alte Männer sind.

Das Jazzkeller-Konzert am Vorabend der Musikmesse ist zu einer netten Tradition geworden - wie kam es dazu, was bedeutet es Ihnen und wir werden Sie dieses Jahr diesen Abend im Jazzkeller zelebrieren?
Ab 1991 lernte ich mehr und mehr Musikmesse-Menschen kennen und die mich und auch einiges von meiner Musik. Einige von ihnen ermunterten mich, doch auch für Auftritte nach Deutschland zu kommen weil es hier doch ein Interesse an Hammond-Orgel-Groove-Music gab. Mit der schon erwähnten, kleinen, kompakten aber sehr kraftvollen Orgel war das alles möglich. Zudem machte ich in New York gerade eine schwere Zeit durch, mein Vater war gestorben und ich hatte das Gefühl, einige Veränderungen könnten meinem Leben gut tun. Also kam ich nach Frankfurt mit meiner XB-2, allerdings mit einem Rückflugticket falls etwas schief gehen würde. Ich rief viele Musiker an, ließ sie wissen, ich bin jetzt da, lasst uns zusammen spielen. Das war für mich der Anfang einer langen, sehr speziellen Beziehung, vor allem zum Frankfurter Publikum nach ersten kleinen erfolgen im Jazzkeller und einer kurzen Auftritt im Hessen Report im Fernsehen. Beatrix Rief verdanke ich dieses "lucky light on me", eine tolle Erfahrung. Seitdem nenne ich Frankfurt "My Good Luck City" und im Jazzkeller begann auch alles für mich als Musiker. Deshalb liegt mir der Club auch so nah am Herzen, deshalb hatte ich auch die Idee, meine "Musikmesse Warm Up Party" dort zu realisieren, immer in der Nacht bevor die Messe startet was zu einer schönen Tradition wurde. Im ersten Jahr, in dem ich dann auch ein wenig Sponsoring von Philip Morris bekam, konnte ich damit einige Flugtickets für befreundete Musik bezahlen. Darüber war ich sehr glücklich. Dabei rauche ich selbst gar nicht.

Wie würden Sie Ihr persönliches Verhältnis zu Deutschland und Frankfurt beschrieben?
Lassen Sie es mich so sagen: ich liebe Frankfurt und die Frankfurter waren immer gut zu mir in all den Jahren. Ich könnte ein ganzes Buch über die Zeit schreiben, in der ich in Bornheim wohnte und Nacht für Nacht in der alten Jazzkneipe in der Berliner Straße auftrat. Das war der Treffpunkt, wo auch die Musiker der HR Bigband hinkamen und es gab eine generöse Chefin in der kleinen Kneipe. Auch Regine Dobberschütz und Eugen Hahn im Jazzkeller waren wahre Jazzengel für mich, die mir so vieles ermöglichten in der Zeit. Wir konnten auch in den Studios von AFN Radio spielen, waren die einzigen Musiker, die das - mit einer Sondergenehmigung des US Militärs - durften. Für ein wenig Promotion für die Musikmesse. Wir nannten das Programm für die AFN "Profile TV "-Show "Sound Police". Wir hatten viel Spaß. Kein Wunder also, dass ich Frankfurt als my home away from home begreife und ich mich jedes Mal wieder freue zur Musikmesse zu reisen, in diesem Jahr übrigens zum 27. Mal in Folge. Und ich bin diesmal besonders aufgeregt, heim nach Frankfurt zu kommen weil ich gerade 60 Jahre alt geworden bin.

Wer wird in diesem Jahr zum Gelingen des Konzertes mit teils komponierter, teils improvisierter Musik, so nehme ich an, beitragen und was für einen Sound wird die Band präsentieren?
Ich habe etwa 90% der Kompositionen geschrieben, die wir spielen werden. Es ist die Musik, die man auch in meiner New Yorker TV-Show hören kann und die mich mehrmals um die Welt getragen hat. Meinen Stil nenne ich "Swinging Funky Jazz and Blues" und featurert die ganz wunderbaren Solisten in meine Band: Tony Lakatos, den großen ungarischen Tenorsaxophonisten, der auch Mitglied in der hr Bigband ist, dann meinen alten Freund Giovanni Gulino, diesen tollen Schlagzeuger, der schon für fast alle Großen der Szene getrommelt hat. Ich liebe diese Jungs. Als Gitarrist ist mein alten Freund und Kollege Joe Berger dabei, den man auch als The Berger-Meister kennt. Auf diese Formation bin ich wirklich stolz.

Werden Sie im Jazzkeller wieder eine Hammond Orgel spielen?
Ja, sicher, das neueste Modell, eine Sk1, die exakt so klingt wie die legendäre B3. Ich liebe sie. Und sie wiegt nur noch sieben Kilo (Anm. des Autors: Das Original, ein echtes Möbel mit viel Holz, mussten immer zwei Menschen mit viel Muskelkraft die Treppen rauf und runter hieven), ein deutliches Indiz, dass wir in der Zukunft angekommen sind. Da stecken viele Jahre Forschung und Entwicklung drin, auch Bühnenerprobungen. Ich ziehe den Hut vor den Ingenieuren von Suzuki, ein unverwüstliches Instrument erschaffen zu haben. Und das unterziehe ich jetzt einen echten Härttest (lacht).
27. März 2013 Interview: Detlef Kinsler
Web: http://www.HammondCast.com/ ALL RIGHTS JON HAMMOND International / ASCAP





Dailymotion Motionmaker http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1055wa_head-phone-2013-by-jon-hammond-hd-1080p_music#.UZ4cEetAv6w


Detlef Kinsler (Journal Frankfurt / Frankfurter Rundschau) and Jon Hammond in Jazzkeller Frankfurt



Super Jenny Jennifer Schiele and Jon Hammond - Chocolate Chocolate Cake Action



Joe Lamond President & CEO of NAMM and Michael Falkenstein Leader of Hammond Deutschland - Chocolate Chocolate Cake Action







Jon Hammond Hammond Suzuki Artist and Tony Lakatos P.Mauriat Saxophones Artist 2013 Musikmesse




*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: P.Mauriat Booth Jam FMS 2013 Day 3 Jazz and Blues Session Hall 4.1 E71 HD 1080p




Jon's Archive http://archive.org/details/JonHammondP.MauriatBoothJamFMS2013Day3JazzandBluesSession


P.Mauriat Saxophones & Trumpets Booth Jazz and Blues Jam Session Frankfurt Musikmesse Day 3 with Jon Hammond at the organ with P.Mauriat Artists and Friends including (P.Mauriat Artists): Reiner Witzel alto saxophone, Klaus Wangorsch trumpet, André de Laat tenor sax (Friends) Mike Smith alto saxophone, Genzo Okabe alto sax - special thanks / dankeschön to Thomas Eich for TecAmp bass amp saved the day (again) Thanks Thomas! P.Mauriat founder Alex Mingmann Hsieh - very honored by my friend's presence (shown in 2nd song) Mr. Kim Myung Hyun from Seoul Koria and P.Mauriat International Team Agnieszka Obrebska, David Kornusov, Yu Yang Lin aka Neo, Eric Hsu, Messe Frankfurt - Go For The Sound P Mauriat HQ! - JH
Day 2 LINK http://www.pmauriatmusic.com/en/news/4-events-news/265-p-mauriat-jazz-jam




Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU8kRe-SdX0

MOL Comfort, Hammond organs, Bottom of the Sea, XK-1c, Sk-1, Summer NAMM, Musikmesse, Nashville, Jazz, Blues, Musicians Union, Local 802

Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2013

Happy Independence Day July 4 2013 with Blue Angels Show Original Music from Jon Hammond Band Journal

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Happy Independence Day July 4 2013 with Blue Angels Show Original Music from Jon Hammond Band Journal

Jon's archive http://archive.org/details/BlueAngels2012FleetWeekAirShowAtSfoWithMusicFromJonHammondBand

Happy 4th Of July!





Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/blue-angels-2012-fleet-week-air-show-at-sfo-with-music-from-jon-hammond-band-6390136








America's pride The Blue Angels here at SFO to perform fearlessly in honor of Fleet Week 2012 with support from United Airlines Team at United Family Day very special annual event, special thanks to all these fine folks it takes to make it happen. From the Firefighters, to the Mechanics, Air Controllers, Crew, Food Preparations even the Imperial Storm Troopers from Star Wars were on hand for this very special family day - with music here from The Jon Hammond Band with special guest Lee Oskar harmonica, recent performance in Frankfurt Germany at the famous Jazzkeller "Tribute to 9/11 - Get Back In The Groove" Tony Lakatos tenor sax, Giovanni Gulino drums, Joe Berger guitar, Jon Hammond at Sk1 organ, enjoy folks! Sincerely, Jon Hammond http://www.HammondCast.com

America's Pride, Jon Hammond Band


Youtube http://youtu.be/2C3KtLtMVm8





July 20th it's going to be the big "Radio Day by The Bay" - could be the last one at Radio KRE folks! Jon Hammond *Member CHRS California Historical Radio Society
http://www.californiahistoricalradio.com/2012/11/chrs-is-in-imminent-danger-of-being-forced-to-leave-kre/
KVTO-AM IS SOLD – HOW THIS EFFECTS CHRS & THE KRE PURCHASE
The Latest…

The KRE PURCHASE – The following prepared statement by the CHRS Board of Directors was presented during the CHRS General meeting, June 1st at KRE:




Jon Hammond's organ onstage for Radio Day by The Bay

KRE Radio - 601 Ashby Avenue Berkeley CA

“We have been informed that KVTO has been sold. Early indications are that the successful bidder is not inclined to sell the building to CHRS at this time. The investor toured the building with a commercial real estate agent May 28th and has implied that they intend to assess the best use of the property and the building in the coming months. This is an unexpected turn of events. CHRS is setting up a meeting with the new owner to discuss our future at 601 Ashby. We will keep you informed.”

To our valued Members, friends and supporters of The California Historical Radio Society, The Bay Area Radio Museum, The Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame and The Society Of Wireless Pioneers:

A wise man named Paul Bourbin, who saved CHRS from extinction many years ago, has told us for a long time, “you have to own it.” He is referring to the building and land that houses a museum. How correct Paul is and what a lesson we are now learning. Well we tried, and at this moment in time the chances of us owning this property are slim. This may change. For the last year we have been operating and making decisions based on the best information we have been given. The circumstances that would have allowed us to buy KRE at this time were completely out of CHRS’ control.

Are we disappointed, of course. Are we giving up on securing a permanent home for CHRS, of course NOT. It has been a privilege and a rare opportunity that not many groups have had to be headquartered in a historic building, rent free for almost 10 years. Until we have a meeting with the new owner, we do not know how much longer we will be at 601 Ashby. While we may be there for a long time, we just don’t know for sure right now. What we do know, is how important it is to protect and preserve our museum collection. These artifacts are the heart of what CHRS is about. We do know how important it is to have a secure and safe place for the Maxwell Library, the CHRS and SOWP Archives. A place where discarded radios are made to come alive again. A place to gather and exchange ideas and information. A place for W6CF to operate. A place to teach and learn about radio’s history and its’ importance in the Bay Area. And a place to celebrate the luminaries who make up the Bay Area Radio Hall Of Fame...


Italian Love Story! (it's a good thing he took his helmet off)
Jon Hammond
http://www.antiqui.it/doc/monumenti/chiese/cattedrale.htm



Chiesa Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
Nel 1615 si decise di demolire la piccola chiesa di S. Salvatore e le case circostanti, che occupavano il lato occidentale della piazza maggiore, per costruire una chiesa più ampia. Su disegno dell’architetto Antonio Passari di Pergola ebbero inizio i lavori. Nel 1654 la nuova chiesa fu benedetta e vi fu celebrata la prima messa. Per carenza di fondi il previsto rivestimento in pietra fu attuato solo in parte..


Flying over the Italian Alps on an Air Dolomiti prop plane - dramatic!



No possibility for emergency landing down there folks! Jon Hammond


No this was not an airplane, somebody created a café from an Airstream trailer with airplane theme for München Airport (Flughafen) - you can even see the 'pilot' on the 'flight deck', cool!



Jon Hammond — at Smokey Joe's MUC Airport / Flughafen


Good to see my friend Matt DeMatt a few days ago at his Birthday in New York City...looking good Matt! Jon Hammond



- *photo shot by Joe Berger — with Matt DeMatt at G2 Lounge - 39 9th Ave. ny ny


Check this cat out - Fantum B is a bad dude! Jon Hammond






— at San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge


Now we got some tourist traffic on the famous Golden Gate Bridge at dusk, have a Happy 4th O' July everybody!




Jon Hammond — at Golden Gate Bridge San Franciso Ca


Driving in to Sausalito CA with a nice blanket of famous Fog - stop at the Golden Gate Market for some supplies!



Jon Hammond — at The Golden Gate Market


Jon Hammond in the Suicide Lane Golden Gate Bridge with the hammer down! - god bless the fog! That's why we have the very best Sour Dough Bread in the world - because the fog makes the dough sour!




Sourdough Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourdough
"As it ferments, sometimes for several days, the volume of the starter is increased by periodic additions of flour and water, called "refreshments".[16] As long as this starter culture is fed flour and water regularly it will rem...See More — at Golden Gate Bridge San Franciso Ca



Looks like John Leguizamo on the wall in Hamburg!
Jon Hammond
Freak (film) Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak_(film)




Freak is a 1998 film directed by Spike Lee. The film is a live performance of John Leguizamo's one man show on Broadway of the same name. Leguizamo's show was semi-autobiographical as he would talk about many aspects of his life. In the routine, he also talks about family members such as his parents, grandparents, uncle, and his younger brother.[1] The film premiered on HBO.
The show was a commercial and critical success and garnered Leguizamo and members of the production crew several awards and nominations.[2] The making of this film prompted Lee to cast Leguizamo in the lead role of his next film the following year, Summer of Sam. Leguizamo followed this performance up with the Broadway show Sexaholix: A Love Story in 2001.
Directed by Spike Lee
Produced by Denis Biggs
Written by David Bar Katz
John Leguizamo
Starring John Leguizamo
Distributed by Home Box Office
Release date(s) October 10, 1998
Running time 60 min.
Language English — with John Leguizamo at Hamburg St. Pauli



This is a real Mini Cooper! on the Schulterblatt - Jon Hammond
Mini Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Cooper#Mini_Cooper_and_Cooper_S:_1961.E2.80.932000




The Mini is a small economy car made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s.[5][6][7] Its space-saving front-wheel drive layout – allowing 80 per cent of the area of the car's floorpan to be used for passengers and luggage – influenced a generation of car makers.[8] The vehicle is in some ways considered the British equivalent of its German contemporary the Volkswagen Beetle, which enjoyed similar popularity in North America. In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th century, behind the Ford Model T.[9][10]
This distinctive two-door car was designed for BMC by Sir Alec Issigonis.[11][12] It was manufactured at the Longbridge and Cowley plants in England, the Victoria Park / Zetland British Motor Corporation (Australia) factory in Sydney, Australia, and later also in Spain (Authi), Belgium, Chile, Italy (Innocenti), Malta, Portugal, South Africa, Uruguay, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. The Mini Mark I had three major UK updates – the Mark II, the Clubman and the Mark III. Within these was a series of variations, including an estate car, a pick-up truck, a van and the Mini Moke – a jeep-like buggy. The Mini Cooper and Cooper "S" were sportier versions that were successful as rally cars, winning the Monte Carlo Rally four times from 1964 through to 1967, although in 1966 the Mini was disqualified after the finish, along with six other British entrants, which included the first four cars to finish, under a questionable ruling that the cars had used an illegal combination of headlamps and spotlights.[13]
On introduction in August 1959 the Mini was marketed under the Austin and Morris names, as the Austin Seven and Morris Mini-Minor.[14] The Austin Seven was renamed to Austin Mini in January 1962 [14] and Mini became a marque in its own right in 1969.[15][16] In 1980 it once again became the Austin Mini and in 1988 the Rover Mini.
Designated by Leonard Lord as project ADO15 (Amalgamated Drawing Office project number 15) and the product of the Morris design team, the Mini came about because of a fuel shortage caused by the 1956 Suez Crisis.[18] Petrol was once again rationed in the UK, sales of large cars slumped, and the market for German bubble cars boomed. Lord, the somewhat autocratic head of BMC, reportedly detested these cars so much that he vowed to rid the streets of them and design a 'proper miniature car'.[19] He laid down some basic design requirements: the car should be contained within a box that measured 10×4×4 feet (3.0×1.2×1.2 m); and the passenger accommodation should occupy 6 feet (1.8 m) of the 10-foot (3.0 m) length; and the engine, for reasons of cost, should be an existing unit. Issigonis, who had been working for Alvis, had been recruited back to BMC in 1955 and, with his skills in designing small cars, was a natural for the task. The team that designed the Mini was remarkably small: as well as Issigonis, there was Jack Daniels (who had worked with him on the Morris Minor), Chris Kingham (who had been with him at Alvis), two engineering students and four draughtsmen. Together, by October 1957, they had designed and built the original prototype, which was affectionately named "The Orange Box" because of its colour.[5]
The ADO15 used a conventional BMC A-Series four-cylinder, water-cooled engine,[20] but departed from tradition by mounting it transversely, with the engine-oil-lubricated, four-speed transmission in the sump, and by employing front-wheel drive. Almost all small front-wheel-drive cars developed since have used a similar configuration, except with the transmission usually separately enclosed rather than using the engine oil. The radiator was mounted at the left side of the car so that the engine-mounted fan could be retained, but with reversed pitch so that it blew air into the natural low pressure area under the front wing. This location saved vehicle length, but had the disadvantage of feeding the radiator with air that had been heated by passing over the engine. It also exposed the entire ignition system to the direct ingress of rainwater through the grille.
The suspension system, designed by Issigonis's friend Dr. Alex Moulton at Moulton Developments Limited, used compact rubber cones instead of conventional springs. This space-saving design also featured rising progressive-rate springing of the cones, and provided some natural damping, in addition to the normal dampers. Built into the subframes, the rubber cone system gave a raw and bumpy ride accentuated by the woven-webbing seats, but the rigidity of the rubber cones, together with the wheels' positioning at the corners of the car, gave the Mini go kart-like handling..


Ducati built for one! Anybody who wants to go for a ride must really want to!




Jon Hammond — at St. Pauli



Slow down 35 MPH for Dead Man's Curve!




Jon Hammond — at San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge



These are THE best potato chips I ever had...made fresh!
Special machine, incredibly good!!



Jon Hammond *on the Zeil in Frankfurt — at Zeil - Frankfurt am Main


She got some of the famous fresh potato chips, delicious!




Jon Hammond — at Zeil - Frankfurt am Main



Jon Hammond with main man Dilip...not Philipp...Dilip!



*and famous Frog Umbrella!



Pizza Party! in Japan




Jon Hammond — in Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka



Sunset over Melbourne Australia, looking good!



Jon Hammond — in Melbourne, Victoria



Jon Hammond with my friend Mirko Mikovič! Looking good Mirko!






Nice camera! Jon Hammond






Fun at the IKEA Store! Jon Hammond






Maybe the trunk? Nope...more fun at IKEA! Jon Hammond






L to R: Jon Hammond, Michael Falkenstein, Tony Lakatos Frankfurt Germany -- P.Mauriat Booth Session with Jon Hammond and P.Mauriat Artists at Musikmesse - special thank / dankeschön Michael Falkenstein for these photos - JH



http://pmauriatmusic.com/us/news/4-events-news/259-p-mauriat-booth-session — with Michael Falkenstein and Tony Lakatos at musikmesse



L to R: Arno Haas, Jon Hammond, Tony Lakatos, Reiner Witzel
Frankfurt Germany -- P.Mauriat Booth Session with Jon Hammond and P.Mauriat Artists at Musikmesse - special thank / dankeschön Michael Falkenstein for these photos - JH
http://pmauriatmusic.com/us/news/4-events-news/259-p-mauriat-booth-session



— with Arno Haas, Tony Lakatos and Reiner Witzel at musikmesse



L to R: Arno Haas, Jon Hammond, Tony Lakatos, Reiner Witzel, Walter Calafiore
Frankfurt Germany -- P.Mauriat Booth Session with Jon Hammond and P.Mauriat Artists at Musikmesse - special thank / dankeschön Michael Falkenstein for these photos - JH




http://pmauriatmusic.com/us/news/4-events-news/259-p-mauriat-booth-session — with Arno Haas, Tony Lakatos, Reiner Witzel and Walter Calafiore at musikmesse



L to R: Mike Smith, Jon Hammond, André de Laat, Reiner Witzel, Klaus Wangorsch, Genzo Okabe
Frankfurt Germany -- P.Mauriat Booth Session with Jon Hammond and P.Mauriat Artists at Musikmesse - special thank / dankeschön Michael Falkenstein for these photos - JH




http://pmauriatmusic.com/us/news/4-events-news/259-p-mauriat-booth-session — with Mike Smith, André de Laat, Reiner Witzel, Klaus Wangorsch and Genzo Okabe at musikmesse



Frankfurt Germany -- P.Mauriat Booth Session with Jon Hammond and P.Mauriat Artists at Musikmesse - special thank / dankeschön Michael Falkenstein for these photos - JH




http://pmauriatmusic.com/us/news/4-events-news/259-p-mauriat-booth-session — with Peggy Behling, André de Laat, Reiner Witzel and Klaus Wangorsch at musikmesse


Happy Independence Day, July 4 2013, Blue Angels, Original Soul Music, Jon Hammond, Sk1, Jazz, Blues, ASCAP, Local 802, Musicians Union, P.Mauriat Saxophones, Lee Oskar, Tony Lakatos, Frankfurt, Musikmesse, NAMM
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