Chico: (Chico Hamilton) here teaching in The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music Program:
guitarist Josh Olken in Chico Hamilton's ensemble class
*LISTEN TO AUDIO: Chico Hamilton Interview With Jon Hammond
Sadly announcing that Chico Hamilton has just died folks - here he is on my radio program, thanks for all the music and great interview Chico! https://archive.org/details/JonHammondChicoHamiltononHammondCastKYOURadio - sincerely, Jon Hammond
Rest In Peace Chico Hamilton - here he is in a great photo I shot with Roy Haynes, Chico Hamilton, James Moody, Frank Foster, Tony Bennett, Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Ray Barretto, Paquito D'Rivera, Bob Brookmeyer, Nat Hentoff - all NEA Jazz Master Award Recipients with Dana Gioia from NEA far left - Jon Hammond
*from Jon's Journal - Jon Hammond Band
http://kernelpanichammondcast.blogspot.com/2012/11/hammondcast-10-jons-journal-december-1.html — with Clark Terry, Nancy Wilson, Frank Foster Music, Ron Carter, Chick Corea, Barry Harris, James Moody, Ray Barreto, Tony Bennett, Chico Hamilton, Paquito D'Rivera, McCoy Tyner, Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, Slide Hampton and Nat Hentoff at Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers — with Chico Hamilton
Jon Hammond Jon Hammond: Here's Chico Hamilton in a photo I shot a few years ago with Anita O'Day, Dr. Billy Taylor, Horace Silver, Ron Carter, Dave Baker, Gerald Wilson, Jimmy Heath .. JH
Drummer, Bandleader, NEA Jazz Master Award Recipient CHICO HAMILTON on HammondCast KYOU Radio, excerpted from interview by Jon Hammond, organist and host of HammondCast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Hamilton
Chico Hamilton (born Foreststorn Hamilton, September 20, 1921), is an American jazz drummer and bandleader.
Chicken: Golden Chicken & Ribs Grand Reopening at New Location on Ninth Avenue, main man Marco
Grand Reopening of Golden Chicken & Ribs - now serving Mexican Breakfast from 6AM daily folks! - Jon Hammond
Main man Marco - the hardest working man in the chicken business:
Big congratulations and welcome back to the neighborhood - main man Marco and Golden Chicken & Ribs in their brand-new location, good friends of Jon Hammond Band Band! New Location: 533 9th Avenue beteen 39th and 40th St. New York, NY 10018 - take out delivery like they're standing right outside your door, delicious food. Marco is the hardest working man in the Chicken business. I used to tell him, "Marco when it rains it pours Cats and Dogs...but when it snows, it's snowing Chickens!" - lots of delivery calls when it rains and snows - they just reopened after a 2 year absence 3 days ago, congratulations Marco and Golden Chicken Team!
Sincerely, Jon Hammond & Band *Note: There will be a full bar as soon as the liquor license is granted - Marco and his boys worked on the place night and day for 3 months, it looks great and big TV's up on the wall - and music planned in future folks! — at Golden Chicken & Ribs
It's Party Time at Big Mike's Cupcake Cafe on Ninth Avenue, when Mike parties he doesn't mess around! Best Baker in New York City
- he makes the Cakes for the Stars folks - my good timing luck to come by and see him tonight!
Support Cupcake Café, a neighborhood treasure and good long-time friend to Jon Hammond Band - years ago I had a gig coming up and I was going around the neighborhood putting up fliers - Mike saw my fliers and right away he offered to put one up right front and center in window of his shop - we've been good friends ever since. The great Jazz Photographer Elmar Lemes says Mike makes the BEST Coffee, and he come all the way from Munich (München) and goes directly to Mike's Cupcake Cafe - right on Mike...and great to hear your daughter is in town, big Happy Holidays to Mike and his team of Bakers! Sincerely, Jon Hammond
Jazz Foundation Holiday Party Local 802 - Jon Hammond
— with Reuben Wilson at Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM.
Arriving at Local 802 yesterday with my organ
- Jazz Foundation of America Holiday Party pics by Jon Hammond at Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM — at Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM
Wendy Oxenhorn and Rudy Lawless, Billy Kaye - Jazz Foundation of America - Jon Hammond
Rudy Lawless and Jon Hammond at the microphone and drums onstage Local 802 Club Room
Reynold Zeke Mullins and Reuben Wilson - Jon Hammond photo
Zeke Mullins looking and sounding real good on piano the other night at JFA Holiday Party in Local 802 Club Room
- Jon Hammond *Link for Reynold Zeke Mullins' birthday party pics http://www.jonhammondband.com/blog.html/local_802_birthday_party_for_reynold_zeke_mullins_pics_from_jon_hammond/ I believe Zeke is about 89 years old now - JH — at Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM
I got a haircut today, ready for The NAMM Show! Only 35 days to go - just came from the Local 802 Musicians Union Holiday Party, saw a lot of great musician friends, and a few were missing sadly also
- Jon Hammond — at Manhattan, New York
Tony Lakatos wooow….looking good Jon ! if I w'd be a woman….
December 18 at 6:36pm
Jay Dittamo Looking snappy!!
December 18 at 6:48pm via mobile
Jon Hammond Thanks Tony & Jay! With both of you cats we could hit right now! all the best from Manhattan, hope to see you in Anaheim, happy healthy holidays & New Years 2014! in a minute, Jon
December 18 at 6:52pm
Neil Rapaport Com'on Brother… it's not too late to let your freak flag fly (again). I know this as fact. Not that theres anything wrong with that.
December 18 at 11:58pm
Joe Cangelosi Sr. Ha jon thanks for taking all those great pictures
L to R: Joe Berger, Brian Brake (great drummer!), Jon Hammond
- thanks for introducing me to Brian Joe! - Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM Holiday Party — with Joe Berger and Jon Hammond at Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM
Jean Bach and Jon Hammond - Great Day in Harlem Producer
Local 802, Musicians Union, Jazz Foundation of America, Holiday Party, Golden Chicken Ribs, Jon Hammond, Etc, Jean Bach, Soul Music
hammondcast - 21. Dez, 20:19
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Blues In Mikell's Night Large
Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/BluesInMikellsNightLarge540p
Youtube http://youtu.be/HP8oNgaYc5g
Blues In Mikell's Night - Jon Hammond Late Rent Session Men
Blues In Mikell's Night - vintage gig in NYC's premier nightspot Mikell's at 760 Columbus Avenue - The Musicians: Leslie J. Carter Chuggy Carter percussion
Bernard Purdie drums
Barry Finnerty guitar
Jon Hammond 1959 B3 organ
camera Joe Berger
http://www.jonhammondband.com/
Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/blues-in-mikell-s-night-jon-hammond-late-rent-session-men-6704377
Blues, Jazz, Mikell's, B3 organ, Jon Hammond, Bernard Purdie, Local 802, Musicians Union
hammondcast - 16. Dez, 20:15
Jon Hammond Band Photos of Joachim Hildebrand Master Photographer
Album http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.741705769191556.1073741827.133709526657853
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Tribute to 9 11 w America's Pride Blue Angels Get Back in The Groove
Note: These photos must be credited, they are highly copyrighted works of Master Photographer Joachim Hildebrand of Jon Hammond Band annual musikmesse Warm Up Party with special guest Lee Oskar - Jon Hammond leader at Sk1 Hammond organ, Tony Lakatos tenor saxophone, Giovanni Totò Gulino drums, Joe Berger in Jazzkeller Frankfurt guitar http://www.jonhammondband.com/
Journal Frankfurt 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
Note: These photos must be credited, they are highly copyrighted works of Master Photographer Joachim Hildebrand of Jon Hammond Band annual musikmesse Warm Up Party with special guest Lee Oskar - Jon Hammond leader at Sk1 Hammond organ, Tony Lakatos tenor saxophone, Giovanni Totò Gulino drums, Joe Berger in Jazzkeller Frankfurt guitar http://www.jonhammondband.com/
Journal Frankfurt 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
SFO -- Jon Hammond with Raymond Woo of Civil Air Patrol on the tarmac at SFO International Airport - Fleet Week Air Show 2012 — at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
SFO -- 1949 Chevy Fleetline Deluxe looking real good! Jon Hammond
SFO -- Nice looking Morgan car - has wooden frame Jon Hammond Rare!
SFO -- T-Bird Time, American Classics in distinctive colors, nice! Jon Hammond
SFO -- The famous Mainliner O'Connor United DC-3 used by William A. Patterson founder and C.E.O. of United, was in service from 1948 - 1952. Patterson named the airplane after Mary O'Connor, one of United's first flight attendants who flew with Patterson on the aircraft.
Jon Hammond
DC-3 N814CL Now Restored and belonging to Clay Lacy. — at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
SFO -- 2 awesome Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor stealth jets on the tarmac ready for 2012 Fleet Week Air Show - Jon Hammond
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-22_Raptor
single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation supermaneuverable fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. It was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but has additional capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles.[5] Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is t...See More — at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
SFO -- After a weather delay due to fog, The Blue Angels are ready for take off! Jon Hammond
SFO -- Captain Joe Sobczak has the hammer down taking off for 2012 Fleet Week Air Show with United 747 Jumbo Jet, I just caught him there with the Coast Guard helicopter sighted from the tarmac. Always a highlight of the show for me, Jon Hammond — at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Master Photographer, Joachim Hildebrand, Musikmesse, Party, Hammond Sk1, Organ, Lee Oskar, Harmonica, Jazzkeller, Tony Lakatos, P.Mauriat, Jon Hammond, Jazzkeller, Jazz, Blues, Local 802, Musicians Union, ASCAP
hammondcast - 13. Dez, 06:07
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: M&M Farms Harvest Festival Trio With Mustafa Jim Jon
Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/MMFarmsHarvestFestivalTrioWithMustafaJimJonLarge540p
Uptempo shuffle on beautiful day at M&M Farms Annual Harvest Festival - long-time friends in Trio: Mustafa Jammal drums, Jim Thorsen aka Jimi James guitar with his old Gibson L5, Jon Hammond at the organ - special thanks Maralyn Jammal - on the Delta in Northern California http://www.HammondCast.com
Youtube http://youtu.be/9MhM8Qh7xkY
Special thanks Maralyn Jammal *left
M&M Farms, Jam Session, Trio, Peaches, Harvest Festival, The Delta, Jon Hammond, Mustafa Jammal, Jim Thorsen, Blues, Shuffle, Uptempo, Local 6, Musicians Union
hammondcast - 4. Dez, 20:25
hammondcast - 4. Dez, 07:57
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Jon Hammond Band Winter NAMM Show Appearance
Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondNAMMHammondSummitShowLateRentJonHammondBandinHiltonAnaheim
Appearing Saturday January 25th 11am Winter NAMM Show - Anaheim Convention Center Patio Stage on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 11:00 AM for a 40-minute performance - Jon Hammond Band Donny Baldwin drums (from Jefferson Starship & Lydia Pense & Cold Blood), Alex Budman tenor saxophone Joe Berger guitar Jon Hammond organ
https://plus.google.com/+JonHammondhammondcast/posts/aFCxiXoHEYj
Photos by Lawrence Gay of West Coast Live Radio Program
Youtube courtesy of Jeff Guilford JJ Guitars UK http://youtu.be/cZXaHY3nbh4
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)
Blues, Jazz, Funk, Hammond Organ, Jon Hammond, Blues Guitar, Joe Berger, Late Rent, 2014 NAMM Show, Patio Stage, Local 802, Musicians Union, ASCAP
hammondcast - 28. Nov, 02:53
*LISTEN TO AUDIO: Chico Hamilton Interview With Jon Hammond
Sadly announcing that Chico Hamilton has just died folks - here he is on my radio program, thanks for all the music and great interview Chico! https://archive.org/details/JonHammondChicoHamiltononHammondCastKYOURadio - sincerely, Jon Hammond
Rest In Peace Chico Hamilton - here he is in a great photo I shot with Roy Haynes, Chico Hamilton, James Moody, Frank Foster, Tony Bennett, Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Ray Barretto, Paquito D'Rivera, Bob Brookmeyer, Nat Hentoff - all NEA Jazz Master Award Recipients with Dana Gioia from NEA far left - Jon Hammond
*from Jon's Journal - Jon Hammond Band
http://kernelpanichammondcast.blogspot.com/2012/11/hammondcast-10-jons-journal-december-1.html — with Clark Terry, Nancy Wilson, Frank Foster Music, Ron Carter, Chick Corea, Barry Harris, James Moody, Ray Barreto, Tony Bennett, Chico Hamilton, Paquito D'Rivera, McCoy Tyner, Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, Slide Hampton and Nat Hentoff at Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers — with Chico Hamilton
Jon Hammond Jon Hammond: Here's Chico Hamilton in a photo I shot a few years ago with Anita O'Day, Dr. Billy Taylor, Horace Silver, Ron Carter, Dave Baker, Gerald Wilson, Jimmy Heath .. JH
Drummer, Bandleader, NEA Jazz Master Award Recipient CHICO HAMILTON on HammondCast KYOU Radio, excerpted from interview by Jon Hammond, organist and host of HammondCast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Hamilton
Chico Hamilton (born Foreststorn Hamilton, September 20, 1921), is an American jazz drummer and bandleader.
Hamilton was born in Los Angeles, California. He had a fast-track musical education in a band with Charles Mingus, Illinois Jacquet, Ernie Royal, Dexter Gordon, Buddy Collette and Jack Kelso. Engagements with Lionel Hampton, Slim & Slam, T-Bone Walker, Lester Young, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnet, Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Billie Holiday, Gerry Mulligan and six years with Lena Horne established him as a jazz drummer,[1] and he struck out on his own as a bandleader in 1955.
Hamilton appeared in the March Milastaire number in the film You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as part of the backing group supporting Fred Astaire, and performed on the soundtrack of the Bing Crosby/Bob Hope film Road to Bali.
He recorded his first album as leader in 1955 with George Duvivier (double-bass) and Howard Roberts (jazz guitar) for Pacific Jazz. In same year Hamilton formed an unusual quintet in L.A. featuring cello, flute, guitar, bass and drums.[2] The quintet has been described as one of the last important West Coast Jazz bands.[1] The original personnel included flutist Buddy Collette, guitarist Jim Hall, cellist Fred Katz and bassist Jim Aton, who was later replaced by Carson Smith. Hamilton continued to tour using different personnel, from 1957 to 1960. The group including flutist Paul Horn and John Pisano was featured in the film Sweet Smell of Success in 1957. The same group, this time including Nate Gershman and Eric Dolphy appeared in the film Jazz on a Summer's Day in 1960. He marked his first recordings with Eric Dolphy on With Strings Attached, Gongs East, The Three Faces of Chico, and That Hamilton Man.
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First-ever public gig with the new Sk1 Hammond Stage Keyboard 04/08/2011
Jon Hammond Band playing original composition "POCKET FUNK"
Joe Berger - guitar
Peter Klohmann - tenor sax
Giovanni Gulino - drums
Jon Hammond - Sk1 Hammond Suzuki stage keyboard weighs only 15 lbs. as opposed to 425 lbs.= B3 Organ
Special thanks to Suzuki Team - Ken Atsumi, Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa, Shigeyuki Ohtaka, Shuji Suzuki, Kunio Miyauchi, Yu Beniya, Hammond Suzuki Deutschland Director Michael Falkenstein, Malc Deakin Hammond UK, Hammond Suzuki Europe, Dennis Capiga Hammond Suzuki USA
Jon Hammond's Annual Musikmesse-Session in Jazzkeller Hofheim
"Pocket Funk" by Jon Hammond http://www.HammondCast.com ASCAP
Sk1 Organ Ultralight Jon Hammond Road Test Unveiling Musikmesse Funk Jazz Rock
Category:
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Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/jon-hammond-first-road-test-sk1-pocket-funk-5073936
Chico Hamilton, R.I.P., New School, Jazz and Contemporary Music, Interview, Jon Hammond, Drums, Organ, Local 802, Musicians Union, Pocket Funk
hammondcast - 27. Nov, 07:08
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: World's First Road Test Unveiling On Gig of Hammond Sk1 Pocket Funk
Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondJonHammondFirstRoadTestSk1PocketFunk
Youtube http://youtu.be/vp7pNTp6seo 1,992
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First-ever public gig with the new Sk1 Hammond Stage Keyboard 04/08/2011
Jon Hammond Band playing original composition "POCKET FUNK"
Joe Berger - guitar
Peter Klohmann - tenor sax
Giovanni Gulino - drums
Jon Hammond - Sk1 Hammond Suzuki stage keyboard weighs only 15 lbs. as opposed to 425 lbs.= B3 Organ
Special thanks to Suzuki Team - Ken Atsumi, Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa, Shigeyuki Ohtaka, Shuji Suzuki, Kunio Miyauchi, Yu Beniya, Hammond Suzuki Deutschland Director Michael Falkenstein, Malc Deakin Hammond UK, Hammond Suzuki Europe, Dennis Capiga Hammond Suzuki USA
Jon Hammond's Annual Musikmesse-Session in Jazzkeller Hofheim
"Pocket Funk" by Jon Hammond http://www.HammondCast.com ASCAP
Sk1 Organ Ultralight Jon Hammond Road Test Unveiling Musikmesse Funk Jazz Rock
Category:
Music
Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/jon-hammond-first-road-test-sk1-pocket-funk-5073936
Sk1 Organ, Ultralight, Jon Hammond, Road Test, Unveiling, Musikmesse, Funk, Jazz, Rock, Local 802, Musicians Union
hammondcast - 26. Nov, 16:21
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: No X-Cess Baggage Blues 2013 - Jon Hammond Band HD 720p
Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/NoXCessBaggageBlues2013HD720p
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Written by Jon Hammond for his friends at PIA because they let him take quite a lot of baggage over many times in the old days on Pakistan International Airlines - Joe Berger gets down on his custom JJ Guitar here, Tony Lakatos Pmauriat Albest tenor saxophone, Giovanni Totò Gulino drums, Jon Hammond at his Hammond SK-1 organ / bass ©JH INTL ASCAP - Jon Hammond's annual musikmesse Warm Up Party 27th year in Jazzkeller - as seen in Journal Frankfurt article 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
MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME
Jon 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
Youtube http://youtu.be/SqOyfW3BP6w
Blip TV http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/no-x-cess-baggage-blues-2013-6694524
No X-Cess, Baggage, Pakistan International Airlines, Musikmesse, Hammond Organ, Sk1, Jon Hammond, Blues Guitar, Joe Berger, Jazz, Frankfurt, ASCAP, Local 802, Musicians Union
hammondcast - 25. Nov, 16:37
