Hammond Report February 15 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from the organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, today's music story about playing jazz gig in in organ trio plus 2 very special guests: Vladimir Danilin accordion (or Bayan as it is called there) and Alexei Kuznetsov legendary Russian jazz musicians - tenor saxophonist leader of , long-time drummer with Igor and yours truly at my well-traveled XB-2 Hammond organ in Le Club in building. Hotel accommodations were in the famous with a view of Red Square from the 10th floor. Thanks for all the people who came out for our gigs there - I hope to go back someday! Come back tomorrow for another Hammond Report folks,

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Hammond Report February 14 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from the organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, happy Valentines Day everybody! Today's music story about playing Hammond B3 organ group gig with the late great David Fathead Newman feature on tenor horn at the old Zanzibar and Grill - thanks for shooting my PV-430D camera with digital gain boost in the dark jazz club restaurant - enjoy the master tenor saxophonist here and come back tomorrow for another Hammond Report,

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Hammond Report February 13 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from the organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, today's music story about playing my theme song "Late Rent" on one of the newest Hammond organs in the Hammond Suzuki stand with long-time band members chromatic harmonica master, percussion, guitar and yours truly at the organ in the stand at the with today's story - have a beautiful Valentines Day tomorrow folks, come back tomorrow for another Hammond Report,

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Hammond Report February 12 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from the organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, today's music story I'm playing the new Sk PRO Hammond organ and recounting story correlating to the name of a group I was in "Easy Livin' " when I get to the tune of same name - coming back from 2 weeks playing at the famous Inn on the Park Four Four Seasons Hotel I got stranded at the Canada USA Niagra Falls border crossing when the bandleader's van and mine got seperated - he had the paperwork for my Hammond Organ. They kept me there for 12 hours, all my sheet music blew away in the wind when the guy opened up my suitcase full of music. Finally the next man in charge told me to get in my van and get the hell outa' there - was along time before I went back to Toronto after that! Enjoying playing the new instrument from / , a lot of R&D went in to Sk PRO - feels / sounds good! I'll be back tomorrow with another Hammond Report, have a beautiful weekend and V-Day everybody,

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Hammond Report February 11 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from the organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, today's music story about playing my theme song "Late Rent" in 's red light at 's "Eros 49 Club" aka on the Elbe Strasse - squeezed between the 2 famous poles - when we arrived, we found Hans' DJ mixing board we had plugged in to the previous year was broken, so we had to get very resourceful and with help from our friends we got a sound! Tenor saxophonist magically appeared, superb long-time drummer laying it down with 'Berger-Meister' guitar and yours truly at the Sk1 Hammond organ - enjoy folks, and come back tomorrow for another Hammond Report!

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Hammond Report February 10 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from the organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, today's music story playing the 2020 Winter kickoff concert with my band Jon Hammond Funk Unit, Musicians: King at Self-employed guitar, tenor saxophone, drums, aka artist, chromatic harmonica master and yours truly at the Sk1 Hammond organ - photos by master photographer Lawrence Gay - stay tuned for my DYI tutorial of how to upgrade maximum RAM on your MacBook Pro the OWC way folks! At end my dear friend greatly missed on the mic with me, the late great Joe Franklin - King of Radio & TV! Stay safe and come back tomorrow for another Hammond Report folks,

Jon Hammond

Hammond Report February 9 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from the organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, today's music story about playing outdoor concert at , which is now being used as a mass vaccination site! On the band here I have congas & percussion, Louis Flip Winfield drums, tenor saxophone, trombone, guitar (special TV Jones pickup tester guitar) and yours truly at the Sk1 Hammond Organ "Jon Hammond Funk Unit" We are playing my tune "No X-Cess Baggage Blues" for your listening pleasure at Summer folks! Come back tomorrow for another Hammond Report,

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Hammond Report February 8 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from the organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, todays music story very special gig in the North in for , very high class joynt and players! the great tenor man and Flugelhorn on this cut, Heinz Lichius kicking drums, long-time music partner on his custom model, yours truly at the organ. I just heard from Michael Behr leader of Just Jazz Rotenburg, he is recovering from bad fall on his bicycle, wishing Michael a speedy full recovery!! Come back tomorrow for another Hammond Report folks, Jon Hammond

Hammond Report February 7 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from the organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, today's music story about playing my tune "Pocket Funk" in the , first time of 3 years on the annual NOBB Show / New Orleans by The Bay Food & Music Festival show - I broke out my 1965 Hammond B3 + Leslie and for this gig - this day in history JFK imposed a full embargo on Cuba, and Jayne Mansfield went missing with her husband Mickey Hargitay Mr. Universe and one other passenger on their capsized boat off of The Bahamas - next day they found them after they managed to swim to a small island! Stay safe, and come back tomorrow for another Hammond Report folks,

- enjoy the NFL football if you're in to that, I hope nobody gets injured!

Hammond Report February 6 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from the organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, today's story about long-shot video shot by the Luthier of from the back of the room in lobby special Hammond party at Winter , my band playing my tune "Head Phone" with fatback drum breakdown with Bernard Purdie, master Chromatic Harmonica Artist, playing his special JB model, yours truly at the new Portable B3 organ - sound mixing by & best in the business! I got vaccinated yesterday, arm's a little sore but beats the alternative! Spcl. thanks Ingrid the nurse who injected me - I'll be back tomorrow with another Hammond Report, have a safe beautiful weekend folks,

Jon Hammond

Hammond Report February 5 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from the organist & accordionist Jon Hammond, today's music story about playing organ trio gig inside at Gate A5, wherever I go I can create an organ lounge atmosphere - we had a lot of fun with the folks from and passengers traveling on to and on Flight 1784, good party!

Musicians: John Mader drums, guitar and yours truly Jon Hammond at the organ -

TGIF everybody, come back tomorrow for another Hammond Report,