JON HAMMOND Band: Funky Swinging Jazz & Blues featuring international
soloists, the band has universal appeal and daily radio program on
KYOU 1550 AM.
JON HAMMOND Band *On the radio daily, early-mornings on KYOU & KYCY
1550 SF CA. Leader Jon Hammond: Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano,
Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974 Languages: English,
German *Jon is currently Host of daily CBS radio program HammondCast
on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM, 7 days a week at 4AM PST. *Performing solo in
Hospitals, Nursing Homes regularly. Bandleader for annual overseas
dates for over 20 years. *Musician: Jon Hammond is one of the premier
B3 PLAYERS in the world. Jon has played professionally since age 12.
Beginning as a solo accordionist, he later played Hammond B3 organ in
a number of important San Francisco bands. His all original group
HADES opened shows for Tower of Power, Quicksilver Messenger Service
and Michael Bloomfield. Eddie Money and Barry Finnerty became musical
associates. Moving East he attended Berklee College of Music and
played venues as diverse as Boston's "Combat Zone" in the striptease
clubs during the '70's and the exclusive Wychmere Harbor Club in Cape
Cod, where he was house organist with Lou Colombo.