Summary: *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Jon Hammond Blues Band Plays Pocket Funk in front of San Francisco City Hall Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/SanFranciscoCityHallConcertPocketFunkByJonHammondBand Very special concert, Jon Hammond Band performs "Pocket Funk" right in front of San Francisco City Hall - Jon's original funk tune spotlights James Preston drums long-time drummer of Sons of Champlin band (RIP June 21, 1950 - July 26, 2014), in the horn section: Steve Campos trumpet / flugelhorn, Harvey Wainapel tenor sax, Barry Finnerty guitar and Jon Hammond at his 1965 Hammond B3 organ - Special thanks: thanks Mayor Willie Brown & Lexi Peyer SF City Hall - *Note: Jon's organ bench fell out of the truck on Polk St. (was recovered) One of Jon's famous sayings: "It's easier to find an Organ with no Bench than a Bench without an Organ" ! http://www.jonhammondband.com/ 2,114 Jon Hammond at the B3 right in front of the famous San Francisco City Hall! Youtube http://youtu.be/V98fwDJSHWw — with Jon Hammond and James Preston at San Francisco City Hall Facebook Jon Hammond Band https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=909342609094537 Dailymotion http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt6c8f_san-francisco-city-hall-concert-pocket-funk-by-jon-hammond-band_music CNN iReport http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1175041 Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondFlashbackLeBarBat Jon Hammond Flashback: Jon Hammond and The Late Rent Session Men in Le Bar Bat Club more than 20 years ago with Alex Foster tenor saxophone from the NBC's Saturday Night Live Band, Leslie J. Carter percussion, Barry Finnerty guitar, James Preston drums deceased June 21, 1950 - July 26, 2014, Jon Hammond organ - camera by Joe Berger http://www.HammondCast.com/ CNN iReport http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1173968 Youtube http://youtu.be/QwB-mqYKDiE Vimeo http://vimeo.com/83193904 Jon Hammond Band Facebook https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152314798547102 Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammond-InWorkshopAtCarlingfordMusicCentre The staff of Carlingford Music Centre are very excited to be hosting Sydney’s first ever Hammond Organ Workshop featuring Jon Hammond (USA) with Andrew Dickeson drums - special thanks Rupert Hyde Carlingford Music Centre 320 Pennant Hills Road Carlingford NSW 2118 Who is Jon Hammond? Jon began his musical career at age 12 in the San Francisco Bay Area playing organ and accordion in bands and solo engagements, first recording studio dates 1968 when he met Robert Moog who personally delivered the Moog III to San Francisco Radical Laboratories where Jon was working at the time and jamming daily with members of Quicksilver Messenger Service, he next joined original rock band Hades with which he played until moving East to attend Berklee. Playing 7 nights a week in Boston’s notorious Combat Zone next lead to touring with successful show band Easy Living and then became house organist at the exclusive Wychmere Harbor Club Cape Cod MA where he played private parties for Tip O’Neill Speaker of The House. Returning to SF for a reunion concert in 1980 with Eddie Money and members of Tower of Power, next Jon moved to Europe where he lived and played for a number of years, still playing annually where he has an enthusiastic following. Jon began hosting his own TV show “The Jon Hammond Show” in 1984 and is now in 30th year on cable TV in Manhattan and heard daily on KYOU Radio HammondCast Show with regular appearances at international trade shows. Check out his large collection of YouTube videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/JonHammondBandHammond Organs at Carlingford Music Centre — with Andrew Dickeson Youtube http://youtu.be/0GEvXPEq-Is CNN iReport http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1159094 Vimeo http://vimeo.com/102753862 Dailymotion http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22xr26_jon-hammond-in-workshop-at-carlingford-music-centre_music Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/PocketFunkWithNDRHornsAusterJazz As Seen On MNN TV The Jon Hammond Show - Filme
