Jon Hammond Journal For Day July 17, 2012 Report

Jon Hammond Journal For Day July 17, 2012 Report New York NY -- 2 of my very best special friends here all the way from Moscow Russia - Vitaly Solomonov and Alexander Dovgopoly, my favorite musicians / people from Igor Butman Big Band, opening up tonight at Jazz At Lincoln Center Dizzy's Club Coca Cola Tue-Sun, Jul 17-22. 7:30pm & 9:30pm plus 11:30pm on Fri & Sat - go to their show if you can folks! Welcome back to NYC USA Vitaly & Alexander! - Jon Hammond *thank you very much / Большое спасибо Tatiana for the photo! - JH New York NY -- My good friends from Moscow Russia - here live in Lincoln Center! Vitaly Solomonov, Alexander Dovgopoly and Tatiana is teaching music here in New York now! Jon Hammond Here they are by the famous Starbucks! New York NY -- Sound Check in Dizzy's Club Coca Cola with Igor Butman (saxophone) Orchestra - Nick Levinovsky piano and arranger, with Kathy Jenkins excellent vocalist and manager for Igor Butman music USA - here she sings "I Can't Give You Anything But Love...Baby!" Vitaly Solomonov bass and the cats sounding real good folks! New York NY -- here we are in the wonderful horn section from Igor Butman Orchestra with my good friend Ed Zizak drums, he has the new glasses looking like Professor Zizak! Alexander Dovgopoly - Baritone Saxophone - fantastic sound folks! New York NY Dizzy's Club Coca Cola -- my friend Marat Garipov manager of Igor Butman Orchestra taking some fantastic pictures at sound check in the cola club - the cats are back in town from Moscow! Alexander Dovgopoly far right - baritone saxophone excellent! - Jon Hammond New York NY Dizzy's Club Coca Cola -- Igor Butman Orchestra rhythm section and part of horn section, Nick Levinovsky piano and arranger, Igor Butman tenor saxophone, Konstantin Safyanov Ed Zizak drums, Vitaly Solomonov bass and the cats sounding fantastic in cola club! - Jon Hammond New York NY -- Duck! - Jon Hammond — at Doris C. Freedman Plaza New York NY -- Louis Vuitton window du jour - really weird! Jon Hammond — YAYOI KUSAMA And here's Yayoi Kusama on the bus stop - Jon Hammond New York NY -- They found each other! Corner of 57th and Fifth Avenue - Jon Hammond *Note, you might see this stunning couple shot by Bill Cunningham, he was slinking around me getting shots and trying to stay out of view of my camera but I got him - *Bill Cunningham who shoots almost daily on corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th St. This is a guy who shoots people candidly, yet he has an aversion to being on-camera himself. He is quite adept at slinking away and moving in back of you anytime your lens levels off in his direction. I've seen the man for years and he has always done that, my first shots of him date back to 1985. Here I got him on-camera just this morning - Bill Cunningham shot by Jon Hammond http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cunningham_(photographer) William J. Cunningham (born March 13, 1929) is a fashion photographer for The New York Times, known for his candid and street photography. Cunningham dropped out of Harvard University in 1948 and moved to New York, where he initially worked in advertising. Not long after, he quit his job and struck out on his own, making hats under the name "William J." After being drafted (causing his business to fold) and serving a tour in the U.S. Army, he returned to New York and got a job writing for the Chicago Tribune. During his years as a writer, he contributed significantly to fashion journalism, introducing American audiences to Azzedine Alaïa and Jean-Paul Gaultier. While working at the Tribune and at Women's Wear Daily, he began taking photographs of fashion on the streets of New York. As the result of a chance photograph of Greta Garbo, he published a group of his impromptu pictures in the Times in December 1978, which soon became a regular series.His editor, Arthur Gelb, has called these photographs "a turning point for the Times, because it was the first time the paper had run pictures of well-known people without getting their permission." Cunningham photographs people and the passing scene in the streets of Manhattan every day. Most of his pictures, he has said, are never published. Designer Oscar de la Renta has said, "More than anyone else in the city, he has the whole visual history of the last 40 or 50 years of New York. It's the total scope of fashion in the life of New York."Though he has made a career out of unexpected photographs of celebrities, socialites, and fashion personalities, many in those categories value his company. According to David Rockefeller, Brooke Astor asked he be invited to her 100th birthday party, the only member of the media so honored.[3] In 2008 he was awarded the title Officier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. In 2010, filmmaker Richard Press and Philip Gefter of The Times produced Bill Cunningham New York a documentary about Cunningham, including his trademark bicycle and camera,.The film was released on March 16, 2011. It reveals various of Cunningham's eccentricities: he was living in a tiny, apparently one-room, apartment in the Carnegie Hall building, filled with filing cabinets and boxes of his photographs. He does not have a wardrobe, a kitchen or even his own bathroom. Despite his interest in fashion, his clothes are few and purely utilitarian. He was featured on The Culture Show in March 2012. On the Street, Cunningham's weekly slideshow for the Times online "Capturing the Elusive Bill Cunningham", New York Times story about Bill Cunningham New York The movie "Bill Cunningham New York" Facebook: Bill Cunningham — at Tiffany & Co New York NY -- Famous People Photograper Bill Cunningham who shoots almost daily on corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th St. This is a guy who shoots people candidly, yet he has an aversion to being on-camera himself. He is quite adept at slinking away and moving in back of you anytime your lens levels off in his direction. I've seen the man for years and he has always done that, my first shots of him date back to 1985. Here I got him on-camera just this morning - Bill Cunningham shot by Jon Hammond http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cunningham_(photographer) William J. Cunningham (born March 13, 1929) is a fashion photographer for The New York Times, known for his candid and street photography. Cunningham dropped out of Harvard University in 1948 and moved to New York, where he initially worked in advertising. Not long after, he quit his job and struck out on his own, making hats under the name "William J." After being drafted (causing his business to fold) and serving a tour in the U.S. Army, he returned to New York and got a job writing for the Chicago Tribune. New York NY -- Local 802 Monday Night Jazz Session Serious Jazz'ers seen here either before or after playing with Jon Hammond's organ in foreground (already played) - 07/16/2012 *seated far end in chair - Buddy Henry (drums), standing white pants - Gabriel Romance (vocals & flute) standing in yellow shirt - Rudy Sheriff Lawless (drums) *one of my trusted spiritual gudes - JH Bill (drums) Michael Guilford (bass and he's left-handed!) Joe Cangelosi Sr. (drums) Arlington Houston (bass) — Hamamatsu Japan -- special concert in Suzuki Hall for President Mr. Manji Suzuki and Suzuki Company at the World Headquarters and Factory Suzuki Artists Koei Tanaka and Jon Hammond Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0f_cH1U5jc Jon Hammond shedding on his Excelsior Accordion http://www.radioaccordion.com/ North Beach San Francisco -- Bernard Purdie and Jon Hammond playing at the now defunct Cocodrie nightclub Youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oSk9gXkF2c Jon Hammond brought legendary studio drummer Bernard Purdie 'The Hit Maker' back to San Francisco to play for the first time since the Live Aretha Franklin at Fillmore recordings in March of 1971. The concert went down in North Beach San Francisco at COCODRIE Club. Here they are playing a Jon Hammond Band original 'Hip Hop Chitlins' with an explosive and impromptu drum solo from Bernard that is pure Funk. On the band: Bennett Friedman tenor sax, Barry Finnerty guitar, Bernard Purdie drums, Jon Hammond organ & bass *Special thanks: Scott Rootenberg — at 1024 Kearny St., San Francisco, CA Times Square NYC -- I won't be doing this today...it's hot as hell in the 90's here folks! Jon Hammond http://www.accordionradio.com/ *Photo by Elmar Lemes Garden City Long Island NY -- The greatest, Angelo DiPippo here! Angelo met me at the train station and we had a fantastic day hanging out - "Eddie Fisher's last released album was recorded around 1984, arranged by Angelo DiPippo. DiPippo worked with Eddie countless hours to better his vocals but it became useless. His final recordings (never released) were made in 1995 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. " Carmine D'amico: " live out of the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC. Angelo DiPippo, arranger and accordianist, called me to play mandolin and guitar in the movie (the wedding scene) and for the soundtrack of "The Godfather," along with albums for Rodney Dangerfield.." incredible Angelo, yeah man! Jon Hammond http://www.angelodipippo.com/ New York NY 156 W.48th St. old Manny's/ now Sam Ash -- Old Yellow ! "Old Yellow? . That’s the nickname for the gnarled Danolectro guitar at the shop — never for sale — that has been called the Blarney Stone of the rock world. It has been played by the likes of Clapton, Hendrix and Lennon." Jon Hammond — at Sam Ash Music Store New York NY 322 W.48th St. -- The front of Local 802 Headquarters and awning looking good! Jon Hammond — at Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM Get Back In The Groove...back in Hamburg jimdo! http://hammondcast.jimdo.com/2012/06/28/newessbar-hamburg-get-back-in-the-groove-tribute-to-9-11/ *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Newessbar Hamburg Get Back In The Groove Tribute to 9/11 http://archive.org/details/NewessbarHamburgGetBackInTheGrooveTributeTo911 - Jon Hammond thanks Olaf & Roman! New York NY -- Jon Hammond standing in front of Local 802 AFM Musicians Union Headquarters with brand-spankin' new Hammond Sk1 organ still in the box, stopped by to say hi to fellow 802 musicians - ready for action..and that is coming soon folks! *That's me in the Bernard Purdie T-Shirt - Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEKdzmlhvXI Jon Hammond Band playing Jon's composition Late Rent the theme song of his long-running cable TV show The Jon Hammond Show live at The Bitter End club in Greenwich Village New York. Special late show with some of the original musicians from the recording which happened in 1983 in Intergalactic Studios the same studio where John Lennon did his last recordings. On tenor saxophone Todd Anderson who was Jon's Arranging and Composition teacher in 1973 at Berklee College of Music, Ray Grappone drums who played on the Sidewinder track from Late Rent album first release as heard on WNEW AM 1130 Al Jazzbo Collins radio program, Joe Berger guitar, long-time co-producer engineer guitarist and Jon Hammond playing the incredible New Hammond Sk1 organ designed by Jon's friends at Suzuki Musical Instruments in Hamamatsu Japan. Swinging Funky Jazz and Blues. All 4 members of The Jon Hammond Band are members of Local 802 Musicians Union American Federation of Musicians New York City, congratulations 802 on 90th Birthday! *Note: This performance was streamed live on the world wide web, special thanks to John Acer and Clifford Schwartz of NuMuBu in Montreal Canada for the broadcast report. — at Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM Igor Butman Orchestra, Marat Garipov, Alexander Dovgopoly, Vitaly Solomonov, Ed Zizak, Jon Hammond, Sk1, Organ, Suzuki, Jon Hammond Journal For Day July 16, 2012 Report - First very sad news, Jon Lord the great Hammond organist of Deep Purple fame has died Folks, Very Sad Announcement: Jon Lord has died. Jon Lord of Deep Purple Speaking about Hammond Sk1 and Sk2 with Jon Hammond in Frankfurt at Musikmesse Rest In Peace Jon - Jon Hammond http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4AbLZZ0380 Jonathan Douglas Lord, rock and classical musician and composer, born 9 June 1941; died 16 July 2012 He is survived by his wife, Vicky, and their daughter, Amy; and a daughter, Sara, by his first wife, Judith, from whom he was divorced. Jon's Obit from The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jul/16/jon-lord?newsfeed=true Jon Lord "Organist who infused Deep Purple with classical influences, helping make them one of the world's biggest rock bands" 'We're as valid as anything by Beethoven," declared Jon Lord of his band, Deep Purple, in an interview with the New Musical Express in 1973. Lord, who has died aged 71 after suffering from pancreatic cancer, was not merely adopting a rebellious stance. An accomplished classical composer as well as rock musician, he believed with some justification that his group's music was as profound in structure and as significant in cultural impact as any work from the symphonic canon. At the time, Deep Purple were among the world's biggest rock bands, having built an enormous fanbase on the strength of their classically influenced songs, which lent further weight to Lord's statement. Born in Leicester, Lord studied classical piano from the age of five. In his teens, the then-new rock'n'roll and R&B movements made a deep impression on him, in particular the music recorded by blues pianists and organists such as Jimmy McGriff and Jerry Lee Lewis. The contemporary combination of Hammond B3 and C3 organs with Leslie speakers appealed to him, and this became an instrumental setup that remained integral to Lord's signature keyboard style for the rest of his career. In 1959, he moved to London to pursue acting, which he studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He played the piano and Hammond organ in clubs to pay the bills, initially with a jazz band called the Bill Ashton Combo and then with Red Bludd's Bluesicians, featuring the vocalist Art Wood. While recording occasional sessions (he contributed keyboards to the Kinks' 1964 hit You Really Got Me), Lord pursued pop success in the Art Wood Combo, who later renamed themselves the Artwoods and appeared on TV. I Take What I Want was the group's only charting single. Lord discovered his trademark sound when he formed Santa Barbara Machine Head, which also featured Wood's brother and future Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood. The key to this group's success was its powerful, organ- and guitar-driven formula, which pointed at the future musical recipe of Deep Purple, and also the meeting of Lord and the bassist Nick Simper. The duo were the backbone of Deep Purple, who formed when the businessman and manager Tony Edwards invested in the new group and auditioned the cream of London's young talent – the guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, the singer Rod Evans and the drummer Ian Paice among them. This quintet formed Purple's first lineup in 1968. Deep Purple spent the following eight years on a path that took them around the world on several occasions (in later years, they had a private jet), playing the world's largest stadiums and issuing a series of classic LPs – In Rock (1970), Fireball (1971), Machine Head (1972) and Burn (1974) among them. Personnel came and went, but Lord and Paice remained constant members until the group's dissolution amid a haze of drug addiction and exhaustion in 1976. Of the great British rock bands of the 70s, only Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the Stones were able to operate on as grand a scale: unlike any of those groups, Deep Purple took regular time out to indulge in classical projects initiated and directed by Lord. The most notable of these was the live Concerto for Group and Orchestra, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in 1969. It was this equal passion for rock bombast and classical finesse that made Lord such an unusual musician. During Deep Purple's glory days, he often infused the songs with classical influences, as in the song April from the group's eponymous album in 1969. His organ playing, which often counterpointed Blackmore's virtuoso lead guitar, was unique and often copied. After the split, Lord formed a group with the rock singer Tony Ashton and Deep Purple's ex-drummer Paice entitled Paice, Ashton & Lord. They released one album, Malice in Wonderland, in 1977. He then joined Whitesnake, the band formed by Deep Purple's last lead singer, David Coverdale. This group, not to be confused with the 1980s reincarnation that played stadium rock and met with huge success, was an earthy, blues-rock band in which Lord's organ playing was an essential element. His stint in Whitesnake ended when he rejoined a reformed lineup of Deep Purple in 1984 alongside Blackmore, Paice, the singer Ian Gillan and the bassist Roger Glover. Many solo projects and collaborations came during and between Lord's membership of these bands, including Before I Forget (1982), which featured classical piano music; a commission to compose the soundtrack of Central Television's 1984 series The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady; and guest spots on albums by rock luminaries such as Lord's Oxfordshire neighbour George Harrison and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. Eight more years of recording and tours followed before Lord felt he had had enough of life on the road. In a letter to his bandmates in 2002, he requested that Deep Purple take a year off. When this request was declined, he amicably left the group. Solo projects followed, including a collaboration in 2004 with sometime Abba singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and the formation of a blues band, Hoochie Coochie Men, three years later. In 2010, Lord was made an honorary fellow of Stevenson College, Edinburgh, and the following year he was awarded an honorary doctorate of music by the University of Leicester. Report http://hammondcast.over-blog.com/article-report-jon-hammond-and-koei-tanaka-concert-for-president-manji-suzuki-and-company-hamamatsu-japan-77330862.html Bicycles are In these days, but make sure to wear a helmut folks! Jon Hammond 2 friends of mine seriously injured recently, one with helmut (busted femur) and the other one, busted collar bone New York NY -- The Russians are back in town! Welcome back to USA cats!! Jon Hammond Welcome back to USA cats!! Jon Hammond — with Alexander Dovgopoly, Anton Baronin, Vitaly Solomonov, Pavel Ovchinnikov and Ed Zizak Jon Hammond in Leo's Pro Audio trying out Bag End speakers with 1965 Fender Band-Master head and XK-1 Hammond organ - this organ and flight case are available to the right person by the way - JH — at Leo's PRO Audio San Francisco CA Golden Gate Park Speedway Meadows -- Wavy Gravy hangin' backstage at 40th Anniversary of Woodstock free concert - Jon Hammond Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgEqSQtD7v4 with appearances by Sandi Freddie Herrera, Zero Nylin, Narada Michael Walden, Annie Sampson, Dr. Eugene L. Schoenfeld special thanks Boots Hughston, Terence Hallinan - JH - Speedway Meadows Golden Gate Par...See More — with Wavy Gravy at Golden Gate Park, Speedway Meadows. New York NY --- 4 serious Jazzers - Billy Kaye, Rudy Sheriff Lawless (yes that's his real name including middle name) Jackie Williams, Stepko Gut - Jon Hammond on 42nd Street — at Duane Reade Doctor on Premises - 42nd Street & 8th Avenue. Sea Cliff San Francisco California -- The Art Gates of Robin Williams' house - Jon Hammond Times Square -- Hey, where'd everybody go ? ! Jon Hammond — at Times Square NYC. Wishing a Big Happy Healthy Birthday to Main Man Glenn Derringer! Glenn is one of my All-Time Super Heroes!! Have a fantastic one Glenn and many more!!! Jon Hammond — with Glenn Derringer