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New York, NY -- Jon Hammond and Swiss Chris in the diner with special edition Swiss Chris Vic Firth drumsticks …

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: White Onions 2012 Musikmesse Warm Up Party Jon Hammond Band http://archive.org/details/WhiteOnions2012MusikmesseWarmUpPartyJonHammondBand…

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Legendary Jam Of The Year Band Little Wing Hendrix Tribute Musikmesse http://archive.org/details/LegendaryJamOfTheYearBandLittleWingHendrixTributeMusikmesse…

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Giovanni Gulino Funky Break Down Head Phone Jon Hammond Band http://archive.org/details/GiovanniGulinoFunkyBreakDownHeadPhoneJonHammondBand…

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*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: NAMM Breakfast of Champions Concert Prakash Sontakke and Salar Nader

http://www.archive.org/details/NammBreakfastOfChampionsConcertPrakashSontakkeAndSalarNader

Prakash Sontakke lap slide guitar, Abe…

Breaking News NAMM President/CEO Joe Lamond Says 95,000 Attendance Broken 3rd Day of 4 Day Winter NAMM 2012 Jon Hammond Reporting

Joe Power!: Joe Testa Director of Artist Relations and Joe Lamond at Vic Firth Stand - photo by Jon Hammond

Jon Hammond spoke with Joe Lamond just…

Short version - buy it now.

Longer version: this is the first video I've seen that focuses primarily on making music with our instrument.  Ralph does a superb job and I recommend this highly.  What it has to say applies in any idiom, not just straight ahead.

You can get this via Amazon.com.

Our Limited edition CD is available for sale at www.grooveskoolband.com.

You can buy downloads at iTunes, CDBabym and Amazon.com .

You can see some clips of us in my video section, and  our most recent hit at SOB's in NYC , on 2011 12/18, may be streamed here:   (fast forward to 2:11 after the commercial):…

These folks in the DC area:



- Acoustic Jazz:  Ray Gaskins, Arkitekture, Antonio Parker, Dave Gorrie, Jon Ozment, Ruby Glover, Kendra Holt, Charles Bubeck, David Lowe, Mavis Waters, Mykle Lyons, Ro Cube, Rob Levit, Ben Sands, Earl Wilson, Cheryl Jones, Greg Thompkins, Zach Graddy, DeAndre Howard, Thad Wilson, DonVonte McCoy, DeAndre Howard, HR 57 House band, Vernon Wolst, Bruce Henderson, Antonio Parker, Dontae Winslow, Steve Carrington, Joel Holmes, Ernie Barnes, Jerry Gordon,…

Hello,

I hope this finds you well, I wanted to check in to say hi. I have been very busy these past few months and wanted to keep you updated.

After attending the NAMM convention in L.A. in January I began a professional relationship with MOTU Digital Interfaces & Audix Microphones. This was perfect timing since my drum tracking studio (CDR Studios) was taking off and having access to such great gear really raised the bar on things. In addition I joined…

Greetings From Thailand!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday time with family and friends! I wanted to mention a few words about the wonderful experience I had recently.

I was asked by ShareTheMic & the U.S. Embassy in Cairo to go to Egypt with my band Monkfish as a Jazz Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. State Department.

The group went over to perform Jazz and other American styles of music for a series of concerts. Monkfish performed at…

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:…