Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
In Memoriam: John Hammond Jr., 1942–2026
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
Saxophonist Ken Vandermark’s Vandermark 5 quintet will hit 11 cities across North America in February in support of its recent disc, A Discontinuous Line (Atavistic).
The group will perform at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Minn., on Feb. 6, Chicago’s Velvet Lounge on Feb. 7, Detroit’s Bohemian National Home on Feb. 8, The Music Gallery in Toronto on Feb. 9, Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa on Feb. 10, Montreal’s La Sala Rossa on Feb. 11, Johnny D’s in Sommerville, Mass., on Feb. 13, Piano’s in New York on Feb. 14, Union Hall in New York on Feb. 15, Jammin’ Java in Vienna, Va., on Feb. 16 and the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Feb. 17.
For more information go to: kenvandermark.com
Hammond came to the blues through the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s, which he experienced firsthand in New York’s Greenwich Village.
Mar 2, 2026 9:58 PM
John P. Hammond (aka John Hammond Jr.), a blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American…
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