Jeff Beck w/ Jan Hammer Live At The Hollywood Bowl - Blue Wind

Jan Hammer performs "Blue Wind" live onstage with Jeff Beck at the Hollywood Bowl in 2016 in celeration of Jeff Beck's 50 year musical career.
The Band:
Jeff Beck: Lead Guitar
Jan Hammer: Keyboards
Carmen Vandenberg: Rhythm Guitar
Rhonda Smith: Bass Guitar
Jonathan Joseph: Drums
"Blue Wind" composed by Jan Hammer.
For more about Jan Hammer please visit:
Official Jan Hammer Website: www.janhammer.com
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[@frankconte467]

RIP the greatest guitarist! He will be missed!

[@haroldbrooks4235]

Absolutely will be missed

[@PhukIT1865]

THE ABSOLUTE MASTER!!

[@kenneth-pc7mf]

Amen to that,Frank.

[@douglasnewman4163]

You got that right! THE "Master of Touch and Tone"!!! RIP Jeff Beck!!

[@kidkong637]

Truly

[@jeffmusgrave2458]

This man found notes on the guitar nobody else could find may he rest in peace🙏🎸

[@CasperLCat]

I was trying to be a young evangelical Christian back in the 80s, when Miami Vice was on, Friday nights - my guilty TV pleasure. I’d hear the Tom Tom drum intro to Jan Hammer’s fantastic theme music, see the bikinis on screen, and feel a wave of joy and peace that I never got from Jesus.

[@ChicagoBeaver]

I remember buying the "Jeff Beck w/ the Jan Hammer Group LIVE!" on album, when it came out. 1977. Although it wasn't a commercial success, I love the songs from "Wired" and "Blow by Blow," especially "Blue Wind," and "Freeway Jam" too. I was lucky enough to see him twice in concert. RIP Guitar man.

[@tinfoilsuit]

Nice. I had tickets for a show that was cancelled in Ann Arbor, MI that same tour. Big regret.

[@Vincent-fo7xp]

Yeah, I love that record, too, same reason, those live songs from Blow by Blow and Wired..

[@peterhurme6034]

RIP to a true guitar legend

[@shawnshawn4786]

Yes... an old guy who composed countless songs, including the theme to Miami Vice. And set the trail for others... including Jeff Beck. The best of fusion, and for those who don't know...

[@stephenszklarski5446]

He also wrote the music for cocaine cowboys

[@georgestevens1502]

Love the Miami Vice theme. Used to crank it up every Friday night through my 3 channel stereo VCR into my 3 channel amp with two 3 way front speakers with 12 inch inch woofers, two 2 way rear speakers with 8 inch woofers and a JBL 2 way speaker in the center with a 5 inch woofer and titanium tweeter. Also had the 4 speakers from the Sony TV on too. No subwoofer needed. Cutting edge then. Cranked as loud as possible without the neighbors complaining. Love that theme.

[@lopakavolmer6723]

as for Jeff, include Tommy Bolin's work that changed his path

[@user-ji5ev3iq6z]

I wouldn't say that Jan Hammer "set the trail" for Jeff Beck. Jeff played fusion with Max Middleton before Jan.

[@knightfall9394]

@@user-ji5ev3iq6zid say jan did, jeff loved & was influenced by billy conhams spectrum album and guess who plays keys on that

[@Videographic69]

Amazing job by Jonathan Joseph on drums.

[@marklierly9381]

I agree, Jonathan was GREAT! :-)

[@daveBit15]

Impressive indeed.

[@ctims4185]

Beck always attracts greatness.

[@jerryporter1700]

Dude is slayin them skins!!!....

[@russbuford8392]

I mean damn….wow

[@bigred3142]

RIP Jeff you were the best - the soundtrack to my youth

[@mikelundquist4596]

Soundtrack to mine as well... and middle age and also now, as a senior. RIP legend.

[@BenBreed-2007synthguy]

I saw Jeff literally a month before he died, and it was freaking EPIC! RIP Jeff, you will be missed.

[@JoeMartinelli58]

Where ?

[@BenBreed-2007synthguy]

@@JoeMartinelli58 At the Hard Rock Cafe in Wheatland CA

[@JoeMartinelli58]

@@BenBreed-2007synthguy Thanks

[@BenBreed-2007synthguy]

@@JoeMartinelli58 No problem!

[@ramblin_man_81]

Blue Wind is one of my favorite songs ever 🤘

[@richardbarrick1492]

Ramblin Man! Me too, I had the 💿, but I don't think it's on "Blow by Blow" his 2nd solo album probably. Jan and Jeff together should have been a Supergroup, even better than Cream, IMO-- his playing was otherworldly, no one could do finger- style like Jeff ,R&R Bluegrass -- the ONLY exception was Dire Straight's Mark Knopler, I like 2 think Jeff's playing in the Heavenly orchestra 😥🎹🎶

[@bradleyevans2637]

It was written by Jan Hammer. So, that's why it is good. B 😀

[@64blip]

Fun fact. Jan played the drums on the album track. And I heard a few of his licks reproduced by the live drummer. Talented guy.

[@boboala1]

You got 5 points and are now tied for the lead! I love music trivia & definitely wouldn't think, by default, that Jan could play drums on that level! Now, for 10 pts & the lead, who or what is the story of the blonde cow lick head rhythm guitarist?

[@JAP42]

Carmen Vandenberg

[@JAP42]

Look at this interview: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXa5o6OKic9prqs She's exactly the kind of guitarist -- & person -- who'd impress The Master.

[@chrislinhares7311]

Jan played all the drums on the "Like Children" album

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

This made me smile. Beck and hammer are so good together, and Jeff Beck always has a stellar band. He's a guitar god if there ever was one.

[@reidmcclure1438]

For sure Ikken!

[@mrclean62]

Boy does this bring back my childhood . rest in peace brother. you are a true guitar legend.

[@gregparrott]

A stellar performance! It's so nice to see Jan and Jeff in good health, still playing their instruments so well, and fully enjoying each other's company over the passing of many decades. That's a rare combination these days.

[@jimjamescassidy]

😒🙁 He was, just saw him in OC Cali and he was great. Never know when your time is, love and hug those around you🙁🙂

[@gordonlawson]

I can't imagine the grief that Jeff's family, Jimmy, Eric, Vinnie, Jan, Tal, Johnny and so many other Great musicians who played with him as well as those blessed enough to see any of these players...Let's keep the greats in the forefront. RIP JEFF...Please keep posting so we all can continue to listen and learn...and keep together. To Jeff...1 of 1

[@pongtenazas7103]

..say "HI" to Eddie Van Halen up there Jeff🙏✝️🌹

[@BobSchusterMusiccom]

I was there for that magical night. I’m so glad this was filmed and recorded Professionaly.

[@jerryporter1700]

For sure...excellent sound!...

[@keithdunwoody1302]

Yes!

[@mwales2112]

Grew up on Beck in the mid 70's and just loved it and still do. The Beck/Hammer Group live album in 77 was outstanding...

[@MochaDaisy8645]

So hard to find Rush and Beck fans that are one and the same

[@Mr.Monta77]

I saw Beck/Hammer in 77. Still remember that concern. Believe it or not, Bob Marley and the Wailers were the warm up group 😂

[@keithdunwoody1302]

Yes!

[@davefox7516]

I LOVE JAN HAMMER!

[@541dose7]

The Greatest! Hit me @541dose

[@GetOutsideYourself]

People can listen to this in 400 years and still feel the same way we do now. Hello future people!

[@raitisfreimanis]

Fantastic performance by a great bunch of musicians. RIP Jeff Beck.

[@FusionHowie]

The drummer !I don't know if he inspires me or makes me want to quit ! Please watch Jonathan Joseph on other videos!

[@bassmanrick]

Back in the 70's I saw The Atlanta Rhythm Section/Santana/Jeff Beck w/ Jan Hammer on the same show one night. Not a festival or anything. It was just an amazing 3 band billing. Carlos & Jeff. Two of the worlds best guitarist together that evening. It was pretty awesome!!!

[@TheRoseCityRockers]

Sooooo good!

[@kd-bc1lz]

Jeff and Jan pounding it effortlessly, as the younger members of the group are playing at 110%.

[@bobweiram6321]

Jan pounds hamburgers too!

[@minasgeorgopoulos7508]

The drummer isn't sweating one bit. He's a monster

[@rk41gator]

Jonathan Joseph on Drums is incredible. Great musician matchup.

[@jeepercreepers54]

Nah, Vinnie is missed here. Weak link IMO.

[@rk41gator]

@@jeepercreepers54 No doubt. Colaiuta is a brilliant drummer of which there are few. Anyone who tours with Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, and Sting has to be a true musician.

[@rk41gator]

@@jeepercreepers54 The drums kept things moving but this was not about the drums. It highlights keys and guitar so staying out of the way is wise. Knowing what not to play is often more important than blazing away. It is a sign of being a musician.

[@keithdunwoody1302]

Soundtrack of my life. Love this so much. My high school days were lived to this incredible music.

[@csisalesbasics673]

Every musician on the stage with Jeff can't take their eyes off of him. They are simply astonished by what they are experiencing. Incredible. Words fail. Rest in peace

[@autk]

Beautiful comment, JB was THAT guy, just no one that could inhabit that space, command that respect, a giant among musicians.

[@kingdiamondfan4032]

Rest in peace Jeff we love you and will miss your greatness.

[@freejrs]

Rhonda absolutely smokin' that bass!

[@jamestravenetti7970]

Yeah man, he truly was the best. Thanks for 50 yrs. of memories jeff. R.I.P. my friend, see you in the great gig in the sky.

[@j.lietka9406]

RIP Mr Beck 😞 thanks for all the great music! A legend to live on!

[@marklierly3627]

Jan and Jeff, a match made in Heaven! 😁❤

[@rickvine6199]

Love the way he's playing to the band and not only the audience

[@Peter-vd9wi]

Hammer is the REAL star here!🤟🤩

[@puffylomax3157]

Jeff not scared to give him the spotlight.

[@NeilTurnbull007]

What a performance ! Big respect to the rest of the band too .

[@douglasnewman4163]

Jeff Beck’s SMILE cracks my up every time when he and his fellow musicians are all "locked in" on a tune!!!

[@kerryrobinson9947]

Jeff Beck - man. He was a trendsetter. A jammin' wonder. 🎸💥👀

[@shkyrbty]

One of my favorite albums growing up was Jan Hammer's 'Oh Yeah'.

[@bassrabbit9]

Great show!! Jeff as good as ever! Fantastic band! Wish I was there.

[@Manic-Main]

You’ll always remember you first favorite song 😢 RIP Jeff Beck. He was my dad’s hero and so from birth Jeff Beck was constantly played around me. THIS song in particular I remember being my first ever “favorite song”. Some of my first conscious memories I can remember are running around dancing to this song. Thank you Jeff. For those saying you were just a “guitarist’s guitarist” they are wrong; you’ve left an impact on so many more.

[@scotthazlewood9123]

Met Jeff backstage at Pinecrest (Connecticut; August 1976) after a fantastic Beck/Hammer Live outdoor gig. The only topic of conversation was his excitement to the upcoming fall leg where he was to selectively co-bill w/Tommy Bolin (Teaser-Nemporer/Private Eyes-CBS). Unfortunately Tommy passed away at his hotel after their opening date in Miami on Dec 4, 1976 as I recall. Two kindred souls with mutual respect. Tommy was also related to Jan from the Spectrum (Billy Cobham) sessions.

[@jimijam48]

... Every time you see this guy play (Mr. Beck) you just shake your head and ask How ?? - How did he play like THAT !! - And Why ?? Why in the world did he have to die... I had the very great and privaleged fortune of seeing him Live, (Buddy Guy opened) at PNC Arts Center about 5 years ago. Feel so blessed and fortunate to have witnessed the Phenom in the "Prime" of his life; and towards the end of his long and storied road - nobody did it Better - RIP, Darn'

[@JohnnyNation]

I saw the Jan Hammer group years ago/synth, bass.and drums. He did many of these tunes and I honestly could not tell Jeff Beck was missing/Jan's guitar emulations were so spot on !!!###

[@stevieflax]

This was a great reunion ! First time I saw JB was with Jan during the Wired Tour when it came through Omaha. Fricking excellent show. Last time I saw him in person was the Back Yard just outside of Austin, with Jennifer B. on that techno album tour, again excellent show. What amazed me about Jeff other than his great guitar playing and improvising wizardry, is that he never appeared to break a sweat, confident and having fun the whole show. Pretty amazing considering the thousands of notes he played flawlessly.

[@Geoff-D]

I always loved this song. Great synth work Jan!🙂🙃😉

[@MalcaratMartinez]

They have the strongest chemistry I've ever seen between two musicians. It's really something else when they play these unison solos !!

[@rosscarpenter5604]

Xavi Martinez then u ain’t seen much - yes they’re good ffs cmon man

[@landajimmy]

Jan Hammer: Amazing musical mind, dressed as an accountant 😎

[@bradleysmith4409]

because he can... he will... :)

[@ricobass3716]

@@bradleysmith4409 me2. I do hope so evry morning.

[@kenrussell1093]

The same thought ran through my head when I came to this video, no flash or rock star personna, just skill.

[@AlanKroeger]

He always did look that even in Mahavishnu Orchestra, okay maybe a few less pounds age does that to you

[@michaelgeaglemeare1585]

@@AlanKroeger kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKascqCYotyJidU

[@charleskuckel3173]

I have the original studio version from wired as well as the Live version of Blue Wind by Jeff Beck and the Jan Hammer Group. This live version is excellent also.

[@rosscarpenter5604]

Charles Kuckel wow no kidding 🤨

[@HughMorristheJoker]

I have that same snare drum. J.J. told me to get it. It shipped from Isreal, on a ship. Took 30 days to receive. Hand hammered bronze!

[@JohnnyNation]

I saw Jan Hammer live years back with his own band - Him , bass + drums . He did a lot of this music and and you honestly could not tell Beck wasn't there - he emulated guitar so well !!!###

[@lakeinsky4150]

back in the mid 70's i was practicing jeffs music endlessly and anything else we take for classic rock today - all i could find for musicians were on dope and wound up dead or in jail and i cant say i was doing much better but i am the only one to still be playing that is -- ableton live gr55 helix lt gibson fender and

[@mikes9759]

I saw you two play this at a show in 73 or 74 I think. Taxing my old memory. It was fabulous!! I was standing in the grass about 20 feet or so from the stage. It was at Comisky Park in Chicago. Some idiots started throwing fireworks in the stands and started a fire! You and Jeff were playing back and forth and smoke started to cover you guys and you kept rockin until the fire department stopped you and took you off the stage!! About a half hour later you came out and started jammin again! Totally amazing show!!!! RIP Jeff! We all miss you!!!!

[@mahmahmahmah]

Many great musicians passed away without going online. Thank God you're on KZbin. This song will last for thousands of years ahead! And you are remembered among many generations! You should've played your KX5 just like you did in Tokyo!

[@stephenlennartz3466]

I was fortunate to see Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer live in St. Louis shortly after 'Blow by Blow' was released. Still one of my top 5 concerts of all time.

[@oneanddone7992]

Dear gawd....I am envious.

[@pilchard2000]

Rhonda in the back , a Steam Train , on fire . Everybody at their best , just awesome , doesn't get much better.

[@boboala1]

Oh yeah, baby! She could 'steam' her way thru the heart of my band any day! She knows how to get that 'look' on!

[@enpappa]

Rhonda Smith is solid as a freight train on the bass.

[@jameshall1648]

Brings back so many great memories. Great drums at the end!!

[@YKim-dv3be]

I was there, great show. Heard songs Jeff hadn’t done in a long time.Hendrix and Jeff Beck, it ends there. Too bad Rod couldn’t make it but I saw them both at the Wiltern.

[@stancoleshill8925]

Amazing ! I just don't know where the goose bumps will come each time.

[@johnp9525]

Jeff Beck and his various bands rewired my brain and changed my life forever!

[@timallbritton7329]

Jeff Beck - incomparable - and with Jan Hammer, no less.

[@davidranger13]

Jan Doing Note for Note With Jeff On There Solos Together, Unbelievably Great Showmen!💕✌😎

[@stephensmith799]

‘Incomparable’ Yes. You nailed it. No point comparing musicianship that stands alone in its particularity.

[@andreana2112]

It was very gracious of Kyle Gass to sit in on the keyboards.

[@charlesnolan7602]

Scorch then, scorch NOW. JAN HAMMER, JEFF and band ROCK 2016!

[@picklerix6162]

I had "Blue Wind" on an 8-track tape and we used to blast this going down the freeway. Anybody remember the first car power boosters? I had an Audiovox power booster in my car.

[@Spacejunk57]

Had a early cassette, played it relentlessly.

[@bluebassett2]

I had original Fosgate, before "rockford-fosgate," and A/D/S/ amps.

[@shanebullock5005]

Thank you so much for this clip...of all the musicians who have passed away over the years Jeff hit me the hardest. Jan looks looks like somebody's dad in this clip but still fantastic. Not many people know that Chet could play like both Les Paul and Chet Atkins when he wanted to and was quite the accomplished picker.

[@randysnewbiebluesrockguita7782]

I was lucky enough to get to see him at the Fox theatre in Detroit Mi. back in the 90's and he just blew my mind with that playing of his. What a master of the guitar. I am so lucky to have grown up at the time when so much great music was going on and the 70's produced so much great music. Been listening to some stuff I haven't heard in a while and this one I just had to look up, Fan tastic!

[@RobJMeronek]

Thanks for posting this Jan! I was at this concert and the whole thing was great, nice to hear it again. 🎸🎹🥁

[@Spacejunk57]

The Song and Album that got me hooked on Jeff Beck.

[@dogbarbill]

Me too. Blue Wind is a great highway cruising tune, but watch out! You'll end up going 100 mph down the road!!

[@adventuresofrickbrowning9167]

Saw these two guys back in 1976 when the album "Blow by Blow" came out. They were on fire! Jan was at the top of his game. Jeff blowed the house down! The best live show I've ever seen.... Glad I got to see these two in their hay day. I still listen to this album. The only other live show that came close to this kind of energy was Thomas Dolby with the lost toy people in 1988. "Aliens ate my Buick" tour. I'm a keyboard player from the 80's. Jan Hammer @ Thomas Dolby are my hero's. Jeff Beck was from another world, rip brother.

[@robertruschak1964]

This never gets old. Beck and Hammer.

[@lopakavolmer6723]

you and jeff, excellence.

[@Alvtec870]

From the GOLDEN ERA of Jeff's music ...Blue Wind...Wired and There and Back two of his best albums...IMHO

[@jeffrytessier-uq1dc]

Wired was my introduction to Jan and Jeff. I had heard Randy Rhoads was a fan so i went "back" and dove into Jeff's catalog. This album was a good price so i bought it. Many spins on this album getting my guitar chops in line. Playing along with it.

[@rickheron792]

That is totally mind blowing

[@kidkong637]

Beck and Hammer’s brains are connected! ❤

[@wallqvistphotography4937]

Wonderful!

[@joelliotjake1]

Another one of the very best... gone🙏fly on

[@cribrebo7375]

Was at Comiskey Park in '76 when the stage you were playing on caught fire.. RIP Maestro...

[@stevenquammen1289]

My favorite jeff beck song

[@alexv850]

RIP Jeff. You are the best!

[@andrewhostynski7701]

RIP to one of the very greats ... miss you Jeff.

[@garymcaleer6112]

Great sound! Great comp! Great chops! These two men take me back to the 60's @ age 8 when I first heard "Heart Full of Soul" from the album, "Rave Up With The Yardbirds." And then in the 70's @ age 15 when I first heard Jan on "Birds of Fire." That album changed the whole direction of my musical life (even though I was a classical violinist through my career). And I stayed loyal to both artists through the years always hearing new and creative musical journeys.

[@dogboy674]

Damn! What a jam! It was so fun how Beck, and ANYBODY he played with, made the music perfect.

[@magic9167]

So effortless. Thank-you Mr. Jeff Beck.

[@dragijakic6511]

Love you Jan. Neighbours and brothers from Croatia. Czech genius.

[@ozplasmic351]

I went to a concert at the Horden pavilion (AUS) in the 70's and saw a JB/JH concert , it was brilliant. Thx for sharing this vid.

[@frankmeenzen787]

This is bursting energy! Absolute equal how often you hear the songs of Jan & Jeff, they never loose this energy or used up! And hear this on 7.2 Surround loud to catch the effect of the sparkling synthiesound in the break full power! Man, then the air is burning!

[@darcsaster]

RIP Jeff...you always had the best players with you. What an incredible drummer.

[@wenk66]

Greetings Jan!!! Amazing !!!

[@iancrombie8862]

Jan Hammer =Genius!

[@alexaalexa6524]

JEFF...YOU WILL BE MISSED. R.I.P.🌌

[@michaschneidermusicianwrit9584]

I grew up with those two guys and their music. And „Wired", Jeff Beck's 1976 album that includes this song, was one of the „treasures" in my long player collection.

[@user-ci4po7zi6g]

50年後になっても元のコンビで演奏できたのは素晴らしい！1970年代これらの音楽をフージョンとよく呼んでいました。 また女性のプレーヤーがいるのも素敵です。1970年代、女性のロックンローラーは非常に珍しく、アメリカのThe Runaways だけでした。

[@natashapeeters988]

Jan Hamour.... thanks for this while our hearts were melting so much ❤️

[@richardcoreno]

Ladies and Gentlemen -- That's how it is done!

[@grizzlymartin1]

Why I loved Jeff Beck so much; it always had such fun...and never took himself too seriously...when it mattered. My big brother and I, since we were zit-faced kids, were Beck’s #1 and #2 fans. Now my brother is gone and now Beck is gone. Only one thing to do - put on some Beck. Peace ya'll.

[@brianwigle2373]

Kickin drums!!!!

[@andragg]

Beck and Hammer were pioneers who changed music during a period when the sky was the limit. I am very grateful to have been born in 1956 so I was able to personally experience this renaissance in Rock in the '60's and '70's. There were so many fantastic bands and musicians who came from the Rock genre back then that it's hard to believe, plus seeing many of them live in concert as well. Beck I saw 5 times, Hammer 3 times including the concert they played together. I'm a keyboardist and guitarist and these two guys were big influences, along with Zappa, Emerson, and Fripp. And I have not even mentioned what was happening in Jazz during this period! Fusion bands like Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Larry Coryell's Eleventh House and Return to Forever, were to influence Jeff Beck to go in a Fusion direction with Blow by Blow. Incredible!

[@michaelbirke6050]

This goes WAY beyond jazz fusion! This is some supercharged interstellar speed of light rocket fuel!!🔥🔥🔥

[@douglasnewman4163]

Jan, Jeff, and the rest of the band are sooo tight!!!

[@BeHappyFeelHappy]

💖 My Favorite 2 musicians of all time! Love you Jan Hammer and Jeff Beck!!! I saw you two play together in the 1980s at the ARMS benefit in San Francisco (I think Simon Phillips was on drums?) Totally Epic!!! No disrespect to Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page, but you guys stole the show! Still one of my favorite concerts of all time, even after all these decades. PS I happen to see you rehearsing with Montrose at the rehearsal studios in San Francisco near Stars Guitars back in the 80s (where the Moscone Convention Center is now). *correction: Sorry Jan, but I think it was actually Mitchell Froom who I saw rehearsing with Ronnie Montrose :) Sending you much Love and appreciation for the beautiful music 💗