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Online Guitar Workshop with JORMA: Still Got the Blues!

Filed Under: Uncategorized by Hot Tuna

Oct.16, 2020

Jorma’s still got the blues, and you will too if you join us for this class. Jorma is going back to the deep, blues well that set him on fire as a young musician. From Muddy Waters to Jesse Fuller, he was inspired to find his own voice, and he did with the help of his old Gibson. Drawing from a lifetime of blues excursions, Jorma will take you back to that place and break down some of his most treasured blues songs. This is a fingerstyle class geared toward intermediate and advanced players which will address advanced technique and execution in addition to “just learning the songs.”

Check out all of Old Town School workshops here ots.fm

Hot Tuna and David Grisman’s Dawg Trio Summer Tour 2021

Filed Under: Electric Hot Tuna by Hot Tuna

Feb.07, 2020

Tickets for the NEW Hot Tuna and David Grisman’s Dawg Trio Summer Tour 2021 are on sale now! We will be hitting East coast cities throughout July. Check out the Tour dates here!

Steve Kimock Added To Hot Tuna Fall Tour Dates!

Oct.03, 2019

Just Announced! Special guest, Steve Kimock joins Hot Tuna Electric at The Town Hall November 29 and 30th, 2019 to celebrate 50 years of Hot Tuna.

Hot Tuna finishes off 2019 with an acoustic duo tour framed by electric holiday shows as a solid power trio with drummer, Justin Guip and one of their favorite guests, Steve Kimock, joins in. Multi-instrumentalist-singer-songwriter Larry Campbell and singer-guitarist Teresa Williams open the acoustic shows.

(USA) “It’s unfathomable how Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady make each show its own experience, but they do … and effortlessly! Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady are without question among the greatest musicians; each has distinguished himself by developing a style that is easy to pick out and that others often try to imitate.
But more importantly, Kaukonen, 78, and Casady, 75, have over time forged a partnership that’s as vital to their art as raw talent is. The duo use music to speak a language they seemingly invented, yet cannily allow the rest of us in on the exhilarating dialogues.” – ArtFuse

Let the celebration begin! Hot Tuna is marking a HUGE milestone in Rock and Roll History! 50 Years of Hot F#@kin’ Tuna! Not many bands can claim 50 continuous years of touring and making records. So come on out to a show and be part of history.

11/29/19 The Town Hall New York, NY Electric Hot Tuna with Steve Kimock

11/30/19 The Town Hall New York, NY Electric Hot Tuna with Steve Kimock

12/02/19 Musikfest Cafe Bethlehem, PA Acoustic Hot Tuna also Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

12/03/19 Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Troy, NY Acoustic Hot Tuna also Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

12/05/19 Bardavon 1869 Opera House Poughkeepsie, NY Acoustic Hot Tuna also Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

12/06/19 The Colonial PAC Keene, NH Acoustic Hot Tuna also Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

12/07/19 Garde Arts Center New London, CT Acoustic Hot Tuna also Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

12/09/19 Asbury Hall Buffalo, NY Acoustic Hot Tuna also Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

12/10/19 The Palace Theatre Greensburg, PA Acoustic Hot Tuna also Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

12/11/19 Kent Stage Kent, OH Acoustic Hot Tuna also Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

12/13/19 Park West Chicago, IL Acoustic Hot Tuna also Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

12/14/19 The Fitzgerald Theater Saint Paul, MN Acoustic Hot Tuna also Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

12/15/19 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI Acoustic Hot Tuna also Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

12/28/19 Bilheimer Capitol Theatre Clearwater, FL Acoustic Hot Tuna

12/31/19 Parker Playhouse Fort Lauderdale, FL Electric Hot Tuna

Hot Tuna with David Bromberg Live In Concert!

Filed Under: Hot Tuna, Shows by Hot Tuna

Sep.11, 2019

Hot Tuna shares the stage with the legendary blues artist, David Bromberg. Bromberg’s guitar work remains a marvel; amped electric lead – both slide and fretted – and delicately powerful acoustic fingerpicking propels songs with the same force that made him the go-to guy for acts ranging from the Eagles to Link Wray to Phoebe Snow. This is a man who can go full-on Chicago gutbucket with “You Don’t Have to Go” (a Bromberg original), then slay with the jazz inflections of Ray Charles’ “A Fool for You,” rendered here intimately solo. Although Bromberg points out he’s not the same guitarist he was before his two decades away from performing and recording. “I play differently,” he says. “I can’t play as fast, but playing slower gives me more time to think about what I’m doing.”

His incredible journey spans five-and-a-half decades, and includes – but is not limited to – adventures with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jerry Garcia, and music and life lessons from seminal blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis, who claimed the young Bromberg as a son. A musician’s musician, Bromberg’s mastery of several stringed instruments (guitar, fiddle, Dobro, mandolin), and multiple styles is legendary, leading Dr. John to declare him an American icon. In producing John Hartford’s hugely influential Aereo-Plain LP, Bromberg even co-invented a genre: Newgrass.

David will be joined on stage with his long-running road-and-studio band of cohorts: Butch Amiot (bass), Josh Kanusky (drums), Mark Cosgrove (guitar), Nate Grower (fiddle), and Peter Ecklund (cornet).

Do not miss it!

09/11/19 The Wilma
Missoula, MT Electric Hot Tuna also The David Bromberg Quintet

09/13/19 Moore Theatre
Seattle, WA Electric Hot Tuna also The David Bromberg Quintet

09/14/19 Revolution Hall
Portland, OR Electric Hot Tuna also The David Bromberg Quintet

09/15/19 McDonald Theatre
Eugene, OR Electric Hot Tuna also The David Bromberg Quintet

Hot Tuna and Dave Mason Live in Concert!

Filed Under: Electric Hot Tuna, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen by Hot Tuna

Aug.13, 2019

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and Dave Mason are musical creators who were among the first to define Rock. The dynamics of their music feels alive in the present and alive on a continuum from the moment the music percolates in their minds to the time it explodes into theatre. Imagine something bigger and and more dynamic than the obvious, Electric Hot Tuna and Dave Mason in concert!

“I first heard Dave when he played with Traffic during his first USA tour! We have shared a few stages since then and I look forward to this 2019 summer tour to hear his wonderful music and share some stories! ” – Jack Casady.

“We are looking forward to being out on tour with this great double bill. It’s great original live music that sounds as good today as ever.” – Dave Mason

‘It’s more than an honor to be sharing a bill with an artist of Dave Mason’s caliber. What he brings to the table as a musician with his body of work cannot be measured!’ – Jorma Kaukonen

08/20/19 College Street Music Hall

New Haven, CT Electric Hot Tuna also Dave Mason

08/21/19 The Wilbur Theatre
Boston, MA Electric Hot Tuna also Dave Mason

08/23/19 Keswick Theatre
Glenside, PA Electric Hot Tuna also Dave Mason

08/24/19 Sherman Theater
Stroudsburg, PA Electric Hot Tuna also Dave Mason

08/25/19 Warner Theatre
Washington, DC Electric Hot Tuna also Dave Mason

Let’s Runaway to Jamaica with Warren Haynes and Gov’t Mule January 19 – 23, 2020!

Filed Under: Hot Tuna by Hot Tuna

Aug.05, 2019

Very excited to be heading to Runaway Bay, Jamaica with Warren Haynes + Gov’t Mule for Island Exodus 11 – January 19-23 at Jewel Paradise Cove Resort. Join us on the beach for four nights of music along the Caribbean Sea.

Reservations open Monday, August 5. Visit www.IslandExodus.com for more information!

Tour to Celebrate 50 Years of Hot Tuna

Filed Under: Electric Hot Tuna, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen, Shows by Hot Tuna

Jul.11, 2019

Where does the time go? As the old saying goes, “the days are long but the years are short!” So don’t waste time now, get to a Hot Tuna show this summer! Jorma and Jack will be celebrating 50 Years with long lost songs, special guests and big jams! Check out the schedule below. Make sure and get your HT 50 Anniversary poster, limited edition, signed by Jorma, Jack and artist Kevin Morgan. Look for them at the shows!

College Street Music Hall

Graceland Soundstage at Elvis Presley’s Memphis

Sheldon Concert Hall

Gillioz Theatre

Knuckleheads

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Jorma Joins Phil and Friends at the Capitol Theater

Filed Under: Jorma Kaukonen by Hot Tuna

Mar.15, 2019

Jorma Kaukonen is getting together with some “Old Friends” to kick-off Summer with two shows at The Cap. Jorma will be joining Phil and Friends to rock the Capitol Theater, “The Original Rock Palace,” June 11 & 12, 2019. These are sure to be some rocking shows. It’s right before Phil and Friends plays Mountain Jam so you never know who might show up! (wink wink, nudge nudge) Don’t sleep on these tickets for what is sure to be an epic memorable night. See you there! Get your tickets here!

Bear’s Sonic Journals: Before We Were Them, Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady, Veterans Memorial Building, June 28, 1969

Filed Under: Hot Tuna, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen by Hot Tuna

Jan.05, 2019

The Owsley Stanley Foundation presents its third chapter: Bear’s Sonic Journals: Before We Were Them, Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady, Veterans Memorial Building, June 28, 1969, available now on CD. This live concert recording features recently discovered and previously unreleased music from Jefferson Airplane’s fabled guitar and bass players before they became known as Hot Tuna.

This live concert recording features recently discovered and previously unreleased music from Jefferson Airplane s fabled guitar and bass players before they became known as Hot Tuna. Jorma and Jack are joined by Joey Covington on drums, and this intense, hard-driving muscle trio creates a sonic landscape to rival Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. This is essential listening for fans of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane, with more than 70 minutes of music, including versions of the classic blues songs Rock Me Baby and Come Back Baby, as well as the familiar Airplane tune Star Track. Additionally, the set list includes 4 fully-formed, rare songs that were named by Jorma and Jack for the first time for this release — 49 years after they were played!

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I am in awe of the unbridled fury of will Jorma and I had to explore and search out our developing musical landscape together. Every day truly was a new adventure for our young hearts.
-Jack Casady

Just Announced: Jack’s 75th Birthday Jam(s) April 5 – 6, 2019

Filed Under: Hot Tuna, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen by Hot Tuna

Dec.17, 2018

Be sure to mark your calendars and save the date, it’s going to be a party! A birthday party for our favorite bassist! Hot Tuna will be doing two acoustic shows April 5 – 6, 2019 to celebrate Jack Casady’s 75th Birthday. We hope you all can make it. It’s gonna be one of a kind!