Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. ( Eng. Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr ; December 23, 1940 , Washington ) - American blues and rock guitarist, [1] [2] [3] , known for his work with the groups Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna . Kaukonen was one of the founders of the popular psychedelic rock group Jefferson Airplane .
| Jorma kaukonen Jorma kaukonen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| basic information | |
| Full name | Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr |
| Date of Birth | December 23, 1940 (78 years) |
| Place of Birth | Washington , USA |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | rock musician |
| Years of activity | - present time |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Genres | rock music psychedelic rock blues |
| Collectives | Jefferson airplane Hot tuna |
| Labels | |
Content
Biography
The father's ancestors Jorma Ludvik come from Finland , the mother is a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Russia. [four]
As a teenager, living in Washington, Kaukonen learned to play the guitar. There in Washington, he and future Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casadie (who at the time played the six-stringed guitar) formed a band called The Triumphs. Kaukonen left Washington and enrolled at Antioch College , where his friend Ian Buchanan taught him to play the guitar with a fingerstyle . Buchanan also introduced Kaukonen to the music of Rev. Gary Davis , whose songs became part of Kaukonen’s repertoire. [five]
In 1962, Kaukonen relocated to San Francisco and entered the University of Santa Clara . At this time, he also gave guitar lessons. Kaukonen, as he later said, considered himself an exceptionally blues guitarist, and he never had ambitions to play in a rock band. He played as a solo performer in bars and restaurants, and his acoustic guitar playing can also be heard in a joint 1964 historical performance with Janis Joplin , later released under the heading “ The Typewriter Tapes ” ( Typewriter Tapes ). for the obsessive background sound of a typewriter, which typed the first wife of Kaukonen - Margaret). [6] When Paul Kantner invited Jorma to attend a rehearsal for the Jefferson Airplane, he was amazed at the arsenal of effects available for an electric guitar and later said, “technology got me into rock music .”
In 1969-70, Kaukonen and Jack Kazedi formed the Hot Tuna project. At first, Hot Tuna performed vocalist Jefferson Airplane Marty Balin , and Joey Covington as drummer and bass player.
In 1974, Kaukonen recorded the first solo album, Quah .
Discography of solo albums
- Quah (1974)
- Jorma (1979)
- Barbeque King (1981)
- Magic (1985)
- Too Hot to Handle (1985)
- Embryonic Journey (1994)
- Magic Two (1995)
- The Land of Heroes (1995)
- Christmas (1996)
- Too Many Years (1998)
- Jorma Kaukonen Trio Live (2001)
- Blue Country Heart (2002)
- Stars in My Crown (2007)
- River of Time (2009)
Notes
- ↑ [ Kaukonen, Jorma (English) on AllMusic Jorma Kaukonen] at Allmusic
- ↑ [ Kaukonen, Jorma (English) on AllMusic Jefferson Airplane] at Allmusic
- ↑ [ Kaukonen, Jorma (English) on AllMusic Hot Tuna] at Allmusic
- ↑ Jorma Kaukonen Archived April 15, 2005.
- ↑ Tamarkin, Jeff. Got a Revolution !: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane . New York: Atria Books, 2005, p. 29.
- ↑ Tamarkin, p. 31
Links
- Jorma Kaukonen website
- Fur Peace Ranch website
- Jorma searches for his Jewish Soul
- List of Authorized links from Jormakaukonen.com
- Got a Revolution: Jefferson Airplane biography by Jeff Tamarkin
- Bob Wyman.com - Source for a live recording of Jorma Kaukonen circa 1962
- Jorma's Journey (focuses on years at Santa Clara University)