Here are four cool Jefferson Airplane songs written by or showcasing Jorma Kaukonen in honor of the guitarist’s 85th birthday.

Jorma Kaukonen returned to San Francisco on Dec. 5 for a special performance honoring his 85th birthday at the Masonic Auditorium. The second-to-last show in the iconic Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna ...

Jorma Kaukonen, the renowned guitarist for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, is closely associated with San Francisco’s music scene. But Kaukonen actually grew up in Chevy Chase DC, across the street ...

"A pioneer of San Francisco psychedelia, Jorma Kaukonen is a bonafide graybeard folk swami. He mostly lays back, a master in situ, unfurling melodies and savoring every note. - Rolling Stone Magazine ...

Approaching his 85th birthday, Jorma Kaukonen is a national treasure. Though largely unknown by the younger generations, he is a master of blues, folk and rock guitar. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ...

Best known for Founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. And, husband and world traveler and general philosopher. Current city Athens, Ohio… Home of Ohio University. Really want to be in My ...

Though he was born and fostered his earliest musical ambitions in Washington D.C. -- where his father worked for the U.S. State Department -- Jorma Kaukonen planted some of his strongest musical roots ...

How do you sustain a career in music for over 50 years? More than half a century ago guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady started playing the kind of music they really wanted to, wherever ...

The concerts are scheduled for November 1 at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C.; November 29 at Carnegie Hall in New York City; December 5 at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco; and December ...