American guitarist, singer and songwriter, born December 23, 1940 in Washington, D.C. Founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.
Older brother of Peter Kaukonen
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February 22, 2026
McCabe's Guitar Shop
Santa Monica, California, United StatesFebruary 21, 2026
McCabe's Guitar Shop
Santa Monica, California, United States1. That'll Never Happen No More(Blind Blake cover)
2. How Long Blues(Leroy Carr cover)
3. Letter to the North Star(Hot Tuna cover)
4. Too Many Years
5. Uncle Sam Blues([traditional] cover)
6. Been So Long
7. Another Man Done Gone(Vera Hall cover)
8. Sea Child(Hot Tuna cover)
9. Good Shepherd(Jefferson Airplane cover)
10. Hesitation Blues([traditional] cover)
11. Ice Age
12. I'm Gonna Live Forever(Billy Joe Shaver cover)
13. Choices(Billy Yates cover)
14. Looking Forward Looking Back(Slim Dusty cover)
15. A Little Faster(Hot Tuna cover)
1. All Along the Watchtower(Bob Dylan cover)
February 20, 2026
McCabe's Guitar Shop
Santa Monica, California, United States1. I See the Light(Hot Tuna cover)
2. Where Have My Old Friends Gone(Frank Goodman cover)
3. Highway Song(Hot Tuna cover)
4. Trouble in Mind(Richard M. Jones cover)
5. Day to Day Out the Window Blues(Hot Tuna cover)
6. Death Don't Have No Mercy(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
7. Sleep Song(Hot Tuna cover)
8. Trial by Fire(Jefferson Airplane cover)
9. Winin' Boy Blues(Jelly Roll Morton cover)
10. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning(Blind Willie Johnson cover)
11. I'll Remember You(Bob Dylan cover)
12. Driving Wheel(David Wiffen cover)
13. Across the Borderline(Ry Cooder cover)
14. Ranger's Command(Woody Guthrie cover)
15. Ballad of Easy Rider(Roger McGuinn cover)
1. She Belongs to Me(Bob Dylan cover)
February 17, 2026
Belly Up Tavern
Solana Beach, California, United States1. Trouble in Mind(Richard M. Jones cover)
2. Where Have My Old Friends Gone(Frank Goodman cover)
3. I See the Light(Hot Tuna cover)
4. Been So Long
5. Song for the North Star(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
6. Sleep Song(Hot Tuna cover)
7. Good Shepherd(Jefferson Airplane cover)
8. Come Back, Baby(Walter Davis cover)
9. That'll Never Happen No More(Blind Blake cover)
10. Death Don't Have No Mercy(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
11. Ice Age
12. Angel Island(Peter Rowan cover)
13. Across the Borderline(Ry Cooder cover)
14. Billy # 6(Bob Dylan cover)
15. The Maker(Daniel Lanois cover)
16. She Belongs to Me(Bob Dylan cover)
1. Lazy Saint
February 16, 2026
KUSI News Studio
San Diego, California, United States1. Embryonic Journey(Jefferson Airplane cover)
February 5, 2026
The Dana on Mission Bay
San Diego, California, United Stateswith John Hurlbut
1. How Long Blues(Leroy Carr cover)
2. Where Have My Old Friends Gone(Frank Goodman cover)
3. That'll Never Happen No More(Blind Blake cover)
4. Death Don't Have No Mercy(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
5. Ice Age
6. Across the Borderline(Ry Cooder cover)
7. Billy # 6(Bob Dylan cover)
8. Angel Island(Peter Rowan cover)
9. Looking Forward Looking Back(Slim Dusty cover)
10. She Belongs to Me(Bob Dylan cover)
11. Everybody's Talkin'(Fred Neil cover)
12. I'll Remember You(Bob Dylan cover)
January 23, 2026
River of Time Boutique
Athens, Ohio, United States1. Knockin' on Heaven's Door(Bob Dylan cover)
January 3, 2026
Fiddler's Elbow Country Club
Bedminster, New Jersey, United States1. Trouble in Mind(Richard M. Jones cover)
2. Keep On Truckin'(Bob Carleton cover)
3. Where Have My Old Friends Gone(Frank Goodman cover)
4. How Long Blues(Leroy Carr cover)
5. Day to Day Out the Window Blues(Hot Tuna cover)
6. Been So Long
7. Genesis(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
8. Song for the North Star(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
9. Come Back, Baby(Walter Davis cover)
10. Death Don't Have No Mercy(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
11. I'll Let You Know Before I Leave(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
12. Sleep Song(Hot Tuna cover)
13. Good Shepherd(Jefferson Airplane cover)
14. Ice Age
15. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning(Blind Willie Johnson cover)
16. Hesitation Blues([traditional] cover)
17. Too Many Years
18. That'll Never Happen No More(Blind Blake cover)
1. Water Song(Hot Tuna cover)
December 19, 2025
Natalie's Grandview
Columbus, Ohio, United StatesJorma Kaukonen w/ John Hurlbut (Jorma's 85th Birthday Show)
1. True Religion(Hot Tuna cover)
2. I See the Light(Hot Tuna cover)
3. Come Back, Baby(Walter Davis cover)
4. San Francisco Bay Blues(Jesse Fuller cover)
5. Genesis(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
6. Trial by Fire(Jefferson Airplane cover)
7. Uncle Sam Blues([traditional] cover)
8. Flying Clouds(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
9. Good Shepherd(Jefferson Airplane cover)
10. Trouble in Mind(Richard M. Jones cover)
11. Ice Age
12. She Belongs to Me(Bob Dylan cover)
13. I'll Remember You(Bob Dylan cover)
14. Angel Island(Peter Rowan cover)
15. Billy 1(Bob Dylan cover)
16. Across the Borderline(Ry Cooder cover)
17. Ballad of Easy Rider(Roger McGuinn cover)
1. Travelin'(Spencer Bohren cover)
December 13, 2025
Paramount Theatre
Denver, Colorado, United StatesJorma’s 85th Birthday Celebration Tour plus special guests Jack Casady, Justin Guip, Ross Garren, R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman and David Hidalgo
1. True Religion(Hot Tuna cover)
Jorma Solo2. Barbeque King(Jorma Kaukonen & Vital Parts cover)
With Justin Guip, Ross Garren & Jack Casady3. Flying Clouds(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
With Justin Guip, Ross Garren & Jack Casady4.
R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman5.
6.
7. Water Song(Hot Tuna cover)
With Justin Guip, Ross Garren & Jack Casady8. Serpent of Dreams(Hot Tuna cover)
With Justin Guip, Ross Garren & Jack Casady9. Been So Long
With Justin Guip, Ross Garren & Jack Casady10. Ice Age
With Justin Guip, Ross Garren & Jack Casady11. Watch the North Wind Rise(Hot Tuna cover)
With Justin Guip, Ross Garren & Jack Casady12. Death Don't Have No Mercy(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
With Justin Guip, Ross Garren & Jack Casady13. Hesitation Blues([traditional] cover)
With Justin Guip, Ross Garren & Jack Casady14. The Neighborhood(David Hidalgo / Louie Perez cover)
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16. Come Back, Baby(Walter Davis cover)
With Justin Guip, Ross Garren, Jack Casady R. Carlos Nakai, Will Clipman & David Hidalgo17. I Know You Rider([traditional] cover)
With Justin Guip, Ross Garren, Jack Casady R. Carlos Nakai, Will Clipman & David Hidalgo1. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning(Blind Willie Johnson cover)
Jorma SoloDecember 5, 2025
Masonic Auditorium
San Francisco, California, United States1. Jorma presented with Jorma Kaukonen Day in San Francisco
2. Song for the North Star(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
3. How Long Blues(Leroy Carr cover)
4. Fair & Tender Ladies
5. Ballad of Easy Rider(Roger McGuinn cover)
6. I'll Remember You(Bob Dylan cover)
7. Flying Clouds(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
8. Uncle Sam Blues(Hot Lips Page cover)
9. Sea Child(Hot Tuna cover)
10. Jimmie Brown the Newsboy(The Carter Family cover)
11. Pool Little Ellen
12. Pacing the Cage
13. O Sun By Day O Moon By Night
14. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning(Blind Willie Johnson cover)
15. Trouble in Mind(Richard M. Jones cover)
16. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right(Bob Dylan cover)
17. Good Shepherd(Jimmie Strothers cover)
1. Water Song(Hot Tuna cover)
November 29, 2025
Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall
New York, New York, United StatesGuests included Justin Guip (drums), Ross Garren (harmonica), Larry Campbell (violin, guitar, mandolin), Teresa Williams (vocals), Steve Earle (guitar, vocals), and GE Smith (guitar). Jack Casady could not attend the show.
1. Vanessa Kaukonen introduction
2. Embryonic Journey(Jefferson Airplane cover)
Jorma solo3. Genesis(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
with Justin and Ross4. A Walk With Friends
with Justin, Ross, and Larry (violin)5. Hesitation Blues([traditional] cover)
with Justin, Ross, and Larry (violin)6. Bar Room Crystal Ball(Hot Tuna cover)
with Justin, Ross, Larry (mandolin), and Teresa7. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning(Blind Willie Johnson cover)
with Justin, Ross, Larry (guitar, vocals), and Teresa8. Hometown Blues(Steve Earle cover)
with Justin, Ross, Larry (violin), and Steve9. Brand New Companion(Townes Van Zandt cover)
with Justin, Ross, Larry (mandolin), and Steve10. Uncle Sam Blues([traditional] cover)
with with Justin, Ross, and G.E.11. That'll Never Happen No More(Blind Blake cover)
with with Justin, Ross, and G.E.12. Death Don't Have No Mercy(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
with with Justin, Ross, and G.E.13. Ice Age
with Justin and Ross1. Goodnight, Irene(Lead Belly cover)
with all guest performers, Larry on mandolin2. Happy Birthday to You(Mildred J. Hill & Patty Hill cover)
band and audience sang to Jorma3. True Religion(Hot Tuna cover)
Jorma solo4. Where Have My Old Friends Gone(Frank Goodman cover)
Jorma soloNovember 1, 2025
Warner Theatre
Washington, Washington, D.C., United StatesBilled as Jorma’s 85th Birthday Celebration
1. Too Many Years
1. Ain't in No Hurry
2. Oh Lord, Search My Heart(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
1. Trashcan Tomcat(Jim Lauderdale cover)
2. Headed for the Hills(Jim Lauderdale cover)
1. Operator(Grateful Dead cover)
2. I Am the Light of This World(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
3. True Religion(Hot Tuna cover)
1. Mann's Fate(Hot Tuna cover)
1. Uncle Sam Blues([traditional] cover)
2. Been So Long
3. Genesis(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
1. Sea Child(Hot Tuna cover)
2. Trouble in Mind(Richard M. Jones cover)
3. Death Don't Have No Mercy(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
4. Good Shepherd(Jefferson Airplane cover)
1. Take Your Time
October 3, 2025
River of Time Boutique
Athens, Ohio, United StatesFree show
1. Take This Hammer([traditional] cover)
2. She Belongs to Me(Bob Dylan cover)
3. Kansas City Southern(Dillard & Clark cover)
4. Across the Borderline(Ry Cooder cover)
5. Choices(Billy Yates cover)
6. Hickory Wind(The Byrds cover)
7. Wee Midnight Hours(Blind Willie McTell cover)
8. I'll Remember You(Bob Dylan cover)
9. Knockin' on Heaven's Door(Bob Dylan cover)
September 28, 2025
Stuart's Opera House
Nelsonville, Ohio, United States1. What Are They Doing in Heaven Today(Washington Phillips cover)
2. Hesitation Blues([traditional] cover)
3. Barbeque King(Jorma Kaukonen & Vital Parts cover)
4. Great Divide: Revisited(Hot Tuna cover)
5. Been So Long
6. Death Don't Have No Mercy(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
7. Ice Age
August 22, 2025
River of Time Boutique
Athens, Ohio, United States1. Angel From Montgomery(John Prine cover)
2. Billy 1(Bob Dylan cover)
3. Ranger's Command(Woody Guthrie cover)
4. Wee Midnight Hours(Blind Willie McTell cover)
5. I'll Remember You(Bob Dylan cover)
6. The Maker(Daniel Lanois cover)
7. Looking Forward Looking Back(Slim Dusty cover)
8. All Along the Watchtower(Bob Dylan cover)
June 22, 2025
The Newton Theatre
Newton, New Jersey, United StatesFinal night of tour. Myron Hart opened. John Hurlbut vocals on all songs after "Ice Age".
1. True Religion(Hot Tuna cover)
2. Great Divide: Revisited(Hot Tuna cover)
3. I See the Light(Hot Tuna cover)
4. Things That Might Have Been(Hot Tuna cover)
5. That'll Never Happen No More(Blind Blake cover)
6. Come Back, Baby(Walter Davis cover)
7. Sleep Song(Hot Tuna cover)
8. Good Shepherd(Jefferson Airplane cover)
9. Barbeque King(Jorma Kaukonen & Vital Parts cover)
10. Ice Age
11. She Belongs to Me(Bob Dylan cover)
12. Operator(Grateful Dead cover)
13. Travelin'(Spencer Bohren cover)
followed by merch sales pitch14. A Little Faster(Hot Tuna cover)
15. All Along the Watchtower(Bob Dylan cover)
1. Morning Dew(Bonnie Dobson cover)
June 20, 2025
Spire Center for Performing Arts
Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States1. Don't You Leave Me Here(Jelly Roll Morton cover)
2. I See the Light(Hot Tuna cover)
3. Requiem for an Angel
4. Barbeque King(Jorma Kaukonen & Vital Parts cover)
5. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out(Jimmy Cox cover)
6. Genesis(Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson cover)
7. Death Don't Have No Mercy(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
8. Sea Child(Hot Tuna cover)
9. Trial by Fire(Jefferson Airplane cover)
10. Great Divide: Revisited(Hot Tuna cover)
11. Ice Age
12. She Belongs to Me(Bob Dylan cover)
13. Oklahoma Hills(Jack Guthrie & His Oklahomans cover)
14. The Old Homestead(Spencer Bohren cover)
15. Ballad of Easy Rider(Roger McGuinn cover)
1. Knockin' on Heaven's Door(Bob Dylan cover)
June 19, 2025
Bellows Falls Opera House
Bellows Falls, Vermont, United States1. True Religion(Hot Tuna cover)
2. Barbeque King(Jorma Kaukonen & Vital Parts cover)
3. Hesitation Blues([traditional] cover)
4. Take Your Time
5. I See the Light(Hot Tuna cover)
6. Winin' Boy Blues(Jelly Roll Morton cover)
7. Sleep Song(Hot Tuna cover)
8. Good Shepherd(Jefferson Airplane cover)
9. Death Don't Have No Mercy(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
10. Ice Age
11. Take This Hammer([traditional] cover)
12. Wee Midnight Hours(Blind Willie McTell cover)
13. Across the Borderline(Ry Cooder cover)
14. Looking Forward Looking Back(Slim Dusty cover)
15. All Along the Watchtower(Bob Dylan cover)
1. I'll Remember You(Bob Dylan cover)
June 17, 2025
Waterville Opera House
Waterville, Maine, United States1. Don't You Leave Me Here(Jelly Roll Morton cover)
2. Requiem for an Angel
3. Terrible Operation Blues(Thomas A. Dorsey cover)
4. Barbeque King(Jorma Kaukonen & Vital Parts cover)
5. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning(Blind Willie Johnson cover)
6. Sleep Song(Hot Tuna cover)
7. Good Shepherd(Jefferson Airplane cover)
8. Death Don't Have No Mercy(Reverend Gary Davis cover)
9. Winin' Boy Blues(Jelly Roll Morton cover)
10. Ice Age
11. Ballad of Easy Rider(Roger McGuinn cover)
12. Live Forever(Billy Joe Shaver cover)
13. Chimes of Freedom(Bob Dylan cover)
14. Choices(Billy Yates cover)
15. I'll Remember You(Bob Dylan cover)
1. Travelin'(Spencer Bohren cover)
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American guitarist, singer and songwriter, born December 23, 1940 in Washington, D.C. Founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.Older brother of Peter Kaukonen
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