A new chat with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna guitarist Jorma Kaukonen on life during the pandemic, the greatest '60s SF bands, and Ike Turner. The son of a State Department official, Jorma Kaukonen was born and raised in the Washington D.C. area with occasional extended trips abroad. The son of a State Department official, Jorma Kaukonen, Jr. was born and raised in the Washington D.C. area, with occasional extended trips outside the United States. The son of a State Department official, Jorma Kaukonen, Jr. was born and raised in the Washington D.C. area, with occasional extended trips outside the United States. He was a devotee of rock and roll in the Buddy Holly era but soon developed a love for the blues and bluegrass that were profuse in the clubs and concerts in the … Your Father was a diplomat so you moved … The son of a State Department official, Jorma Kaukonen was born and raised in the Washington D.C. area with occasional extended trips abroad. From Black Kangaroo in the 70s to his most recent releases. He was a devotee of rock and roll in the Buddy Holly era but soon developed a love for the blues and bluegrass that were profuse in the clubs and concerts in the … In high school he met Jack Casady, the younger brother of a friend and a wonderful guitar player in his own right. They played, and they took in the vast panorama of music available in the nation’s capital, but found a special love of the blues, country, and jazz played in … Jorma Kaukonen, son of a State Department official, and Jack Casady, whose father was a dentist, discovered guitar when they were teenagers (Jack, four years younger, barely so). In high school he met Jack Casady, the younger brother of a friend and a wonderful guitar player in his own right. Son of a father of Finnish descent and a mother whose parents were Russian-Jewish immigrants to the U.S., Kaukonen in recent years has reconnected with his Jewish heritage, largely by having accompanied his wife through the process of her conversion. Kaukonen’s parents, Jorma Sr. and Beatrice, were only a generation removed from Finland and Russia. They played, and they took in the vast panorama of music available in the nation’s capital, but found a special love of the blues, country, and jazz played in … Jorma Kaukonen, son of a State Department official, and Jack Casady, whose father was a dentist, discovered guitar when they were teenagers (Jack, four years younger, barely so). Kaukonen himself grew up in Washington, D.C., the son of a diplomat whose career occasionally relocated the family to places like the Philippines and Pakistan, where servants waited on their every need. They played, and they took in the vast panorama of music available in the nation’s capital, but found a special love of the blues, country, and jazz played in … Jorma Kaukonen, son of a State Department official, and Jack Casady, whose father was a dentist, discovered guitar when they were teenagers (Jack, four years younger, barely so). He continues to compose and record. They played, and they took in the vast panorama of music available in the nation’s capital, but found a special love of the blues, country, and jazz played in … Jorma Kaukonen, son of a State Department official, and Jack Casady, whose father was a dentist, discovered guitar when they were teenagers (Jack, four years younger, barely so). Peter Kaukonen, San Francisco Bay Area guitarist, has played, toured, and recorded with Black Kangaroo, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Johnny Winter.