Hot Tuna Tours!

Feb. 22 Camden Opera Hse, Camden, ME Feb. 23 Infinity Hall, Norfolk, CT Feb. 24 The Colonial Thtr, Keene, NH Feb. 25 Swyer Thtr - The Egg, Albany, NY Feb. 27 Rams Head Tvrn, Annapolis, MD Feb. 29 The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA Mar. 01 Jefferson Thtr, Charlottesville, VA Mar. 02 Keswick Thtr, Glenside, PA Mar. 03 Whitaker Ctr, Harrisburg, PA Mar. 05 The German Hse, Rochester, NY Mar. 06 The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI Mar. 08 The Englert Thtr, Iowa City, IA Mar. 09 Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL Mar. 10 Cedar Cultural Ctr, Minn, MN Mar. 11 Pabst Thtr, Milwaukee, WI Mar. 15 20th Century Thtr, Cincinnati, OH April 19 Wanee Festival, Live Oak, FL (Electric) June 30 Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY July 09 The Arts Center, Carrboro, NC July 10 Bijou Thtr, Knoxville, TN July 11 Diana Wortham Thtr @Pack Place, Asheville, NC July 13 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA July 14 Tampa Bay Perf. Arts Ctr, Tampa, FL July 17 One World Thtr, Austin, TX July 18 Kessler Thtr, Dallas, TX July 20 Oriental Thtr, Denver, CO July 21 Third Street Perf. Arts. Ctr, Carbondale, CO July 25 Mesa Arts Ctr. Mesa, AZ July 26 Orpheum Thtr, Flagstaff, AZ July 27 Anthology, San Diego, CA July 28 Rio Thtr, Santa Cruz, CA July 30 & 31 Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA Aug. 02 Tower Thtr, Ben, OR Aug. 04 Mnt Baker R&B Fest., Bellingham, WA (Electric) Nov. 30 TBA, New York City, NY Dec. 01 TBA, New York City, NY Mar. 06-10, 2013 The Breezes, Grand Negril Resort, Jamaica For Immediate Release: Jan. 25, 2012 Hot Tuna Tours! (Austin, Texas) Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, rev up their audiences with groundbreaking music and insightful original songs that keep them a moving musical force. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees from their legendary Jefferson Airplane days, Hot Tuna updates their repertoire always keeping a roisterous sound and a wry sense of humor. Adding depth to the duo are mandolin virtuoso Barry Mitterhoff and drummer Skoota "The Funky" Warner. ( http://hottuna.com) On December 10, 2011, at a Rex Foundation fundraising event, musician Jorma Kaukonen and his wife, Vanessa, told how they provided hundreds of youths in the neighboring Appalachian community access to music and culture through scholarships, classes and workshops at Fur Peace Ranch which were made possible by receiving a Rex Ralph Gleason Award. "I was inspired by the positive impact of their selfless, meaningful actions, " said Sandy Sohcot Executive Director, The World As It Could Be Human Rights Education Program. For more information on this wonderful organization please visit: www.theworldasitcouldbe.org Jorma will be Performing: Jan 27 Iao Theater, HI Jan 28 Royal Kona Resort, HI Jan 29 Palace Theatre, HI Feb 3 & 4 McCabe's, Santa Monica, CA Feb 8 Billboard Live, Osaka, Japan Feb 9 Billboard Live, Tokyo, Japan Feb 11 Yugong Yishan, Beijing, China Feb 12 Yuyintang, Shanghai, China Jack Casady was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award on October 22 at Bass Player Live! “I must pay homage to Jack Casady as one of the towering figures in the comprehensive history of the bass. As far as original conception - well played, superbly applied - there are but few players with the kind of originality and power as Jack Casady,” said Antony Jackson. Casady was presented with the award which he took in touching tribute to wife his Diana. “When you find somebody in your life that grounds you it just makes everything better. It makes you play better, makes you think better and makes you a better human being,” said Casady. Casady proceeded to offer anecdotes on the various paths throughout his career before performing a ferocious forty-five minute acoustic duo set with Hot Tuna mate, Jorma Kaukonen. Listen to Antony Jackson's induction speech and Jack Acceptance on Youtube: "Hesitation Blues" performed that night by Jack and Jorma, Hot Tuna acoustic duo: The Fur Peace Ranch is a center of musical activity. Workshops with Jorma, Jack and many talents occur through out the year. Read about the fun: "Jefferson Airplane Bandmates Teach Guitar to Rock Star Wannabes” – Jim Clash, Bloomberg-BusinessWeek "Jefferson Airplane Alumns Run the Real School of Rock" – Sean Edgar, Paste Please visit: hottuna.com Hot Tuna - Jorma Kaukonen Fan Club www.jackcasady.com www.jormakaukonen.com Twitter @JormaKaukonen