Jorma Kaukonen

Jorma Kaukonen

Born: December 23, 1940
in Washington, D.C.
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist Jack Casady, and as of early 2019 has continued for 50 years.

Movies for Jorma Kaukonen...

Born In Chicago
Title: Born In Chicago
Character: Self
Released: March 13, 2013
Type: Movie
"Born In Chicago" is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the torch. It’s the story of first generation blues performers who had made their way to Chicago from the Mississippi Delta and their ardent and unexpected followers – young white, middle class kids who followed this evocative music to smoky clubs deep in Chicago’s ghettos. There, against all odds, they were encouraged by the greats who had became their musical mentors and learned the art of the blues at the feet the masters, going on to make the music their own.
bee
Jefferson Airplane: Fly
Title: Jefferson Airplane: Fly
Character: Himself
Released: July 20, 2004
Type: Movie
Thirteen classic perfomances by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Jefferson Airplane, augmented by orginal interviews with the band members and photographs by famed photographer Jim Marshall.
bee
Title: Behind the Music
Character: Self
Released: August 17, 1997
Type: TV
An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.
bee
Stamping Ground
Title: Stamping Ground
Character: Self - Jefferson Airplane
Released: October 14, 1971
Type: Movie
Documentary of a 1970 rock concert held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
bee
Gimme Shelter
Title: Gimme Shelter
Character: Self
Released: December 13, 1970
Type: Movie
A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace and love suddenly became the generation of disillusionment.
bee
Woodstock
Title: Woodstock
Character: Self - Jefferson Airplane
Released: March 26, 1970
Type: Movie
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.
bee
Monterey Pop
Title: Monterey Pop
Character: Self - Jefferson Airplane
Released: December 26, 1968
Type: Movie
Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.