Hot Tuna

The name Hot Tuna invokes as many different moods and reactions as there are Hot Tuna fans -- millions of them. To some, Hot Tuna is a reminder of some wild and happy times. To others, that name will forever be linked to their own discovery of the power and depth of American blues and roots music. To newer fans, Hot Tuna is a tight, masterful group that is on the cutting edge of great music. For almost four decades, after Jefferson Airplane morphed into the Starship and away from Jorma and Jack, Hot Tuna has played, toured, and recorded some of the best and most memorable acoustic and electric music ever. And Hot Tuna is still going strong. "Hot Tuna," says Jack, "exists for it's own musical value." "At the end of the day," he adds, " we both love to pick up the instrument and play. It's not about posturing. It's about the emotional and intellectual aspects of playing music that got us here in the first place. There's no histrionics and no drama--we just really look forward to what we like to do."