J   A   C   K

C   A   S   A   D   Y

LEGENDARY BASSIST

with

J E F F E R S O N   A I R P L A N E

and

H O T  T U N A

ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME MEMBER

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

As a Founding member of the Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, Jack Casady’s full driving tone and innovative melodic bass work has defined the role of bass guitar in Rock and Roll for decades. Liberating the bass from its traditional role as part of the rhythm section, Jack s pioneering approach has brought the instrument to the forefront. With sweeping chords and stormy melodic lines Jack’s bass distinguished not only Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna but also a variety of side projects and recordings with artists including Jimi Hendrix, David Crosby, Warren Zevon, Country Joe and The Fish, SVT, Rusted Root and Gov’t Mule.

In September of 1965, Casady received a fateful call from his old friend Jorma Kaukonen, who had transferred from Antioch College to Santa Clare University in San Francisco and became immersed in a new music scene developing there. As Jack recalls, “Jorma told me he had joined a band called Jefferson Airplane and I kind of laughed at the name. He asked me what I was doing and seemed surprised to hear that I was playing the bass. Then he says, ‘Wait a minute. I’ve got a bass player in this band that I’m not fond of. It’s not working out, in my opinion.’ So then he says, ‘Let me call you back.’ A few minutes later he calls back and says, ‘We got this band. We got a manager. And the manager promises to pay us $50 a week whether we “work or not.” ‘ And I said, You’re on!’”

When the original singer Signe Anderson left the band to have a baby, it was Jack who convinced Grace Slick, then performing with her own band the Great Society, to join the group. The roster complete, Jefferson Airplane rocketed to superstardom in 1967 on the initial strength of their hits “Somebody To Love” and “White Rabbit,” making them a cornerstone of San Francisco’s burgeoning rock scene. Jack’s ground-breaking basswork was a highlight of Surrealistic Pillow, the Airplane’s 1967 breakthrough album. “That album was really a unique statement,” says Casady in retrospect. “There were a lot of different styles of songs contributed by everybody, including an instrumental acoustic fingerpicking original tune by Jorma called ‘Embryonic Journey.’ It was quite an eclectic album and I think it still holds up today.” Jefferson Airplane subsequently released a string of acclaimed recordings –After Bathing At Baxter’s (late ’67), Crown of Creation (’68), the live Bless Its Pointed Little Head (’69), Volunteers (’70), Bark (’71), Long John Silver (’72) and the live Thirty Seconds Over Winterland (1973). The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

In 1970, Casady and Kaukonen found time between Airplane gigs to put together another uniquely named aggregation, the blues-influenced Hot Tuna. “We formed Hot Tuna basically because we were young and had endless energy,” says Casady, “and there was so much material going into the Airplane from everybody it ended up that you’d only get a couple of songs per session.

Hot Tuna shows are an opportunity to witness two lifelong friends coming together to make extraordinary music. “I can’t remember having so much fun,” says Casady, “but also musically being so in touch and in the moment with the music as I am now; where every minute, every note counts on stage. And I find it really unique that I have a situation with a partner of over 42 years now where we can just really enjoy the craft of making music together.”

Purchase the most recent release

by

J a c k   C a s a d y

entitled

'Dream Factor'

At amazon.com

Also

The Bass Guitar

of  Jack Casady

on DVD

Jack Casady shares his ideas and techniques with learning bassists. In an informal and delightful session (Jorma provides vocals and guitar along with companionable commentary), Jack analyzes his bass parts for classic tunes from the Hot Tuna repertoire, and discusses the musical concepts that make up his unique style -- melodic lines, tonal variety, chordal work and improvisational solos. You'll see all of Jack's tricks: the use of partial chords, sustained notes, tremolos, trilling, tonal variety and many other fascinating devices.

Songs include "Ninety-Nine Year Blues," "Blues in A," "San Francisco Bay Blues," "Been So Long," "Mann's Fate" and "Water Song."

At amazon.com

For more information about

J A C K   C A S A D Y

And

HOT TUNA

Visit

http://www.jackcasady.com/

http://jormakaukonen.com/ 

http://hottuna.com/

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Jorma’s Fur Peace Ranch YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL365E875478A7B84C

Fur Peace YouTube Channel - Over 3,000,000 views!

Many renowned artists from live concerts at Fur Peace Station.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7uoIzH4EPxup_Cu-ojgRA

THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (LUCINDA MONROE KING and COLIN JAMES MARTIN)

LUCINDA MONROE KING

Lucinda Monroe King, a songbird born from alternate dimensions, ones with lavish adornment and luxury befitting the highest cast of cosmic royalty, heals the world with her voice, her drum, and her harp.  The sweetness that hugs one’s bones in the presence of her vibration calms the mind and kisses the senses.  During one of her siren priestess sound baths, a person need only breath and accept the reality that with an open ear and heart, healing is abundant. 

Experienced as both a sound healer and womb priestess, LMK has also associated as a songwriter at the Universal Music Group, writing lyrics and melodies in collaboration with industry professionals, and has had her work featured on network television.  In tandem with her myriad musical gifts, this world traveler contains a passion to be a bridge for our humanity by giving and receiving wisdom to and from cultures both modern and ancient. 

Deep in the journey of her own healing, she shines bright as a global permission slip for anyone faced with the choice to embark on the sometimes challenging, yet always transformative adventure of being beautifully and completely human. Lucinda, or Monroe to her closest circles grew up near the Atlantic Ocean before moving to California to pursue her education in life, love, and the pursuit of happiness.

COLIN JAMES MARTIN

Colin James Martin began his musical journey as a child and has studied the craft with numerous wisdom carriers throughout his decades here on earth.  Sometimes humble to the point of reclusiveness, Colin is devoted to the maintenance of music in our human experience.  His primary philosophy around the art is that sound vibration and the infinite availability of it for creative expression, healing, and the transmission of information are as much a part of our foundation to life as water, air, earth, and energy. 

As a writer, CJM is a true smith of words, cranking out song lyrics and prose on the daily that speak to countless corners of our humanity and inspire curiosity toward our purpose in relationship to each other and the planet on which we live. Grown in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and educated at The Ohio State University School of Music, Colin currently resides in California where he collaborates on creative projects with a variety of amazing people. 

THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES

LMK and CJM were brought together through seemingly divine intervention right at the beginning of the 2020 global pandemic.  In the tenderness of that unprecedented time, Lucinda and Colin put themselves into a creative lockdown and birthed a musical identity with the kind of energy that serves as a pillar for our collective humanity on the track toward reclaiming balance and harmony. 

In jest, they refer to themselves as The Beverley Hillbillies, reflecting both the city in which they found their genesis and the opposing ends of the spectrum of life from which they sink their individual roots.  Lucinda, or Peach, is more Beverley, while Colin, or Cash, is way more Hillbilly.  And between the two, there’s something good for just about anyone.  

KERRY CLASBY

The Intuitive Forager Kerry Clasby

Farm-to-Table is an authentic food movement led in many ways by Kerry Clasby, known as one of the countries top organic farming and foraging experts. Kerry has brought together the best organic farms with the country’s highest-echelon chefs including Wolf Gang Puck, Michael Mina,Nancy Silverton. The owner of Malibu Fig Farm on a Pacific Coast Highway, it is the farm to table dining experience of choice for the founders of Google, Hollywood’s top producers and talent. 

The Intuitive Forager Farm-to-Table methodology pioneered by Clasby insures that you are supporting the integrity of our country’s food shed, participating in traceable food chain and making an alliance with farmers and land stewardship.

We are establishing The Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Well being at the Malibu Fig Ranch.

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Richard Holtorf

For State Representative House District 64

As a Republican rancher, farmer, feedlot manager, and retired U.S. Army Colonel with 29 years of service, State Representative Richard Holtorf plans to continue providing veteran leadership as he represents the people of rural Colorado’s House District 64.

Meet Richard

On Saturday, December 28, 2019, Richard Holtorf, a Republican rancher, farmer, feedlot manager, and Army veteran of Washington County, was appointed as the new State Representative for House District 64.

Richard says that he has, “big boots to fill” and that he is “honored to have been selected to protect and advocate for the rural values of Eastern and Southern Colorado at the State Capitol.” Holtorf pledged to hold on to private property rights, Second Amendment rights, the agricultural and small business economic base in rural Colorado, and small town values, among many other things.

Leadership

As a Republican State Representative, Richard Holtorf plans to continue providing veteran leadership as he represents the people of rural Colorado’s House District 64.

He earned the necessary 58 delegate votes, outlasting four other candidates at a vacancy committee meeting in Elbert County. State law dictates that a political party’s central committee may form a vacancy committee to select a candidate of the same party as the person who vacated the seat.

Pro-business legislator.

Traditional and pro-energy legislator.

Serves on the Public Health and Human Services Committee

U.S. Army War College Graduate

Masters of Business Administration Degree.

Patrick Neville is an American politician and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 45th District, which includes much of Douglas County. A Republican, Neville currently serves as the Minority Leader of the House, having been elected to this position at the beginning of his second term in January 2017.