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Jorma Kaukonen
Also Playing: David Bromberg
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Fri Jan 29
8 pm
Jorma Kaukonen and David Bromberg at Barrymore Theatre
Guitarists Jorma Kaukonen and David Bromberg both launched their careers with some enviable gigs in the '60s and early '70s—Kaukonen as lead guitarist of Jefferson Airplane, Bromberg in sessions with Bob Dylan and Al Kooper, among many others—then used their sought-after skills to get well beyond the genre borders of the times. Kaukonen's solo debut, 1974's Quah, ever so tenderly pushed aside most of the folk-rock out there with shimmering, fingerpicked acoustics that also flawlessly revealed his taste for jazz and country. A broad ear has carried him since, though 2009's River Of Time emphasizes acoustic country blues. Bromberg's just as wide-ranging and a lot more eccentric vocally. He stopped recording in 1990, returning with 2007's solo-acoustic effort Try Me One More Time, which finds him a bit mellowed-out, but still able to meld blues, jazz, and bluegrass into one comfortable style.
Barrymore Theatre 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI
Guitarists Jorma Kaukonen and David Bromberg both launched their careers with some enviable gigs in the '60s and early '70s—Kaukonen as lead guitarist of Jefferson Airplane, Bromberg in sessions with Bob Dylan and Al Kooper, among many others—then used their sought-after skills to get well beyond the genre borders of the times. Kaukonen's solo debut, 1974's Quah, ever so tenderly pushed aside most of the folk-rock out there with shimmering, fingerpicked acoustics that also flawlessly revealed his taste for jazz and country. A broad ear has carried him since, though 2009's River Of Time emphasizes acoustic country blues. Bromberg's just as wide-ranging and a lot more eccentric vocally. He stopped recording in 1990, returning with 2007's solo-acoustic effort Try Me One More Time, which finds him a bit mellowed-out, but still able to meld blues, jazz, and bluegrass into one comfortable style.
Updated 01/18/2010
