Editing Hot Tuna (section)

=== 1986–present ===
[[File:Hot Tuna at Merlefest 2006.JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|Hot Tuna at [[MerleFest]] 2006. Left to right, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen and Barry Mitterhoff.]]
Hot Tuna again reformed in 1986, with producer Joey Balin joining on rhythm guitar until 1987. Kantner joined the band in 1987 and 1988, adding some old Jefferson Airplane songs to the setlist. [[Grace Slick]] appeared with them for one show at [[The Fillmore]] in March 1988. The band continued into 1989 and Kaukonen and Casady joined the 1989 [[Jefferson Airplane (album)|Jefferson Airplane reunion album]] and tour, performing acoustic Hot Tuna sets in the middle of each show. At the end of the Airplane tour, Hot Tuna resumed their electric performances, adding Falzarano and drummer Joey Stefko. Shortly thereafter, New Yorker Harvey Sorgen replaced Stefko on drums and Galen Underwood joined on keyboards for their first album of all new material in almost 14 years, 1990's ''[[Pair a Dice Found]]''. Kaukonen and Falzarano both contributed original songs.

Throughout the 1990s, Hot Tuna again alternated between acoustic and electric styles. The two ''Sweetwater'' albums were predominantly acoustic sets with guests such as [[Bob Weir]], [[Maria Muldaur]] and former [[Jefferson Starship]] bassist-keyboardist [[Pete Sears]]; the latter was to join the group for the remainder of the decade.

On August 13, 1994 the duo would perform with "The Band & Friends" (along with Bruce Hornsby) on the South Stage at Woodstock '94.

The 1997 release ''Live in Japan'' was in many ways reminiscent of the very first Hot Tuna album, having a minimalistic sound and being recorded live at a tiny venue (Stove's in Yokohama).<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/hottuna/articles/story/5926945/hot_tuna_in_the_raw Bendersky, Ari. "Hot Tuna in the Raw", ''Rolling Stone'', April 24, 1998]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Falzarano and Sears stayed with the band until the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |author=John Metzger |url=http://www.musicbox-online.com/tun12-97.html |title=Metzger, John. "Hot Tuna Blues", ''The Music Box'', February 1998 |publisher=Musicbox-online.com |date=December 5, 1997 |access-date=November 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025182542/http://www.musicbox-online.com/tun12-97.html |archive-date=October 25, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2004, Casady and Kaukonen were joined by mandolinist [[Barry Mitterhoff]] and drummer Erik Diaz. In August 2009, following the departure of Diaz, Skoota Warner officially joined the band as drummer. In November 2010, Hot Tuna performed as a semi-acoustic trio: Casady, Kaukonen and Mitterhoff at a Midnight Ramble at [[Levon Helm]]'s Barn studio in [[Woodstock, New York]]. In the same month, Kaukonen announced on his blog that Hot Tuna had begun recording its first studio album in 20 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jormakaukonen.com/cracksinthefinish/ |title=Cracks in the Finish |publisher=Jormakaukonen.com |access-date=July 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713121250/http://jormakaukonen.com/cracksinthefinish/ |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album, ''[[Steady as She Goes (Hot Tuna album)|Steady as She Goes]]'', was released by [[Red House Records]] on April 5, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redhouserecords.com/Hot-Tuna.html |title=Red House Records 1-800-695-4687 |publisher=Redhouserecords.com |access-date=July 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204204348/http://www.redhouserecords.com/Hot-Tuna.html |archive-date=December 4, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> For the first half of 2011, guitarist [[Jim Lauderdale]] and harmonica player [[Charlie Musselwhite]] toured with them; later in the year they were joined by Musselwhite, guitarists [[David Bromberg]], [[Larry Campbell (musician)|Larry Campbell]], [[Steve Kimock]], and [[G. E. Smith]], and vocalist Teresa Williams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hottuna.com/electric-hot-tuna-2011-beacon-show-nyc |title=Electric Hot Tuna 2011 Beacon Show NYC! - Hot Tuna |access-date=February 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921115112/http://hottuna.com/electric-hot-tuna-2011-beacon-show-nyc |archive-date=September 21, 2016 }}</ref> Both Campbell and Williams, who guested on the ''Steady as She Goes'' album, have remained with the band in a touring capacity. In 2014, Justin Guip, who had engineered the album in addition to Kaukonen's recent solo work, took over drumming duties from Warner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hottuna.com/thank-you-tuna-nation |title=Thank You Tuna Nation! - Hot Tuna |access-date=February 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920195528/http://hottuna.com/thank-you-tuna-nation |archive-date=September 20, 2016 }}</ref>