To tell the story of Jefferson Starship is to tell the story of rock and roll. The band has its roots as Jefferson Airplane, who defined the San Francisco Sound and headlined the music festivals at Woodstock, Monterey and Altamont. The band evolved through the 1970s prog-rock and AOR eras to become Jefferson Starship, and weathered a split in the 1980s which led to the creation of the pop-oriented Starship. Today, Jefferson Starship has re-formed under original member David Freiberg, with a top-notch group of veteran musicians.