I heard about this guy on NPR the other day because he contributed a track on the new _Stars & Stripes Forever_ compilation that Janet Reno put out. It's a comp on songs about America. Looks promising. Jake Shimabukuro's ukulele playing is crazy cool. I am a giant fan of this instrument. I went out on YouTube and there's a ton of videos of his work. I gotta find an album now. Check out h...
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HITCHHIKE RECORDS announces the release of not one, but two, new CDs byukulele and multi-genre star Jake Shimabukuro: His soundtrack music for the hit Japanese indie film "Hula Girls"; and a six-song EP, MY LIFE, which continues and extends the concept of his popular previous release, GENTLY WEEPS.Hula GirlsJapan's 1 movie "Hula Girls" returned to the U.S. this year for a major coast-to-coast r...
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That is right! I announce Ukulele Wednesday - a day set aside to celebrate the true majesty of this wonderfully diverse instrument.Thanks Lyn for the heads up about Jake Shimabukuro. He is totally my new favourite!and more!
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haven't watched this in a while. still one of my favorite video clips ever. thought i'd share it with you folks. keep in mind that he is not using a pick.
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So I was doing some miscellaneous googling the other day ... OK, I was doing a vanity search because it bugs me that there's another Chris Devine out there who's a musician, and who always comes in higher in the google search than I do. True, he used to play violin in Blackmore's Night, so I suppose he's justified. But still ...Anyway, I stumbled across this old calendar listing from the Honolu...
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I'm the producer of a TV show in Chicago called "Corporate Country Sucks" We had Jake Shimabukuro on our show before he opened for Loudon Wainwright at the Old Town School of Folk Music. He was awesome. The audience was all LWIII fans who had never heard of Jake. During his first song, there was an audible gasp as they began to realize they were watching a virtuoso. Then at the end of the ...
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It's a dude and his uke just rockin' out. Need I say more?
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Nearly everyone who catches Ukulele wiz Jake Shimabukuro in action comes back raving about his virtuosic playing. He's become so popular that his visits to NYC have become few and far between. Next Wednesday, Shimabukuro returns to NYC to headline an evening of performances by Uke superstars including Jon Braman, Melvern Taylor, Sonic Uke and [...]by Scott Bernstein Leave A Comment
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I just got back from seeing Jake Shimabukuro at the Ordway in St. Paul, and it was by far one of the most spectacular shows I have ever seen - the level of talent that Jake has is bar none. The man is witty, smartly calm and collected, and just amazing at rockin' out a ukulele (pronounced oo-koo-LAY-lay) all the while being aware of what his fingers are doing when they are strumming at roughly
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