Years ago, an interviewer asked ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro whether there was any song he couldn’t play. “If you can hum it, you can play it on the ukulele,“ Shimabukuro said. The interviewer ...
Over the past two decades, Jake Shimabukuro has proved that there isn't a style of music that he can't play on his ukulele. Since becoming a viral sensation on YouTube, the Hawaii native has had the ...
Perhaps no single instrument is as closely associated with one place as the ukulele is with Hawaii. While it might seem like a caricature to so closely tie it to the Hawaiian people, Jake Shimabukuro ...
Seasons greetings! Today on World Cafe, we're trading in your typical winter wonderland for Christmas on the beach with ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro. "I should have put something on there like ...
Ukulele star Jake Shimabukuro is grateful for his career. He’s collaborated with the best, producing creative music rooted in the Hawaiian tradition. He stepped out of his comfort zone for “Blues ...
After gaining viral fame in 2007 with his smoldering rendition of The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," Jake Shimabukuro has become the greatest representative for the virtuosic and spiritual ...
CHICAGO -- Jake Shimabukuro is called by many the greatest Ukulele player in the world. He stops by today to perform a Queen classic, "Bohemian Rhapsody." Have you ever heard this song performed on a ...
Click here for the original audio. Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro teamed up with Fleetwood Mac founder and drummer Mick Fleetwood for his album “Blues Experience,” which released last fall. He’s ...
The summer concert series at the UCSC Arboretum concludes on October 18 with one of the world’s top ukulele musicians, Jake Shimabukuro. Renowned for lightning-fast fingers and revolutionary playing ...
The ukulele, with its relatively tiny size and four strings, could be thought of as a simple instrument, but it has a rich history within the Hawaiian islands. And native Hawaiian Jake Shimabukuro ...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Internationally acclaimed musician Jake Shimabukuro performed a free ukulele concert for school kids at the Arlington Theatre Wednesday morning. Hundreds of 4-6th ...
Jake Shimabukuro is a passionate advocate of the ukulele and he talked to us after our interview about how Bill Gates plays one, too—and how he was once invited by Francis Ford Coppola to jam with him ...