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 ...

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Headlining the free 17th annual Maui ‘Ukulele Festival on Oct. 27 at the MACC, Jake Shimabukuro is about to release his latest groundbreaking album, “Blues Experience,” which finds the ukulele ...

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 ...

HONOLULU, HAWAII (ISLAND NEWS) The Hawaii Youth Symphony will Host a Cozy Concert with Jake Shimabukuro at Lewers Lounge in the Halekulani Hotel on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Randy Wong, President & CEO ...

Fleetwood Mac fans, get fired up. Iconic drummer Mick Fleetwood has teamed up with distinguished ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro to record a blues album. The “Blues Experience” will drop on Oct. 18 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jake Shimabukuro doesn’t want to take any credit for the ukulele boom other than, over the last decade, he has seen thousands pick up the four-stringed Hawaiian instrument. But the “Jimi Hendrix of ...

The saxophone, Jake Shimabukuro points out, has some severe limitations. “It only plays one note at a time. You can never express a full chord,” he said. “You wouldn’t be able to accompany a singer ...