Abe Lagrimas Jr. - Rhythm & Uke

Abe Lagrimas Jr’s album ‘Rhythm & Uke’

Abe’s Rhythm Multi-instrumentalist Abe Lagrimas Jr. uses his extensive jazz training to weave complex rhythms into lounge-style instrumentals that draw from Hawaiian, folk, and contemporary music. Playing both ukulele and drums, Lagrimas is accompanied by Hamilton Price on bass, but—as…

Miles Schon

Miles Schon Catches the Ukulele Wave

Playing ukulele changed the way I hear music Miles Schon explores the uke’s possibilities © Deidre Neville   Singer-songwriter Miles Schon started playing guitar at age 13, but it took him nearly another decade to pick up a ukulele—and even…

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Winter NAMM 2015: Alvarez Launches New Uke Line

This year, the Alvarez brand is celebrating its 50th anniversary. While best known for its guitars, the company has just launched the intriguing new Artist series of ukuleles, which will feature solid soundboards, herringbone purfling, fan bracing, and a variety of…

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Victoria Vox - When the Night Unravels

Victoria Vox’s album ‘Return to the Night’

Vox’s return to the night Victoria Vox © Philip Laubner Our Spring 2015 issue’s cover subject, Victoria Vox, could write her soulful pop ballads on almost any instrument and make them work, but by choosing ukulele, she seems free to tap into…