Review: Jake Shimabukuro Returns to His Hawaiian Roots On New Album, ‘Grateful’
This 22-song album includes friends, influences, and colleagues dating all the way back to his teen years at Kaimuki High School in Honolulu
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Five Essential, Classic Hawaiian Ukulele Albums
Because the ukulele has been the favored instrument of so many Hawaiian players, there are a slew of classic albums worth investigating. Here are 5 essential Hawaiian ukulele albums.
Jake Shimabukuro Takes Another Great Leap Forward—With a Lot of Help from his Friends
The release of the star-studded Jake & Friends is further proof (not that it’s needed) that there is no one in the ukulele universe quite like Jake Shimaukuro.
Some Guitar Pedals Translate Better to Ukulele Than Others—Just Ask Jake Shimabukuro
By Nicolas Grizzle If you’re looking to explore the sonic possibilities of the ukulele, there are a few different ways to go about it. You can always get another ukulele to add to the collection, and no ukulele player would…
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New Albums from Jake Shimabukuro, Herb Ohta Jr., and Jim Beloff
3 New Uke CDs Reviewed Jake Shimabukuro The Greatest Day [JS Records] Given how Jake’s groundbreaking, off-the-cuff recording of him playing George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” in New York’s Central Park brought him wide acclaim; it’s surprising that…
Happy 4th of July: Watch Jake Shimabukuro Play ‘America the Beautiful’
By Greg Olwell On our soundtrack for the Fourth of July is this rendition of “America the Beautiful” by Jake Shimabukuro. Competing with Jake’s sensitive playing here is the location: Garden of the Gods a National Natural Landmark in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
‘I’d Never Heard My Uke Sound Like This Before’: Jake Shimabukuro Discusses Using Pedals for his Album Nashville Sessions
Using distortion and other effects on his ukuleles, Nashville Sessions features Jake Shimabukuro’s playing as we’ve never heard it before.
Review: Jake Takes a New Direction on ‘Nashville Sessions’
Jake Shimabukuro Nashville Sessions (JS Records) Of course, like everyone else Jake Shimabukuro has relied on acoustic tones and high-fidelity recordings for prior studio albums, like the orchestral accompaniment of 2012’s Grand Ukulele or the sparse solo ukulele work on 2007’s…
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Jake Shimabukuro Teams Up With a Goddess For His Latest Video
By Greg Olwell The star of the latest video from ukulele superstar Jake Shimabukuro is none other than Madame Pele, the fire goddess who is credited with creating the Hawaiian islands. She takes a lead role in the new video…
How Hawaiian Music Changed the World, plus Reviews of New Books of Jake, Star Wars, and Peanuts Sheet Music
From the Fall 2016 issue of Ukulele | BY GREG OLWELL Kika Kila: How the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed the Sound of Modern Music By John W. Troutman (UNC Press; $27.53) As you may guess from the book’s title, Kika Kila is about…