Family and friendship is important to Jake Shimabukuro. On Monday, Dec. 13, in Breckenridge, the Hawaii-born ukulele artist will perform songs written by his idols with a group of his friends on stage ...

Often referred to as the "Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele,” Jake Shimabukuro puts his inspired touch on everything from island standards to popular tunes and classical symphonic concertos. Elevating the ...

Composer Jake Shimabukuro performs at Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 20. Jesse Grant Getty Images for NAMM It doesn’t get bigger than the Beatles. When Olivia Harrison, the widow of ...

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 ...

Jake Shimabukuro first picked up the ukulele at the age of four, drawn in by the instant gratification of its motivating and encouraging nature. Shimabukuro, referred as the “Jimi Hendrix of ukulele,” ...

Jake Shimabukuro and blues-rocker Jesse Colin Young ­recorded “Get Together” for the new album. “He comes to (music) in a very childlike way, and you hear him discovering it,” Young said of ...

Musician Jake Shimabukuro is probably the most famous ukulele player in the world. His fingers dash like sprinters, his hands strum like torrential winds, and his music emanates from the instrument ...