There may be no better match in contemporary music than the “Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele,” Jake Shimabukuro, and the never-waste-a-note guitarist Billy Strings, one of the “Friends” on Shimabukuro’s new album, Jake & Friends. Their song, “Smokin’ Strings,” opens […]
While Jake Shimabukuro has often been called the “Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele,” that’s a mistake: Shimabukuro exhibits more control, more diversity, more soul, more ingenious runs than Hendrix, who was more a technician than a guitarist. Shimabukuro never crowds […]
Jake Shimabukuro’s newest album, Nashville Sessions, may have opened the ukulele wizard’s creative floodgates. Nashville Sessions, released in late September, was his first recording with all original songs, and he aims to compose a lot more original ones in the […]
The ukulele is sometimes dismissed as a curiosity, or a child’s toy with no innate musical value. However, ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro (pronounced she-ma-BOO-koo-row) has lifted the instrument to new heights on each of his 11 solo albums, including Travels, […]
Any Houston native will tell you that the roads in the state are commonly crowded with traffic. The high volume of vehicles on the road means there is a high potential for accidents. It is a fact that Houston has […]
Jake Shimabukuro performing at Bluesfest, Byron Bay, Australia at Easter 2015.
