Perhaps most important was the life lesson Hill instilled in the students by the conclusion of the class. “You worked so hard on all playing the same thing at the same time, like you’re one giant ...

Jake Shimabukuro grew up with the ukulele. The diminutive four-stringed acoustic instrument is part of his native Hawaiian culture, designated as one of the state’s official musical instruments. When ...

Critics compare him to legends like Miles Davis and call him the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele. Rolling Stones magazine called him a musical hero. Jake Shimabukuro is an artist on the rise, and although ...

I have loved the sound of the ukelele ever since I was child and first heard Paul McCartney singing his lilting, melancholy ditty “Ram On.” George Harrison, who once, I am told, played in a band with ...

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 ...

NEW YORK – Ukulele sensation Jake Shimabukuro usually gets at least one backhanded compliment after one of his performances. The person who gives it is typically someone who’s been dragged to one of ...

“This is the underdog of all instruments,” said Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro as he opened his 2010 TED talk. “I’ve always believed that it’s the instrument of peace because if everyone ...

The night of acoustic perfection that Atwood Concert Hall was designed for arrived when Jake Shimabukuro took the stage for a matinee on Sunday. Performing to a near-capacity crowd, the Hawaiian born ...

World-renowned ukulele virtuoso and composer Jake Shimabukuro hits the stage at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville on Friday, Feb. 14, the same day his latest album, “Trio,” comes out. Featuring ...

At 101, ukulele master Bill Tapia is the oldest working musician in the United States, if not the world. Born in Hawaii to Portuguese parents, he can recall playing "Stars and Stripes Forever" for ...

In the world of stringed instruments, the four-string ukulele has a small and kitschy niche that was associated with the likes of the late Tiny Tim and vaudeville. More recently, it’s gotten a ...