Jake! You are the master! My goodness. What a thrill to listen to you. Your love for your instrument is evident, too. I'm a 62 yr old grandma just learning to play the uke. I love it. I'm excited and I'll get there, in my dreams. Thanks for sharing your gift. Helen Witherspoon
Everyone gets told at least a hundred times a week to go out and do this and do that because you only get one life so you have to make it memorable and amazing and imperfect. But the pressure and reality of that is not everyone is as free as most people feel you or they should be. People like Jake bring me back to the now and the simple joys of having simple passions and living and breathing the things you love to do most, there's no pressure in having and being the best of everything, but if one thing's the best to you then that's all you need :) he's amazing at what he does and i'm glad i came across this today, it was much a needed lift :)
ukalele is everywhere on youtube! I love it! This is definitely the most talented, pure ukalele music I've heard out of all of it. Thank you! It was beautiful.
Wow! Incredible!! I had no idea the Ukulele was so versatile. Thank you for showing me what a beautiful instrument it truly is. Exquisite rendition of Ave Maria! You inspire me sir. :)
We will never see anyone or anything like Jake again. See him as much as you can, as often as you can. We will be able, when we're old, to say "I saw Jake Shimabukuru play', and the children then will be wistful, and will dream.
There's Jake, and then there's everybody else. I saw him open for Bela Fleck a few years ago at Wolftrap, in Vienna, VA, and my girlfriend said, "Who the hell is this kid and why isn't he a household name?" I said, "He's Jake. Help spread the word."
Years ago, when I was in Honolulu, a little guy was playing the Ukelele on the beach. He came and played for us in the PINK HOTEL. He was special, just like you. I like your voice. You could sing for us too! Well done, Lindsay Sidwell
43-year-old here, just learnt the uke for the last 2 weeks. In order to record a song I wrote (my guit is too "full" a sound to create that light shuffle feel). Inspired by your mastery and soulfulness of your uke playing, almost like you're dancing and love-making with that masterpiece of a machine (a Kamaka at that!). Someday, who knows, I may go beyond just strumming chords for the last two weeks of a new beauty of an instrument.
Wow your amazing. My name is Grant, and you have truly inspired me to play the ukulele. You are one of the best ukulele players i have ever heard. Your right up there with Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. Im going to start tomorrow and my goal is to play "while my guitar gently weeps" just like you. Keep up your amazing work!
It's not his speed or knowledge or his control over his instrument, it's the height of dynamics his magical fingers can produce with his incredible brain.
I love this man. Such JOY. His performance with Bette Midler for Queen Elizabeth II made no sense to me on paper, and then I SAW it. It was truly remarkable and a couple of Midler's finest moments ever on stage. God Bless Jake!
We have tickets to see him at the end of this month. This will be our second time. I would go to watch him play once a month if he would come to the states that often.
There is an absolutely amazing documentary done on his life growing up. I would encourage everyone to definitely check it out if this has hit the spot. (IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt2164770/)
Complaining that a video about Jake Shimabukuro doesn't mention the ukelele is like complaining that a Victoria's Secret fashion show doesn't include the words, "women in their underwear".
@sakatis (learn to spell when trying to ask a serious question) basically, it's very simple, guitars, having longer and thicker strings produce a much more deep pitch. If the guitar is the alto sax, the ukulele is the soprano sax, and the bass is the baritone sax.
