The best UKE player in the world!
by Anonymous on 11/3/15Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5Jake is a great guy and a wonderful entertainer. If you want to see a UKE player do it all with a UKE this is the concert for you.
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Jake Shimabukuro on Tour
In a way, it’s Hawaiian ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro’s live performances that first brought him international attention — in 2006, Shimabukuro’s success skyrocketed after a video of him playing The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” became one of YouTube’s first massively viral videos. Ever since, he’s shared his joy of music with audiences all over the world, playing songs that range from jazz and classical to rock and bluegrass. Before he blew up, Shimabukuro was signed to a label in Japan and toured the country extensively. After starting his own label and playing more U.S. shows, he’s appeared on a number of talk shows with hosts like Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Carson Daly. Now, Shimabukuro tours the world frequently, often leading a versatile string trio that includes guitar and bass, though he’s also been known to groove in a quartet with drums, keys and bass. Jake Shimabukuro’s current tour takes him across the U.S. as he continues to find new ways to interact with the styles that have made him the musician he is today.
Jake Shimabukuro in Concert
Jake Shimabukuro is a Hawaiian-born, fifth-generation Japanese American ukulele player who has become known as a virtuoso musician that can jam in almost any style. Born in 1976 in Honolulu, Shimabukuro received a ukulele from his mother, a musician herself, at age four. He studied with her for years, eventually entering the Roy Sakuma Studio and taking lessons from Tami Akiyami. In the 1990s, Shimabukuro would become a member of the trio Pure Heart alongside percussionist Lopaka Colón and guitarist and singer Jon Yamasato. The group’s first album, 1999’s Pure Heart, won four Na Hoku Hanohano awards — basically the Hawaiian Grammys — including Contemporary Album of the Year, Most Promising Artist, Album of the Year and Favorite Entertainment of the Year.
Shimabukuro signed with Epic Records International, a division of Sony Music Japan, in 2002. He toured in Japan and released a number of Japan-only albums. Wanting to share his music with the U.S. as well, Shimabukuro founded Hitchhike Records and soon released 2005’s Dragon, which charted at No. 5 on Billboard’s Top World Music Albums. The following year, after his YouTube success, he released Gently Weeps, which peaked at No. 2 on the Top World Music Albums. Shimabukuro has gone on to release numerous high-charting albums.
Setlists
- 1.Ave Maria (Franz Schubert cover)
- 2.Golden
- 3.While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles cover)
- 4.Cause We've Ended as Lovers
- 5.Kula Blues
- 6.A Place in the Sun (Stevie Wonder cover)
- 7.One Foot on Sand
- 8.Many Feathers
- 9.All I Want for Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey cover)
- 10.Orange World
- 11.Margaritaville / Friend of the Devil (Jimmy Buffett cover)
- 12.Breathe (Pink Floyd cover)
- 13.Sleepwalk (Santo & Johnny cover)
- 14.Grateful (Justin Kawika Young cover)
- 15.Dragon
- 16.Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen cover)
- 17.We Will Rock You / Sunshine Of Your Love / Smoke On the Water / LaGrange
- 18.The Legend of Joseph Kekuku
- 19.Get Together
- 1.Let's Dance
- 2.6/8
- 3.Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles cover)
- 4.While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles cover)
- 5.Cause We've Ended as Lovers (Syreeta cover)
- 6.Kula Blues
- 7.Ichigo Ichie
- 8.Margaritaville / Friend of the Devil
- 9.Dragon
- 10.Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen cover)
- 11.We Will Rock You / Smoke on the Water / LaGrange
- 1.Let's Dance
- 2.6/8
- 3.Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles cover)
- 4.While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles cover)
- 5.Cause We've Ended as Lovers (Syreeta cover)
- 6.Kula Blues
- 7.Orange World
- 8.Margaritaville / Friend of the Devil
- 9.Dragon
- 10.Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen cover)
- 11.We Will Rock You / Sunshine of Your Love / Smoke on the Water / LaGrange
- 12.Kawika (Peter Moon cover)
- 1.While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles cover)
- 2.Somewhere Over the Rainbow
- 3.We Three Kings
- 4.Grateful
- 5.Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles cover)
- 6.This Christmas
- 7.O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam cover)
- 8.Seven Feathers
- 9.All I Want for Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey cover)
Set One
- 1.While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles cover)
- 2.We Three Kings
- 3.Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles cover)
- 4.Never Forget Where I'm From (Justin Kawika Young cover)
- 5.This Christmas
- 6.A Place in the Sun (Stevie Wonder cover)
- 7.Grateful
- 8.O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam cover)
Set Two
- 9.Sakura Sakura
- 10.Cause We've Ended as Lovers (Syreeta cover)
- 11.Kula Blues
- 12.Orange World
- 13.Margaritaville - Friend of the Devil
- 14.Many Feathers
- 15.All I Want for Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey cover)
Encore
- 16.Kawika (Peter Moon cover)
- 17.Get Together
Super impressive show
by IdoUcan on 11/3/15Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5World class musician and world class guy. Just a really great show
Jake puts on an amazing high energy show
by NoisyCricket82 on 11/3/15Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5Well I was skeptical about a guy with a ukelele but I have to say the show was amazing. Jake played nearly two hours straight with no breaks and just played his heart out. He is amazingly talented and reminded me of some great guitarists I had seen in the past. Al DiMeola came to mind. Just truly a talented artist who is humble and I could tell he genuinely enjoyed what he was doing.
jake shimabukuro
by mjbltb on 11/3/15Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5Jake is an incredible musician and one of a kind entertainer. Jake rocks !
Must see
by Anonymous on 11/3/15Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5Jake emits so much joy the entire time onstage....it's contagious, and you find yourself smiling ear to ear the whole time! His music is just incredible, and his passion is so apparent! My husband is a well-trained rock music guy, and puts Jake up there with Joe Satriani, Jimi Hendrix....he is an unbelievable musician, and watching him play is just an incredible experience!!! Everyone should see Jake life....once in a lifetime experience!
Jake was great!
by Lisabethe on 11/3/15Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5Jake is a phenomenon on the ukulele. You must hear him and see him to believe it!
Jake Shimabukuro was phenomenal!
by Anonymous on 11/3/15Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5We had heard about Jake through several friends who told us how good he was, so we thought we would enjoy him, but he far exceeded our expectations. From the minute he walked out onstage, to the minute he left, he threw every ounce of his energy and love for playing the ukelele into his performance. It's really amazing that someone can make that instrument with only 4 strings do the things he does with it. We will definitely go to see him again!
Amazing energy from Jake!
by Lizzie60 on 11/3/15Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5Jake Shimabukuro came onstage and began playing with explosive energy and enthusiasm which carried throughout the concert into his second encore! He gave an outstanding performance for each piece he selected--most from his new CD "Travels." The combination of virtuosity, musicianship, and showmanship awed the audience.
Jake is Great
by UkeBro on 8/25/15Birchmere - AlexandriaRating: 5 out of 5Demonstrated what amazing music can come out a ukulele. Showcased a spectrum of musical genre. (self-composed, classic Hawaiian, modern rock/pop).
We will return to hear Jake again
by Janome on 8/25/15Birchmere - AlexandriaRating: 5 out of 5What Jake does takes a lot of skill and practice. We enjoyed the show very much.
Jake gives 110% to his Audience
by ArtbyNoni on 7/19/15Saban Theatre - Beverly HillsRating: 5 out of 5Wonderful Concert !!!! He is truly the best Ukelele player!!! Warm and wonderful . A lot of energy and a excellent musician. First time at the Saban theater. All seats are good.
Mesmorizing Performance by Jake!
by BChanelMusic on 7/15/15Saban Theatre - Beverly HillsRating: 5 out of 5As a ukulele-player myself, I was ecstatic to get to finally see Jake in concert. I went to the concert all by myself and it was quite a moving and wonderful experience. Jake has an immediately noticeable kindred soul and fun personality. His music is full of story and emotional as well as delicate intricacy. I aspire to be able to play half as well as he does one day. If you can catch him when he's touring, I HIGHLY recommend it.
I laughed, I cried and I was blown away!
by CEfromLA on 7/14/15Saban Theatre - Beverly HillsRating: 5 out of 5We didn't know a lot (OK, nothing) about Jake Shimabukuro before watching a documentary on Netflix, but liked what we saw, so I bought tickets for the Saban. I was not disappointed! We see a lot of live music but it is seldom that I have EVER seen an artist play with such unbridled JOY. From the opening notes to the closing, it was such a magical experience; I spent half the night with a goofy smile on my face and the other half with tears in my eyes and loved every minute of it.
- by Anonymous on 7/14/15Saban Theatre - Beverly HillsRating: 5 out of 5
He was spectacular! Great show. Great meeting him afterwards. Loved everything about it!
Exceeded Our Expectations!
by KathyC5 on 6/29/15Auditorium Theatre - ChicagoRating: 5 out of 5The Jake Shimabukuro concert with The City Lights Orchestra exceeded our expectations beyond our wildest dreams! Jake's performance on ukelele was by far one of the most moving and amazing concerts I've ever had the pleasure to see. He truly made the ukelele sing with emotion, dynamic and tempo changes that enhanced each piece. His love of music was so apparent and his interaction with City Lights Orchestra and the audience was a credit to him as a professional. The City Lights Orchestra would be a joy to hear on their own, but the collaboration with Jake brought several genres of music and two tone qualities together in a nearly perfect performance. All the arrangements were amazing!
Jake totally rocks
by Mikatsuki on 6/28/15Auditorium Theatre - ChicagoRating: 5 out of 5Jake Shimabukuro is amazing with that ukulele - wow! What a nice guy, too, and so gracious. He was obviously excited to have the very talented City Lights Orchestra backing him, and they did a great job with only 4 hours rehearsal with him. I had a wonderful time, all smiles!
Ukulele god
by meeee123 on 6/27/15Auditorium Theatre - ChicagoRating: 5 out of 5Jake is a genius at what he does. Heartbreakingly beautiful, subtle, tender, explosive, exciting, extremely entertaining to watch, very interesting moments in between songs while he's talking about his experiences, humble, unassuming and happy-go-lucky. Will defy your expectations and broaden your appreciation and love for all things music. Dare I say again, he's a genius.
Jake was FANTASTIC!
by Oldg6 on 6/27/15Auditorium Theatre - ChicagoRating: 5 out of 5Jake Shimabukuro was wonderful and with the band took on a whole new depth. His music displayed a variety they appealed to everyone. Never heard a ukulele played like that before. He was energetic and humorous. I will definitely plan on seeing him when he returns!!
- by Anonymous on 6/27/15Auditorium Theatre - ChicagoRating: 3 out of 5
Some of the orchestra piece with jake wasn't prepared well at all. The Queen song was so bad. Jake on the other hand was great. I would rather just hear him play solo. Please ask him to come back again!!!
- by Anonymous on 3/21/15Uptown Theatre Napa - NapaRating: 4 out of 5
Great show! Great venue! Jake Shimabukura is an amazing artist!