NPR, YouTube Kick Off Jake Shimabukuro Release Week

NPR and YouTube are helping ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro kick off release week for his new album ‘Peace Love Ukulele, out today on HITCHHIKE RECORDS. Shimabukuro, who the New Yorker says is able to "coax unexpectedly complex rhythms, moods, and harmonies out of his instrument’s two-octave range,” sat down for a performance chat this past Saturday on NPR Weekend Edition, and today Shimabukuro is one of the featured artists on YouTube’s music page - his greeting video with performance of album standout "Bring Your Adz" has already garnered over 98,000 views in just a few hours. 


Listen to the NPR performance chat here:

http://n.pr/Shimabukuro_WeekendEdition



Watch the YouTube spotlight here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSNYWJL3mfA&feature=spotlight&list=PL7A05380305E57DC5



Watch Jake on NBC New York’s “Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf”:

http://bit.ly/Shimabukuro_TalkStoop
 
For more information on Jake Shimabukuro, please contact Rebecca Shapiro (rshapiro@shorefire.com) Rob Krauser (rkrauser@shorefire.com) or Jon Bleicher (jbleicher@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, 718.522.7171.