Time, NYT Laud Jake Shimabukuro's "Buoyant Musicianship and Brisk Proficiency"

It's been a banner year thus far for Jake Shimabukuro. His new album 'Peace Love Ukulele' (HITCHHIKE RECORDS) debuted at #1 on the Billboard World Album chart, and has brought the Hawaii native national acclaim from NPR, YouTube and others. Time Magazine and the New York Times can now be added to the list in praise of Shimabukuro's virtuosic ukulele playing. 

Nate Chinen of the New York Times said of a recent performance Shimabukuro at Brooklyn Bowl: 

"Shimabukuro… comes by his fame with buoyant musicianship and brisk proficiency. The innovation in his style stems from an embrace of restrictions: the ukulele has only four strings and a limited range. He compensates with an adaptable combination of rhythmic strumming, classical-style finger-picking and fredboard tapping." 

Read the entire review here: 
http://nyti.ms/JakeS_NYTimes 

Shimabukuro and his ukulele are also featured in a Time Magazine article by Tim Morrison about the instrument and its sudden surge in popularity. Morrison notes that a quick Google search of ukulele "won't be some grainy clip of Tiny Tim or George Formby but a performance by a hair-gelled 34-year-old Hawaiian named Jake Shimabukuro."

Read the Time Magazine piece here:
http://bit.ly/JakeS_TimeMag

The 'Peace Love Ukulele' debut at #1 on the Billboard World Albums chart is Shimabukuro's best showing to date on the Billboard charts.

Listen to Shimabukuro's NPR performance chat here: 
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/01/132549838/Virtuoso-Shimabukuro-Takes-Ukulele-Seriously

Watch the YouTube spotlight here: 
http://bit.ly/JakeS_YouTube

Info on Jake Shimabukuro: 
http://www.shorefire.com/clients/jshimabukuro/
http://jakeshimabukuro.com/home
 
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