"Ukulele Wizard" (Guitar World) Unleashes Alan Parsons-Produced LP Tuesday

"Ukulele wizard" (Guitar World) Jake Shimabukuro will release his Alan Parsons-produced album 'Grand Ukulele' on October 2nd.
 
Critics are buzzing:

"Mr. Shimabukuro has proved himself the exception...as both a virtuoso and a brand. His genial new release, produced by Alan Parsons, delivers a...mix of intricate originals and shrewdly arranged pop covers." - NY Times

"[Shimabukuro is] the point at which the general public's idea of the ukulele's possibilities changed permanently...Shimabukuro's playing is distinguished by his restless invention." - Acoustic Guitar Magazine

"Shimabukuro displays his mastery...strums with wild fervor and plucks with the utmost sensitivity." - Billboard

Listen to Shimabukuro's "rousing" cover of Adele's "Rolling In the Deep" on Wired.com: http://tinyurl.com/8ocodx8
 
Shimabukuro will take his "stunning to watch" (NY Post) live show on the road with his 30+ date "Grand Ukulele Tour," starting with a performance at NYC's Housing Works Bookstore Café on October 2nd.

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2012 Tour Dates

October 2 - New York, NY - Housing Works
October 4 - Malibu, FL - Smothers Theater
October 5 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Resort & Casino
October 6 - Ojai, CA - Ojai World Music Festival
October 7 - Saratoga, CA - Carriage House Theatre
October 9 - Modesto, CA - Gallo Center for the Arts
October 10 - Livermore, CA - Livermore Performing Arts Center
October 12 - Poway, CA - Poway Center for the Performing Arts
October 13 - Irvine, CA - Irvine Barclay Theatre
October 19 - Rexburg, ID - BYU Hard Auditorium
October 20 - Ogden, UT - Peery's Egyptian Theatre
October 21 - Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre
October 22 - Spokane, WA - Sing Crosby Theatre
October 23 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
October 24 - Seattle, WA - Taper Auditorium
October 25 - Sacramento, CA - Colonial Theatre
October 26 - Fresno, CA - Tower Theatre for the Performing Arts
October 27 - San Luis Obispo, CA - San Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center
November 2 - West Palm Beach, FL - Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Arts
November 3 - Winston Salem, NC - R.J. Reynolds Auditorium
November 4 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
November 5 - Richmond, VA - Modlin Center for the Arts
November 7 - Lebanon, IL - Hettenhausen Center for the Arts
November 8 - New Albany, IN - Paul W. Ogle Cultural & Community Center
November 9 - Terre haute, IN - Hatfield Hall
November 10 - Jasper, IN - Jasper Arts Center
November 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum Theater
November 16 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
November 17 - Reno, NV - Pioneer Center
November 18 - Las Vegas, NV - Artemus Ham Hall
November 24 - Honolulu, HI - Hawaii Theater
November 26 - Akron, OH - E.J. Thomas Hall
November 27 - Munhall, PA - Carnegie Library Music Hall
November 28 - Harrisburg, PA - Sunoco Performance Theater
November 29 - Storrs, CT - Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
November 30 - New York, NY - Skirball Center
December 1 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre
December 2 - Syracuse, NY - The Westcott Theater
 
For more information on Jake Shimabukuro, please contact Rebecca Shapiro (rshapiro@shorefire.com), Josh Page (jpage@shorefire.com) or Andrea Bussell (abussell@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, 718.522.7171