Ukulele Wunderkind Transcends Rock and Roll Boundaries

Jake Shimabukuro, Alan Parsons (The Beatles, Pink Floyd) Collaborate on Career-Defining New CD 

"Jake is taking the instrument to a place that I can't see anybody else catching up with." - Eddie Vedder 

"The moment he takes the stage is the moment you witness just how totally dominating he's been in redefining the instrument." - Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's The Next List 

"Leading a ukulele renaissance." - PBS NewsHour
 
It's been a defining year for "ukulele hero" (Rolling Stone) Jake Shimabukuro. He's performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Rolling Stone Live (http://tinyurl.com/c6dc7a4), A Prairie Home Companion (http://tinyurl.com/7puket7) and CNN's The Next List (http://tinyurl.com/d2sxopq). On October 2nd, Shimabukuro's most ambitious record to date, entitled 'Grand Ukulele,' will catapult his career even further.

Shimabukuro is in the studio with Alan Parsons, assistant engineer of the Beatles' 'Abbey Road' and Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon,' working on an album that will not only take him to the next level, but will redefine the ukulele itself. The release will be followed by a 30+ date US tour.

On the new LP, Shimabukuro will infuse his "buoyant musicianship and brisk proficiency" (NY Times) with the rock and roll technique that has earned him the title of "Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele" (Guitar Player). Shimabukuro has defied the limitations of his 4-string, 2-octave instrument with his astonishing covers of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (10 million+ views on YouTube) and "Bohemian Rhapsody."

"Forget everything you know about the ukulele" (Time) and check out some of Shimabukuro's brilliant performances:

PBS NewsHour - http://tinyurl.com/6nt9ud8

Perez Hilton - http://tinyurl.com/76rdfuq

NPR's Talk of the Nation - http://tinyurl.com/6wcyvxz

Shimabukuro's cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps": http://tinyurl.com/2xwah7 

Full tour dates: http://tinyurl.com/c2bk6jx

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