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Broadway Center for the Performing Arts presents An Evening with Jake Shimabukuro.
Playing everything from blues to funk to flamenco and rock – Jake Shimabukuro is a revolutionary ukulele wizard! Hear traditional ukulele music turned on its head with covers and original compositions. Shimabukuro is on a mission to show the world that the ukulele is capable of much more than traditional Hawaiian music.
Shimabukuro’s been declared a musical hero by Rolling Stone, earned comparisons to Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis, and even played in front of the Queen of England. Known for his lightning-fast fingers and innovative style, Jake collaborated on his latest record with legendary producer/engineer Alan Parsons, best known for his work on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and The Beatles’ Abbey Road.
Shimabukuro became internationally famous when his video of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” became one of the first viral videos on YouTube. From Bach and Japanese koto music, to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” Jake has reinvented ukulele!
