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Song Travels

Jake Shimabukuro On Song Travels

April 24, 2015 • The ukulele player joins host Michael Feinstein for a duet of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."

Jake Shimabukuro In The Studio

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Toast Of The Nation

Jake Shimabukuro: Solo Ukulele In Concert

WBGO

January 2, 2009 • Jake Shimabukuro is a genre-demolishing artist who plays jazz, blues, funk, classical, bluegrass, folk, flamenco and rock. It's all with the mission of showing everyone that the ukulele is capable of much more than just traditional Hawaiian music. He performs a concert from San Francisco.

Jake Shimabukuro in Concert at the San Francisco Jazz Festival 11/9/08

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World Cafe

Jake Shimabukuro At The Philadelphia Folk Festival

XPN

September 10, 2008 • With virtuoso technique and overwhelming energy, the young Hawaiian coaxes many unconventional styles, from jazz to rock and flamenco, out of the ukulele. He talks to World Cafe's David Dye in between live performances.

Jake Shimabukuro in Concert on World Cafe - 09/10/2008

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Music Interviews

In the Hands Of A Master, The Ukulele Is No Toy

September 28, 2006 • Think the ukulele is just a cheap, plastic toy to be played under a palm tree? One listen to Jake Shimabukuro and you'll change your mind. The Hawaiian-born virtuoso visits NPR to show what the tiny instrument can do.

In the Hands Of A Master, The Ukulele Is No Toy

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Ring In The New Year With Jazz

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December 30, 2008 • NPR Music ended 2008 the way the previous 29 have for NPR and its jazz partner WBGO: with live jazz, all night long. Toast of the Nation features jazz groups welcoming the new year across the country, from New York to Los Angeles, Boston to New Orleans. Here's a preview of the night's artists.

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World Cafe

Jake Shimabukuro On World Cafe

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February 1, 2011 • Jake Shimabukuro, considered one of the world's top ukulele players, has been compared to Hendrix, Van Halan and Yo Yo Ma, recently released his ninth album, Peace Love Ukulele. Hear him perform on World Cafe.

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