Jake Shimabukuro | |
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![]() Jake Shimabukuro performing in Joshua Tree, California, in 2007 | |
Background information | |
Born | Honolulu, Hawai’i, U.S. | November 3, 1976
Genres | Jazz, blues, funk, rock, classical, bluegrass, folk, flamenco |
Instrument | Ukulele |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | ![]() ![]() Music Theories Recordings |
Website | www |
Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976) is a ukulele virtuoso and composer from Hawaii[a] known for his fast and complex finger work.[2] His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco.[3] Shimabukuro has written numerous original compositions, including the entire soundtracks to two Japanese films, Hula Girls (2007) and Sideways (2009), the Japanese remake of the same name.[4]
Well known in Hawai’i and Japan during his early solo career in the early 2000s, Shimabukuro became famous internationally in 2006, when a video of him playing a virtuosic rendition of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was posted on YouTube without his knowledge and became one of the first viral videos on that site.[5] His concert engagements, collaborations with well-known musicians, media appearances, and music production have snowballed since then. In 2012, an award-winning documentary was released tracking his life, career, and music, titled Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings; it has screened in a variety of festivals, aired repeatedly on PBS, and been released on DVD.
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