Very sweet interview with ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro who demonstrates the insrument's versatility. Beautiful performance of George Harrison's "While My 吉他 Gently Weeps."
'All About Jazz' provides a glowing review of the latest Jake Shimabukuro album. Here's a quote "Gently Weeps is a record that should do for the ukulele what Béla Fleck and the Flecktones did for the banjo."
Jake Shimabukuro is taking the ukulele to places that it's never been before. Over the past six years, the Hawaiian-born musician has transformed the diminutive four-string uke into an infinitely pliable instrument, capable of generating everything from crunching, effects-laden rock to sensuously swinging jazz.