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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Jake Shimabukuro\nEvent Url: http://www.peakradar.c
 om/event/detail/441591217/Jake_Shimabukuro\nEvent Date Begin: 2012-05-17\n
 Event Date End: 2012-05-17\n\n&ldquo\;Forget everything you know about the
  ukulele&hellip\;and go do a Google search. The first video that pops up w
 on't be some grainy clip of Tiny Tim or George Formby but a performance by
  a hair-gelled 34-year old Hawaiian named Jake Shimabukuro.&rdquo\; &ndash
 \; Time magazine feature\nIt's rare for a young musician to earn compariso
 ns to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. It's even harder to find 
 an artist who has entirely redefined an instrument by his early thirties. 
 But Jake Shimabukuro (she-ma-boo-koo-row) has already accomplished these f
 eats\, and more\, in a little over a decade of playing and recording music
 &hellip\;on the ukulele. \nYes\, the ukulele. In the hands of Shimabukuro\
 , the traditional Hawaiian instrument of four strings and two octaves is s
 tretched and molded into a complex and bold new musical force. On his most
  recent album 'Peace Love Ukulele' (which debuted at #1 on the Billboard W
 orld Album Chart)\, Jake and his &ldquo\;uke&rdquo\; effortlessly (it seem
 s) mix jazz\, rock\, classical\, traditional Hawaiian music\, and folk\, c
 reating a sound that's both technically masterful and emotionally powerful
 &hellip\;and utterly unique in the music world. No less than the New York 
 Times recently noted his &ldquo\;buoyant musicianship&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;
 brisk proficiency\,&rdquo\; adding\, &ldquo\;the innovation in his style s
 tems from an embrace of restrictions: the ukulele has only four strings an
 d a limited range. He compensates with an adaptable combination of rhythmi
 c strumming\, classical-style finger-picking and fretboard tapping.&rdquo\
 ; Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam who recently released his own album of ukulele
  songs had this to say about Jake: &ldquo\;Jake is taking the instrument t
 o a place that I can't see anybody else catching up with him.&rdquo\;\nFor
  Shimabukuro\, his life has always centered on the ukulele. He started pla
 ying the instrument at the age of 4\, at the urging of his mother (who als
 o played). &ldquo\;Everyone plays in Hawaii\,&rdquo\; he says. &ldquo\;But
  I became obsessed with it.&rdquo\; \nShimabukuro began his music career i
 n earnest performing at local Honolulu venues and coffee shops. &ldquo\;I 
 loved playing in those intimate coffee shops\, and was very happy\,&rdquo\
 ; he remembers. &ldquo\;But when Sony Music Japan showed interest in signi
 ng me\, I realized that maybe I had a chance to take it a bit furher.&rdqu
 o\; His career really skyrocketed when a YouTube clip of him performing &l
 dquo\;While My Guitar Gently Weeps&rdquo\; in Central Park went viral &nda
 sh\; over eight-million views and counting.\nThe clip certainly broadened 
 Shimabukuro's audience. In the years since that clip aired\, Shimabukuro h
 as performed with Bela Fleck and Flecktones\, Bette Midler\, Yo-Yo Ma\, Cy
 ndi Lauper\, Ziggy Marley\, Levon Helm\, Marcus Miller\, Stanley Clarke\, 
 Les Paul\, Dave Koz\, Chris Botti\, and Jimmy Buffett. He's played on show
 s like &ldquo\;Jimmy Kimmel Live!\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;The Late Show with Con
 an O'Brien\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;The Today Show&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Last Call 
 with Carson Daly\,&rdquo\; was a featured artist on NPR's &ldquo\;Weekend 
 Edition\,&rdquo\; and more recently was a featured artist on Rolling Stone
  Live. He's landed slots on the Monterrey and Playboy Jazz Festivals\, per
 formed at Google and the influential TED conference\, and performed in fro
 nt of the Queen of England in Blackpool (alongside Bette Midler). Shimabuk
 uro also received a cameo in the Adam Sandler movie &ldquo\;Just Go with I
 t\,&rdquo\; where he also recorded a few songs for the soundtrack.\nDespit
 e the success\, Jake remains humble and admittedly &ldquo\;awestruck&rdquo
 \; by how his love of the ukulele has propelled him to such great heights.
  For that\, he gives full credit to the instrument he's played with a pass
 ion since he was four years old. &ldquo\;If everyone played the ukulele\, 
 the world would be a better place\,&rdquo\; says Shimabukuro.\n\nWith Spec
 ial Guest Opener: Kailin Yong\, Fiddler for Peace\nKailin Yong\, fiddler f
 or peace. A violinist\, teacher and composer who believes in the power of 
 music to bring about positive changes in our world\, which is why he has d
 edicated his life to making music with the intention of building cultural 
 bridges and promoting peace.\nHe does so through his constant and tireless
  exploration and study of music and instruments from around the world\, pl
 aying and writing music that not only celebrates the diversity of the huma
 n race but also illuminates our commonalities. \n&ldquo\;Through music\, w
 e discover that there is no 'them and us\,' and the reality of our all bei
 ng connected as one becomes clear. This is the vision put forth in Kailin 
 Yong's music. We hear the musical styles of the Middle East\, Asia\, Europ
 e\, and the Americas &hellip\; Everyone finds a welcome.&rdquo\; \n&mdash\
 ; Cameron Powers\, Musical Missions of Peace\n\nStart time: Doors:	5:30 p.
 m.	\nShow: 7:00 p.m.\n
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