Friends of Kehau Aloha Jam Benefit
http://www.friendsofkehausullivan.com
Friends of Kehau Sullivan are delighted to collaborate with ‘Music is Good Medicine’ represented by Jake Shimabukuro, with its mission: to use the power of music to heal, influence and inspire people to improve our community, maintain a healthy lifestyle, and pursue their dreams with a positive attitude.
Kehau is the youngest daughter of North Shore surfer Pancho Sullivan, who was born with a congenital heart condition that required surgery less than 24 hours after her birth. The medical requirements including at least 4 additional surgeries for Baby Kehau has the Sullivan family faced with an out-of-pocket cost of at least $150,000 after insurance payments.
Jake Joins Jack Johnson's Kokua Festival
After taking a year off, the Kokua Festival is back in 2010. Hawaii’s own Jack Johnson is proud to host the 6th Kokua Festival and share the stage with Ziggy Marley and the legendary Taj Mahal on Earth Day weekend - Friday, April 23rd and Saturday, April 24th – at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii. In addition to full band performances by Jack Johnson and Taj Mahal, and a solo acoustic set by Ziggy Marley, this year’s incredible line-up will be rounded out by ukulele extraordinaire, Jake Shimabukuro, and Maui-based songstress, Anuhea.
http://www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org/
Jake & Bette Midler Performing Together in Las Vegas
Jake will be heading out to perform again with the legendary Bette Midler for her final show in Las Vegas. Jake was invited by Bette to revisit their duet of In My Life - which the pair recently performed for the Queen of England. The show will take place on the evening of Sunday, January 31.
Music Is Good Medicine Newsletter Issue 2
Music Is Good Medicine (MIGM) has just released it's second issue of the Chameleon Quarterly! This newsletter features many event summaries from past school visits and collaborations in our final quarter of 2009.
Please download the PDF file below and check out this fresh and fun second installment of the Chameleon Quarterly.
- Download The Newsletter Here (PDF) -
Read More...New Hawaii music festival expands Na Hoku Hanohano Awards celebration
If you love Hawaiian music (or even just kind of dig it), start making plans to be on Oahu in May.
The music of Hawaii and the artists, past and present, who create it will be celebrated with a new four-day festival in May, anchored by the 2010 Na Hoku Hanohano Music Awards....
Vote For Jake - Hawaii Music Awards
Jake's Live album is nominated for the Hawaii Music Awards Ukulele category.
To cast your vote please:
1) Go to http://www.hawaiimusicawards.com/
2) Click "VOTE NOW!! "
3) Enter your email address
4) Go to Ukulele Category
5) Select the artist you wish to vote for. Jake's album is listed as "Live"
6) *Important* - You must click "Review and Submit Your Vote" on the right side of the page. The submit page will confirm your vote and ask you to enter a validation code. If you do not complete this process your vote will not be counted.
Mahalo for your support!
Read More...Press: Acoustic Guitar
Jake made the Acoustic Guitar top 240 essential albums list for 2009.
Press: Honolulu Advertiser
Shimabukuro shares passion for playing
A month ago, Hawai'i 'ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro performed the Beatles classic "In My Life" alongside Bette Midler for Queen Elizabeth II at the prestigious Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, England, a show that also included actress-comedian Whoopi Goldberg, singer Michael Buble and tween star Miley Cyrus.
And what was good enough for the queen — and Bette, Whoopi and Miley — proved good enough for hundreds of Hawai'i State Library patrons yesterday as Shimabukuro played a free 45-minute set, heavy on Beatles covers, and shared his views on music, passion and personal expression in support of the Music is Good Medicine community outreach program.
Online Store Open
Happy New Year everyone! We have reopened Jake's online store after the short holiday break. We hope everyone had a great new year and we wish everyone a fun and successful year in 2010!