Join ‘ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro in launching new ‘ukulele lending collections at various O‘ahu public libraries!

The live broadcast will feature performances by local musicians and include special guests, Mike Upton, founder and owner of Kala Brand Music Company, and Chris Kamaka, production manager at Kamaka ‘Ukulele.

This free virtual event will culminate a three-year project with the Music For Life Foundation and co-director Jake Shimabukuro in providing ‘ukulele to all 51 public libraries in Hawai‘i.

For more information, click the web link or visit librarieshawaii.org/events

The Making Of Sonny Days Ahead w/ Jake Shimabukuro ft. Sonny Landreth

"Sonny Days Ahead" from the new album "Jake & Friends"

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LIVE - CELEBRATING JAKE & FRIENDS ALBUM

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With guitarist Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, Shimabukuro dives into the jazzy side of Cream on “Wrapping Paper” (the first song the psychedelic power trio ever recorded). Benson also turns up on a transplendent take on “Go Now,” made famous by the Moody Blues in 1964, on which Shimabukuro and Doobie Brothers frontman Michael McDonald complement each other on ‘ukulele. “People might not know that Michael is an incredible ‘ukulele player,” Shimabukuro says. “A few years ago, we bonded while playing ‘ukulele together, and here we had a brilliant time improvising, with Michael playing a baritone ‘ukulele. I love the way it turned out.”

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Who else should turn up on Shimabukuro’s original composition “Sonny Days Ahead” but blues guitar icon Sonny Landreth? Fun and friendly, this folk-laced track is a stirring, transporting musical exchange between masters.

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Shimabukuro had already become acquainted with Bette Midler – back in 2010, the two performed for no less than Queen Elizabeth II, no less – and when he reached out to the Divine Miss M (who, as it turns out, was also born in Hawaii), he requested that they re-imagine his mother’s favorite song, “The Rose.” Midler sounds heavenly on this stark yet shimmering version of her Golden Globe-winning classic, and Shimabukuro’s graceful, poignant playing serves as the perfect accompaniment. “Recording that song with Bette was a huge deal for me,” he says, “because I knew my mother would love it.”

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George Harrison’s “Something” stands as one of the greatest love songs ever written, and now one of the most moving versions exists with the combination of Shimabukuro and country stars (and real-life husband and wife) Vince Gill and Amy Grant. The two singers don’t just vocalize; they bring their own shared romantic experiences to the lyrics. And the sumptuous instrumental passage – first ‘ukulele then Gill on guitar – is art in its highest form.

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Fans longing for all-instrumental bliss will revel in the aptly named “Smokin’ Strings,” which Shimabukuro wrote and performed with bluegrass guitar sensation Billy Strings. What starts out as a lilting, elegant dance suddenly explodes into a red-hot hoedown. And who else should turn up on Shimabukuro’s original composition “Sonny Days Ahead” but blues guitar icon Sonny Landreth? Fun and friendly, this folk-laced track is a stirring, transporting musical exchange between masters.

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One of Shimabukuro’s dreams was to jam with Allman Brothers/Gov’t Mule guitarist and singer Warren Haynes, and on Jake & Friends he got his wish, as the two throw down in epic ways on their fiery reading of the blues-rock classic “On the Road to Freedom.” The 1973 original by Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre ran but four minutes, but in the nimble fingers of Shimabukuro and Haynes, it’s now a dizzying 13-minute showcase of bravura musicianship capped with Haynes’ gutsy vocals. “It wasn’t supposed to be that long,” Shimabukuro says with a laugh, “but as we were mixing, I just said, ‘Warren’s playing is so good – let it go!’”