Sunday, September 18, 2022 · 3:00 PM CDT & 7:00 PM CDT
Jake Shimabukuro
with special guest Justin Kawika Young
4544 N Lincoln Ave · Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall · 773.728.6000
Sunday, September 18, 2022 · 3:00 PM CDT & 7:00 PM CDT
4544 N Lincoln Ave · Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall · 773.728.6000
Over the past two decades, Jake Shimabukuro has proved that there isn't a style of music that he can't play. While versatility for any musician is impressive, what's remarkable about Shimabukuro's transcendent skills is how he explores his seemingly limitless vocabulary – whether it's jazz, rock, blues, bluegrass, folk or even classical – on perhaps the unlikeliest of instruments: the ‘ukulele. Responding to the urgent calls of his fervent imagination, the Hawai'i-born virtuoso has taken the ‘ukulele to points previously thought impossible, and in the process he's reinvented the applications for this tiny, heretofore underappreciated four-string instrument, causing many to call him “the Jimi Hendrix of the ‘ukulele.”
Born and raised in Hawai'i, Justin Kawika Young first found success in his island home. He accumulated eleven number-one hits on Hawai'i radio before relocating to Los Angeles. He quickly established a following in the local music scene there and connected with other singer/songwriters including Colbie Caillat, eventually joining her band.