Jake Shimabukuro live in concert.
ON TOUR

Jake Shimabukuro

12
critic concert reviews
jazz

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

78
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Based on 
12
critic concert
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 12 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Jake Shimabukuro is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. Jake Shimabukuro concert reviews describe live shows and performances as joyous and engaging.

ON TOUR

Fox Tucson Theatre, Tucson, United States (December 6);

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Latest Release

Grateful (September 8, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
Honolulu, United States (11/3/1976) (11/3/1976)
Bio
Jake Shimabukuro is a young ukulele virtuoso from Honolulu, Hawaii. Combining elements of jazz, rock, Hawaiian, and pop, he is often called the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Americana Highways (USA)

March 13, 2020
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Jake Shimabukuro and Friends, March 06, 2020, The Blue Note, Honolulu, Hawaii

Parklife DC (USA)

February 14, 2020
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With a hearty Aloha! ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro greeted the crowd at Strathmore Music Center last night.

Parklife DC (USA)

September 24, 2019
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Yeah, the name is tough to pronounce, but Jake Shimabukuro’s talent is easy to see. The Hawaiian-born ukulele performer and composer brought his gift to The Birchmere recently in a show that featured both brilliance and a beloved, special guest.

Reading Eagle (USA)

October 26, 2017
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No recording can do justice to what the artist can do with the instrument.

Concert Livewire (USA)

July 9, 2015
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Jake Shimabukuro brought his predominantly solo concert back to Tucson's Rialto Theatre for the third time in the last few years and it was a joyous affair! He quietly took the stage and started strumming his intro and had one closed their eyes, you could mistake the ukulele for a violin, guitar or any other

Concert Livewire (USA)

February 20, 2014
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His solo career exploded in 2006 when a fan posted a video of him playing George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" without his knowledge.

The Santa Barbara Independent (USA)

February 16, 2012
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Shimabukuro has been a world-wide sensation ever since his Ukulele Weeps became a hit on YouTube.

Past critic reviews published in

Honest Tune (USA), The Musical Box (USA), No Depression (USA)

Image Credit

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