Free Tix to Jake Shimabukuro!
Jake Shimabukuro is known as the world’s best ukulele player, which is kind of the best niche distinction I’ve heard in while. He has built a following with his speedy and unique method of playing, that incorporates different styles and genres – from jazz, blues, funk, classical, bluegrass, folk, flamenco, and rock. I especially <3 his cover of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”
Anyway, Jake is playing tomorrow night at the Blender Theater at Gramercy, and his peeps are giving away a pair of free tickets to whoever replies first – just give a shout to elizabeth@freewilliamsburg.com, with your name and email address.
If you’re curious (and in honor of Election Day) here is some footage of Jake playing “The Star-Spangled Banner”:
Comments
Um, I'm not a spammer like that commenter, but he's a great musician.
I saw him this past summer, he really shows a musicianship that is often lost now and days.
Posted by: sara | November 5, 2008 12:47 PM
for anyone else interested who
didn't get tickets- there's a ukulele cabaret (Five hrs of
fantastic uke FREE) coming up this Saturday night:
http://ukulelecabaret.com/ for more details.
Posted by: caitlin | November 4, 2008 04:19 PM