Just saw him and a couple friends at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor for a Hawaiian holiday concert and heard the best rendition of Little Drummer Boy ever! He is truly a virtuoso and a Hawaiian treasure! Mahalo for your humble, grateful and loving heart, Jake!!!
When I saw this, I really knocked myself over the head. After seeing this, I swore that I would never make fun of a ukulele-player ever again. *headdesk* This guy touched my heart so bad. He's a Jimi hendrix on the ukulele. What a piece of art. ♥
Michelle, excellent footage and closeups of Jakes playing, well done on including the fan and the intro and fad outs w/ very simple credits is understated and top notch. You're wonderful and I appreciate all you've done here and most of all sharing this wonderful footage w/ us. Respect, Epiha
i'm on the verge of tears every time i hear this song. it's purely amazing. i'm almost at a loss for words, and i can't really explain how it makes me feel.
i defo know who the greatest ukulele player is in the world!!! JAKE!!!! man this guy is like amazing in like all aspects of ukulele playing...! he has a huge range of dynamics and notes....genius
I wanna know what he is thinking about when he plays! You can just tell he is completely in tune with the uke! It's like the ukulele is an extension of him. I love you Jake!
rohbit: YES! You're right! That was definitely the one I was thinking of. The Crazy Train solo was similar, but that part from Sultans of Swing was almost right on. Thanks a ton!
Many things come to mind...its hard to express what they are, so i'll go with simply saying that this is an awesome song played by an excellent artist, and rating it 5 stars. Go for the grammy jake! :D
It's really to bad that he doesn't get a lot of publicity. His talent is just, do damn rare to be passed up by anyone. 40-50 years from now people will discover his music and he will be a classical legend no DOUBT. He's already a legend to anyone who gets even the slightest taste of his talent.
i found out about him at a border's. i saw his CD's on a shelf, and me being a japan fan, i knew i had to listen to them and i had to decide between the CD with this song on it and walking down rainhill, kinda regret not getting this song now. this dude blows me away everytime i listen to him
man his show in san antonio was amazing lol he said he would do an encore and i yelled crazy g and he laughed and smiled at me but then an old couple said it was there anniversary so he played ave maria still a great song
man.. my spine just tingled..and no im not even joking Arrgh your gonna make me lock myself up in my room with my guitar to get as good as you for the next 5 years or so lol
i saw him live :D I went to to Tommy Emmanue 2 days agol and he was there to :P He played before tommy played and then later on they played together It was Realy Amazing ! :D
When I hear "ukulele," I picture a man a man in a grass skirt strumming away a island tune. The kind of melodies this guy pumps out tiny thing is far from what I expected to hear. At times it sounds like a e-guitar~ love the asian accents in the beginning =)
personally i say ukulele, but i'm biased. but i think it mostly depends on who's playing the instrument, because both are great. and jake can really hand out cans of whoop-ass when it comes to the ukulele.
Just saw him and a couple friends at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor for a Hawaiian holiday concert and heard the best rendition of Little Drummer Boy ever! He is truly a virtuoso and a Hawaiian treasure! Mahalo for your humble, grateful and loving heart, Jake!!!
he plays with so much passion, adorable
truly beautiful never realized the full potential of the ukele until listening to Jake, great talent!
i dont expect anything less from the best ukulele player in the world, dang man im a huge fan of Jake SHimabukuro and i think he rocks! 10 Stars man!
every once in a great while you see someone who was born to do what they do.
Nobody can do it like Jake.
Simply amazing.
I saw him in my home town and he signed my uke, it was the best concert i have ever seen.
he really should get a grammy, this guy blows me away every time!
This song is beautiful. Truly.
When I saw this, I really knocked myself over the head. After seeing this, I swore that I would never make fun of a ukulele-player ever again. *headdesk*
This guy touched my heart so bad. He's a Jimi hendrix on the ukulele.
What a piece of art. ♥
this guy is so amazing!!!! cant stop listening to his stuff
POW !!!
that just blew my mind!
its all over the place!!
danm i can listen to this song al day long i love is i wish i could play like that :'(
Jake YOU ARE THE MAN !!!!!!!!
Michelle, excellent footage and closeups of Jakes playing, well done on including the fan and the intro and fad outs w/ very simple credits is understated and top notch. You're wonderful and I appreciate all you've done here and most of all sharing this wonderful footage w/ us. Respect, Epiha
The thing that makes Jake so good is that his passion shines through those notes.
this is one of my favorites. jake is just fucking amazing
If the world were full of Jake Shimakuro's, it would be a good place
So sweet. Thanks Jake.
This sounds sooo beautiful ! Amazing !
Pure magic.
Brilliant.
i'm on the verge of tears every time i hear this song. it's purely amazing. i'm almost at a loss for words, and i can't really explain how it makes me feel.
Beautiful :-)
Love this !
i defo know who the greatest ukulele player is in the world!!! JAKE!!!! man this guy is like amazing in like all aspects of ukulele playing...! he has a huge range of dynamics and notes....genius
I wanna know what he is thinking about when he plays! You can just tell he is completely in tune with the uke! It's like the ukulele is an extension of him. I love you Jake!
Talk about perfection! Hats off to you, sir.
LOVE IT!!!! ~always~ my Son and Daughter listen to jake since in the womb :o) One of my favs is Blue Roses Falling. INCREDIBLE
Fantastic. That's really beautiful.
Yessss, He is just great... its really amazing
the passion for music is implicit!
he's great and he's very very down to earth!
that's just amazingly beautiful
Beautiful!
So pure!
rohbit: YES! You're right! That was definitely the one I was thinking of. The Crazy Train solo was similar, but that part from Sultans of Swing was almost right on. Thanks a ton!
Many things come to mind...its hard to express what they are, so i'll go with simply saying that this is an awesome song played by an excellent artist, and rating it 5 stars. Go for the grammy jake! :D
I have nothing to say... it's just awe-inspiring.
It's really to bad that he doesn't get a lot of publicity. His talent is just, do damn rare to be passed up by anyone. 40-50 years from now people will discover his music and he will be a classical legend no DOUBT. He's already a legend to anyone who gets even the slightest taste of his talent.
i found out about him at a border's. i saw his CD's on a shelf, and me being a japan fan, i knew i had to listen to them and i had to decide between the CD with this song on it and walking down rainhill, kinda regret not getting this song now. this dude blows me away everytime i listen to him
oya..so luv his playin..
Very nice, a like this song ! Beautifull
omg this is so awesome!!! this guy is pure pro
that was beautiful
This is guy is awesome. Im a big fan.
love this song
Jake Shimabukuro is the best hands down!
Outstanding!
Yes. At least a few Grammy's for this dude!
uggghh... this is just so amazing... ear candy in on of its truest form..
His taps are so soft even when he goes cresendo.
He is one with his working tool,, thumbs up totally :)
Saw Jake in Eugene Oregon last year. All i can say, i wasn't in eugene for that 30 minutes. Jake took me somewhere else.
Thanks for sharing!
i am speachless at this point but i am so amazed at ur skill
hes actually amazing and such a cool guy aswell, i also really like his tshirt lol
i am simply .. amazed ... *drool
hey man i was hammered at the time...
man his show in san antonio was amazing lol he said he would do an encore and i yelled crazy g and he laughed and smiled at me but then an old couple said it was there anniversary so he played ave maria still a great song
this is the perfect video clip on how to play dragon
man.. my spine just tingled..and no im not even joking
Arrgh your gonna make me lock myself up in my room with my guitar to get as good as you for the next 5 years or so lol
DUDE GRAMMY
awesomeness
i love jake
The stage6 logo still breaks my heart.
R.I.P
that is pure magic
this guys awesome.
Amazing
Jake is awesome!
great player...wow!!!
straight virtuoso... shimabukuro is a MASTER
Great to see this live, though you do miss the amazing violin backing that's on the album.
awesome picking, never seen that before.
Very nice !!!
man, i wish he would make a live cd.
he is AWSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME!!!!!~~~!!!!
he has played some guitar tracks. On the album 'walking down rainhill', I think the last track is him playing guitar.
I can see only one thing. That ukulele is YOUR instrument. I like your gentle and (whats more) very technical way of playing.
i love the ending
EXELENT !!!!
He looks so serious compared to the other songs lol
Too good, I gotta get that solo down
cool play!!
Fuckin awesome! This guy is amazing. I love his music.
His best song.
Oh Jake, I love you so much...
Oh you just know me so well. You're a champion.
It is a custom made Tenor Kamaka Ukulele.
it would be great if Jake got a Grammy :)
hell yeah, i see freatbord tapping!!
my favorite song by him(:
i always feel sad after listening to it, though :P
magic.
id like to hear him on guitar.
i saw him live :D
I went to to Tommy Emmanue 2 days agol and he was there to :P
He played before tommy played and then later on they played together
It was Realy Amazing ! :D
When I hear "ukulele," I picture a man a man in a grass skirt strumming away a island tune. The kind of melodies this guy pumps out tiny thing is far from what I expected to hear. At times it sounds like a e-guitar~
love the asian accents in the beginning =)
He has lots of CD's just Goggle his name.. I have most of his CD's... Jake you Da Man!
On the album he plays a guitar version of the song heartbeat.
wonderfull
That's what I thought of, too. Sultans of Swing.
i wish he could make a live CD too :[
personally i say ukulele, but i'm biased. but i think it mostly depends on who's playing the instrument, because both are great. and jake can really hand out cans of whoop-ass when it comes to the ukulele.
The uku beast!!!
♪♪♪ simple amazing
yah i want to know too, waht Sarah McLachlan song is that at the end of His song dragon, and you fade it out with that background music
He's the ukulelegod !!! :-)