Tigertail presents JAKE SHIMABUKURO

In his young career, ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro has topped Billboard's World Music Chart numerous times, been declared a musical "hero" by Rolling Stone Magazine, which also stated: "one of the hottest axemen of the past few years doesn't actually play guitar." He has wowed audiences on national TV and along the way has earned comparisons to musical innovators such as Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. Known for his energetic strumming on the ukulele, Jake's performance incorporates elements of thoughtful, sophisticated arrangements to spontaneous, improvised passages. His career skyrocketed in 2006 when a cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" went viral on YouTube with more than 13 million views.