A biography for Jake Shimabukurohasn’t been written yet.
“Bill Gates recently picked up the ukulele. And Warren Buffett is a huge ukulele fan. I even got to strum a few chords with Francis Ford Coppola. It blows my mind that these people, who have everything in the world they could want, have picked up the ukulele and found a little bit of joy.”
“I still believe that music is healing to some extent.”
“You know, I think music is very interactive. It's a - it's a language.”
“I think everyone should feel like they can make music, they can create music.”
“Jazz is an art that takes decades to appreciate and understand.”
“The ukulele has always appealed to the older generation.”
“I always feel a little funny being in front of a lot of people trying to show them my approach to the ukulele, but I do enjoy it. I do get a little more nervous doing workshops rather than performing.”
“There's nothing I like better than talking to kids, just sharing the music with them. To relate to them, you need to play songs they're familiar with.”