Jake Shimabukuro in San Diego 4/12/06 - California Events

H hodadhank Member Mission Beach, CA Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 1689	H hodadhank Posted posted on Fri, Apr 14, 2006 8:32 PM A BIG MAHALO to Moki & Ona for telling me about this show! I'm always hearing bout these things the day after they've happened! What a treat to watch Jake play, using the ukulele as a surprisingly compatible vehicle for jazz and classical music the way Bela Fleck did with banjo in the 90's. Shimabukuro would mention having recently played the Chick Corea composition Spain with original Return to Forever bassist Stanley Clark (who coincidentally toured with Fleck only last year in a trio with Jean Luc Ponty.) The large number of islanders in attendance cheered his take on the Israel Kamakawiwo`ole new Hawaiian standard Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Now, I've seen many delicate performances at Blind Melons spoiled by the Pacific Beach Red Bull & Vodka crowd shouting hookup lines over the music, but Jake captivated the crowd on Wednesday. There were moments when you could hear a pin drop as we all strained to absorb every nuance of his playing, ripe with subtle pauses and emotion filled dynamics. I hope he'll return to San Diego soon. [ Edited by: hodadhank 2006-04-14 22:54 ]

A BIG MAHALO to Moki & Ona for telling me about this show! I'm always hearing bout these things the day after they've happened!

What a treat to watch Jake play, using the ukulele as a surprisingly compatible vehicle for jazz and classical music the way Bela Fleck did with banjo in the 90's. Shimabukuro would mention having recently played the Chick Corea composition Spain with original Return to Forever bassist Stanley Clark (who coincidentally toured with Fleck only last year in a trio with Jean Luc Ponty.)

The large number of islanders in attendance cheered his take on the Israel Kamakawiwo`ole new Hawaiian standard Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

Now, I've seen many delicate performances at Blind Melons spoiled by the Pacific Beach Red Bull & Vodka crowd shouting hookup lines over the music, but Jake captivated the crowd on Wednesday. There were moments when you could hear a pin drop as we all strained to absorb every nuance of his playing, ripe with subtle pauses and emotion filled dynamics.

I hope he'll return to San Diego soon.

[ Edited by: hodadhank 2006-04-14 22:54 ]

Post #226784 by hodadhank on Fri, Apr 14, 2006 8:32 PM