Jake Shimabukuro

: January 5, 2024
: Composer

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Jake Shimabukuro Biography
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Full Name	Jake Shimabukuro
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Nov 3, 1976(1976-11-03)
Age	48
Birthplace	Honolulu
Country	United States
Birth City	Hawaii
Horoscope	Scorpio

Jake Shimabukuro Biography

Name	Jake Shimabukuro
Birthday	Nov 3
Birth Year	1976
Place Of Birth	Honolulu
Home Town	Hawaii
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Scorpio
Parents	Carol Shimabukuro
Siblings	Bruce Shimabukuro
Spouse	Kelly Yamasato

Jake Shimabukuro is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on November 3, 1976 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Ukulele player and composer best known for his technically-stunning rendition of While My Guitar Gently Weeps, which became a viral YouTube sensation.

Following his YouTube success, he received requests to collaborate with famous artists like Jimmy Buffett.

Shimabukuro’s career-long manager was Kazusa Flanagan, a native of Japan who moved to Hawaii in 1992.

A fifth-generation Japanese-American, Shimabukuro initially gained attention in Hawaii in 1998 as a member of Pure Heart, a trio with Lopaka Colón (percussion) and Jon Yamasato (guitar/vocals). Shimabukuro was working at a music store in Honolulu when the group released its eponymous first album, which won them four Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (the Hawaiian counterpart of the Grammy Awards) from the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts: Island Contemporary Album of the Year, Most Promising Artist(s), Album of the Year, and Favorite Entertainment of the Year, the latter determined by unrestricted public vote. The album, Pure Heart, was also named one of the Top 50 Hawaiian albums of all time by Honolulu Magazine.

He married OB/GYN Kelly Yamasato and had a son with her named Chase.

Jake Shimabukuro Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Composer
House	Living in own house.

Jake Shimabukuro is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jake Shimabukuro 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing ukulele at age four and studied at Roy Sakuma Studios for seven years.

He has composed scores for Japanese films like Hula Girls and Sideways.

Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976, in Honolulu, Hawai’i) is an American ukulele virtuoso and composer known for his fast and complex finger work. His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. Shimabukuro has written numerous original compositions, including the entire soundtracks to two Japanese films, Hula Girls (2007) and the Japanese remake of Sideways (2009).

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Who is Jake Shimabukuro Dating?

According to our records, Jake Shimabukuro married to Kelly Yamasato. As of December 1, 2023, Jake Shimabukuro’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2005, he secured a nationwide U.S. distribution deal for his Hitchhike Records label, which had previously been confined to the Hawaii market. In 2005 he also did his first nationwide mainland U.S. concert tour, and released a DVD of instructional segments, concert footage, and interviews called Play Loud Ukulele.

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In April 2006, Shimabukuro came to national and international attention when, unbeknownst to him, someone posted a virtuosic video of him playing George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” on YouTube. The video, which had originally been filmed for a New York television show called Midnight Ukulele Disco, quickly went viral, and has received over 15 million views. The video performance resulted in a huge increase in concert engagements, and Shimabukuro received collaboration requests from notable musicians including Jimmy Buffett, Béla Fleck, Ziggy Marley, Cyndi Lauper, Keali’i Reichel, and Yo-Yo Ma. He toured with Buffett in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and is featured on several of Buffett’s albums and videos, including his 2007 CD/DVD release Live in Anguilla. Shimabukuro also began receiving many invitations to perform on major U.S. talk shows and other well-known media ventures, and began touring worldwide eight or nine months a year.

Top Facts about Jake Shimabukuro

Jake Shimabukuro is a Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso.
He was born on November 3, 1976 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Shimabukuro started playing the ukulele at age four.
He gained international fame with his cover of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”
Shimabukuro has released over 20 albums since 1998.
He has collaborated with artists such as Yo-Yo Ma and Bette Midler.
In 2009, he performed for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Performance.
Shimabukuro’s music spans genres from jazz to rock to classical.
He has won multiple awards including two Na Hoku Hanohano Awards.
The documentary film “Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings” chronicles his career.

How did Jake Shimabukuro get famous?

In 2006, a clip of Jake playing a cover of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” became one of the first viral videos on YouTube and made him internationally famous. Since then, he has performed on late-night shows including Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Is Jake Shimabukuro Japanese?

A 30-something, fourth-generation Japanese American , Shimabukuro was born and raised in Honolulu, the child of parents who both loved music. Shimabukuro’s mother, Carol, played the ukulele and began to teach him at age four, as soon as his fingers were big enough to reach the chords.

How old was Jake Shimabukuro when he started playing ukulele?

Shimabukuro’s love story with music began when he was only four years old : his first ukulele lesson was given by his mother.

What kind of ukulele does Jake Shimabukuro play?

Shima Ukulele is a family-owned and operated business founded by ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro, who exclusively plays Kamaka Ukuleles , and his brother, a fellow artist and teacher, Bruce Shimabukuro in 2018.