His first album of all original songs, Nashville Sessions is one of Jake’s most adventurous, multifaceted and engaging recordings yet. At the suggestion of his manager – and breaking from the traditional sounds of the ukulele he’s focused on for past albums – Jake went into a Nashville studio this past January to jam with two top Nashville session players, Jake’s bassist Nolan Verner and drummer Evan Hutchings. “At first I was hesitant,” Shimabukuro admits. “‘We’re just going to go in and jam? Really? With nothing prepared?’ I never dreamed we would leave the studio six days later with a full album.” The result is one of the boldest and most unique ukulele records ever made, and one that will touch the heart of Jake Shimabukuro’s fan base while enticing new listeners from all across the musical spectrum.

• Watch “Blue Haiku” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7IOlDRs8gk
• Watch Nashville Sessions EPK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Uo5b1UaFk&

Upcoming Jake Shimabukuro tour dates:

Oct 06 IMS Hall Fukuoka, Japan 

Oct 07 Club Quattro Hiroshima, Japan 

Oct 09 Asagiri Jam Shizuoka, Japan 

Oct 10 Hitomi Memorial Hall Tokyo, Japan 

Oct 14 The Republik Honolulu, HI 

Nov 02 Dave Finkelman Auditorium Middletown, OH 

Nov 04 Lied Center of Kansas Lawrence, KS 

Nov 05 Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall Rochester, MN 

Nov 06 The Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI 

Nov 07 The Center for the Performing Arts, The Palladium Carmel, IN 

Nov 08 State Theatre State College, PA 

Nov 09 The Wilbur Boston, MA 

Nov 10 Stone Mountain Arts Center Brownfield, ME 

Nov 11 Colonial Theatre Keene, NH 

Nov 12 Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, CT

Nov 13 Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield, CT 

Nov 15 North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Skokie, IL 

Nov 16 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 

Nov 17 Kleinhans Music Hall Buffalo, NY 

Nov 18 F. M. Kirby Center Wilkes-Barre, PA 

Nov 19 Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center York, PA 

Nov 20 Music Center at Strathmore Bethesda, MD 

Nov 21 The Tin Pan Richmond, VA 

Nov 29 McCallum Theatre for Performing Arts Palm Desert, CA 

Nov 30 Fremont Theater San Luis Obispo, CA 

Dec 01 Campbell Hall Santa Barbara, CA 

Dec 02 Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Cerritos, CA 

Dec 04 Smothers Theatre Malibu, CA 

Dec 06 The Merced Theatre Merced, CA 

Dec 07 Harris Center Folsom, CA 

Dec 09 Laxson Auditorium Chico, CA 

Dec 10 Van Duzer Theatre Arcata, CA 

Dec 11 Cascade Theatre Redding, CA 

Dec 13 Chan Shun Concert Hall Vancouver, Canada 

Mar 09 Jack Singer Concert Hall Calgary, Canada 

Mar 10 Festival Place Sherwood Park, Canada

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