Making Music Magazine – Ukulele Talk With Jake Shimabukuro

Making Music  is a bi-monthly lifestyle and how-to-magazine for recreational musicians. " Better Living Through Recreational Music Making " is their motto. They write about different instruments including the ukulele. In the second edition of this year ( Mar/Apr 2013 ) they feature one of the best ukulele players these days - Jake Shimabukuro. He talks about the old days in Hawaii when he learned his first chords. The reader gets to know his musical history. Everything changed when his instrumenal rendition of " While my guitar gently weeps " got famous on Youtube. He started an amazing career with lots of concerts, media appearances and music productions all over the world. In the article Jake tells the reader how he gives his songs this personal touch. Beside his outstanding skills on the ukulele, he seems to be a nice guy. You can read an excerpt of the article here. The issue also includes also stories about Hawaiian music and ukuleles. So you might give the Making Music magazine a try.