The Sulphur Springs News-Telegram has an interview with ukulele player Jake: “Jake Shimabukuro: Lessons taught and learned”
For the audience, the most important lesson Jake teaches is an appreciation for the beauty and simplicity of the ukulele.
“The ukulele is an instrument for everyone,” he says. “That’s one of its many charms.”
Jake doesn’t mind one bit that most people associate the traditional four-stringed instrument from Hawaii with pop artists like Tiny Tim or vaudevillian Rudy Valee.
“The best thing about it all is that everyone comes to the shows with such low expectations,” he says with a laugh. “It takes all the pressure off.”