They only thing they know is this new, cool ukulele, the one that even rock stars take seriously. VanderWaal is only the latest on a roster of popular musicians who helped save the soul of the ...

MJ: How do you feel when people refer to the ukulele as sort of a gimmicky instrument? Jake Shimabukuro: Growing up, the ukulele was always a respected instrument. It’s a big part of our culture.

“She has shown that it is cool to play the ukulele which, undoubtedly, boosts the instrument’s appeal to younger people. But it’s obvious that middle-age and older folk are showing greater ...

It was a Boston band, of all things, that changed Jake Shimabukuro’s understanding of what he could do on the ukulele. As a kid growing up in Hawaii, he mostly played traditional music on the ...

“She has shown that it is cool to play the ukulele which, undoubtedly, boosts the instrument’s appeal to younger people. But it’s obvious that middle-age and older folk are showing greater ...