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How does a kid from Canada become what the Honolulu Star-Bulletin calls a “rare peer” of Hawaii’s premier ukulele players? James grew up nearly three thousand miles east of Honolulu in the town of Langley, British Columbia, where ukulele instruction has been mandatory in many schools since the late 1970s. To his fourth grade classmates, the ukulele was a means to an end, a way for them to dip their toes into the vast ocean of music. For James, the uke was a sea of possibilities unto itself and inside its tiny wooden shell he saw his life in music. He was hooked.

The purpose of the James Hill Ukulele Initiative (JHUI) is to promote and celebrate the ukulele. The JHUI facilitates the teaching and enjoyment of music through educational outreach activities and continuing education programs. The JHUI advocates the use of the ukulele as a platform for music literacy and supports the growth and creation of new ukulele repertoire and approaches to performance.

Raised in San Bernardino, California, during the 1970s, Klein’s early musical education came from her father Stephen Klein, a teacher and avant-garde animator whose taste ran primarily to Frank Zappa and Classical. Even more importantly, Klein’s grandparents regaled her with tales of New York in the 1930s (where her grandfather Marty Klein had worked as a stage magician), instilling a lifelong fascination with pre-World War II American popular culture into the young girl.

Originally from Hawaii, having been weaned on contemporary and traditional Hawaiian music, and later drawn to acoustic and slide blues guitar, Jason brings the “island blues” to Southern California. These eclectic musical influences are echoed in the way he plays his “electric ukulele” to produce his signature “island blues” sound -- the flavor of Hawaii with the soul of the blues. Showcasing the versatility of the ukulele as a lead instrument across a variety of musical styles, Jason has guest performed with alternative rocker Donovan Lyman and his band, Blue Meridian, the R & B acoustic soul songstress Lady L, singer-songwriter Deron Wade, and cello rockers, the Ken Oak Band. Influenced by the music and culture of Hawaii and acoustic and electric blues guitar, Jason rocks out on his “electric ukulele.”

We offer complete services in repair and restorations. We service guitars, violins, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles and most all stringed instruments. If you have any questions about our service please feel free to contact us.

A professional musician & instructor in Los Angeles. I was trying to take the survey on your site so I could be one on the recommended teachers, but when I go to check a box nothing happens. I’m currently teaching two uke classes at the Eagle Rock Music Center, and have a solid private guitar & uke instruction practice. I’m looking to make contact with the greater local uke community.

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Handcrafted ukuleles and guitars built by NC luthier, Jay Lichty. Jay crafts with both domestic and exotic woods including Sycamore, Beech, Walnut, Brazilian Rosewood, Bubinga, and many others. Though he occasionally has ukuleles in stock, most instruments are custom-built and designed to meet the specific wants and needs of each client. Lichty Ukuleles are designed to look as stunning as they sound. Here is what one thrilled customer had to say: “Having an instrument you love to hold, to look at, to feel and to play inspires great music and extreme fun. My custom ukulele is a dream on all fronts.” K. Gillespie.

Handmade Archtop Ukuleles designed and crafted by Toby Chennell on the south coast of England.

The JazzKat amplifier is probably the most significant new amplifier to come along in the last 30 years. I believe the history of how it occurred is significant and should be told. My name is Vince Giardina and the story your about to read is true and no names have been change to protect anyone. Jazzkat Amplifiers, LLC was formed to produce the JazzKat Amplifier. The individuals originally involved are Vince Giardina & Marty Abbate. Marty and I have known each other for over 30 years, growing up just a few blocks apart in Lodi, NJ.

My approach involves a strong focus on hand tool use. With hand tools the feel is immediate, giving me a direct connection with the raw materials. By using planes, chisels, scrapers, and files for crucial shaping and joining I am able to closely monitor the musicality of the result. My design work is highly individualistic and creative.

Due to the owner’s personal obligations stateside, JB’s Ukulele Hut is closed indefinitely. THANK YOU for the past five years of wonderful music and memories! To the staff, students, customers, and fans of our “tiny shop, on a small island, in the middle of the Pacific” you will always be remembered. God bless and keep strummin’! --JB

Jean Larrivée set out in 1967 to make some of the finest guitars in the world. Many believe he is already there. While the company started out in Toronto, Jean and his family currently operate out of two facilities located in Vancouver, BC and Oxnard, Cali. Currently the 02 & 03 satin lines are built in Canada while shiney 05’s, 09’s, 10’s, 50’s & 60’s are built in the USA. In 2006 Larrivée started building high end mandolins and more recently high end electric guitars.

Here you will find the product line of the french musician and luthier Jean Paul Charles, living in Salvador Bahia (Brazil) since 1995. The Jean Paul's core competence is in manufacturing acoustic and electric mandolins, mostly made of tropical solid woods. He has gained this experience by repairing stringed instruments during 18 years and by playing mandolin during 30 years. He also graduated from the ENSAAMA, Applied Arts and Art Profissions school (Paris 1977).

Jennifer Shenberger is a uniquely talented performer in the world of stand-up comedy. She blends hilarious stand up with unique, creative, funny songs on her ukulele, Duke the Uke.

Jerry has nice book available for creating chord solos on ukulele titled 50 Easy Uke Chord-Solos “50 Easy Uke Chord-Solos” is a wonderful resource for players and teachers of all levels - congratulations on such a valuable contribution to the ukulele literature. I know I’ll be referring to these pages both in my teaching and in my playing for years to come”;. — James Hill

Songwriting has always been a passion for Jim Beloff. With a concentration in musical theater at Hampshire College, he wrote, primarily on guitar, a number of musical revues and a full length musical. During his junior year he was a production assistant for Leonard Bernstein on the musical, “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,” which Bernstein wrote with Alan Jay Lerner. Despite the fact that the show closed on Broadway after a short time, Jim found it to be a valuable learning experience.

Located in Benicia, California, Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. was founded as a small, family-owned and operated company in 1965, and has since grown to be a leading manufacturer of electronic effects, picks, capos, slides, strings and other musical instrument accessories. Dunlop is the home of such legendary products as the Crybaby wah and Tortex picks.

James L. D’Aquisto (November 9, 1935 – April 18, 1995) was an American guitar maker best known as the premier maker of custom guitars. He served as an apprentice to John D’Angelico from 1952 and was considered his successor after the latter’s death in 1964. D’Aquisto PBS Special There is a twenty-eight minute documentary about Jimmy D’Aquisto titled “The New Yorker Special.” It was done in the mid to late eighties. It was done by Filmakers Library and is available through JK Lutherie (www.jklutherie.com/). It includes performances by Joe Puma and the Jim Hall Trio as well as interviews with D’Aquisto, Hall and Puma.

JazzLab is the free backing track application. It generates play-along songs (musical accompaniment) for any song and any style: pop, funk, jazz, latin, disco, rock, country, samba, bossa nova, soul, folk, dance, hip hop, waltz, blues, reggae, salsa, R&B, gospel, ballad, swing, fusion, ...