Jake Shimabukuro Returns to NYC
Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro brings his innovative blend of rock, jazz, blues, and traditional Hawaiian music to NYC with a performance at Sony Hall.
Jake Shimabukuro
Friday, August 21 at 7:00 p.m. | Doors at 6:00 p.m.
Sony Hall – 235 W. 46th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
Admission: $47 VIP Seating | $37 General Admission & Standing Room
Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro brings his innovative blend of rock, jazz, blues, and traditional Hawaiian music to NYC with a performance at Sony Hall.
Tickets
To purchase tickets, please visit Sony Hall’s website. This is a general-admission event with cabaret-style seating available on a first come, first served basis. Sony Hall requires a minimum order of $20 per person at tables. This all-ages show will have a full dinner menu as well as a prix fixe menu available.
About Jake Shimabukuro
Honolulu, Hawaii, native Jake Shimabukuro began playing the ukulele at age four, developing a technique that expanded the capabilities of the instrument. He became a household name after his rendition of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” went viral on YouTube. The musician was near Strawberry Fields in Central Park, recording an interview for the New York-based show Ukulele Disco in 2006. Since then, Shimabukuro has released more than 20 albums, collaborated with countless legendary musicians, and toured globally. Learn more about him at his website.
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Monday Michiru Returns to Joe’s Pub
Japanese American songstress (and the daughter of legendary jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi) returns to Joe’s Pub this week for a performance. Photo by Takashi Matsuzaki
Monday Michiru
Thursday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.)
Joe’s Pub – 425 Lafayette Place (at Astor Place)
Admission: $36
Japanese American songstress Monday Michiru returns to Joe's Pub presenting her unique style of original music inspired by soul, jazz, Brazilian, and other urban flavors supported by some of New York's top musicians. Joining her on stage are Misha Tsiganov, Sean Harkness, Fima Ephron, Adrian Harpham, and Sumie Kaneko.
There is a two-drink or one-food item minimum per person. To purchase tickets, please go to publictheater.org.
Photo by Takashi Matsuzaki
About Monday Michiru
Named to reflect both her Japanese and American Italian heritages, Monday Michiru started her musical endeavors with studying classical flute then expanded to singing and songwriting. The daughter of famed jazz musicians Toshiko Akiyoshi and Charlie Mariano and stepdaughter of venerable flautist Lew Tabackin, Michiru easily adapted the language of jazz heard at home into her other musical influences, which range from soul to urban club to Brazilian and more.
Her 1987 debut in Japan was not in music but as an actress, which garnered her Best New Actress awards that allowed her to expand her career by acting in movies, theater, and television, as well as hosting her own video programs and modeling for major commercial ads.
Since her solo record debut in 1991, Michiru has consistently released albums as a solo artist as well as a featured guest on international projects. Her musical style runs the gamut from house to jazz to Latin to soul, an indefinable hybrid that is undeniably hers. To learn more, please visit her website.
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