UKE SCENE: New Mexico
By Heidi Swedberg / This article appeared in the Spring 2017 issue What we call the beginning is often the end And to make an end is to make a beginning. (T.S. Eliot, “Little Gidding” from “The Four Quartets”) A…
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Roots Uker Lil’ Rev Overcomes Adversity with ‘Fascinatin’ Rhythm’
Roots uker Lil’ Rev’s fascination with the ukulele has led him on a journey covering hundreds of thousands of miles over two decades.
Bryan Tolentino is One of the Ukulele World’s Secret Weapons
Tolentino is the ukulele player Hawaii’s top artists and producers call when they want that indescribable, "certain something" on their track
Gods of Uke: Jesse Kalima’s Inspired and Innovative Playing Pushed the Boundaries of Solo Ukulele
Kalima pushed the boundaries of the ukulele with tunings, pickups, and his amazing ability on the instrument
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Jim and Liz Beloff: Winter NAMM 2016 Session
By Whitney Phaneuf Jim Beloff and his lovely wife Liz have been evangelizing the uke since 1992, after they purchased one at the Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market. The rest, as they say, is history. The Beloff’s company Flea Market…
How Sarah Maisel & Craig Chee Went from Uke Partners to Life Partners
By Mark Segal Kemp Sarah Maisel and Craig Chee didn’t set out to become a couple—they set out to become a ukulele duo: she the trad-jazz connoisseur and he the indie-pop dude. In fact, it takes a full hour of…
The 4 K’s: Get to Know Hawaii’s Most Distinguished Ukulele Builders
Get to know 4 preeminent ukulele makers—Kamaka, Kanile`a, Ko`olau, and KoAloha—who are based on Hawaii’s third-largest island, Oahu, “The Gathering Place.”
Watch Steve Martin Cover ‘Tonight You Belong to Me’ in ‘The Jerk’
Okay, so technically it was uke master Lyle Ritz playing in this heartwarming scene from the The Jerk, but Steve Martin — who has racked up Grammys and will receive an International Bluegrass Music Association Distinguished Achievement award for his fine banjo playing —…
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How to Play Jazz on Your Ukulele: A Primer
The first trick to playing jazz on ukulele is overcoming “jazz imposter syndrome,” the way blues and rock players often feel when they try to play jazz standards.
Gods of Uke: Eddie Kamae Reinvigorated Hawaiian Culture and Helped Make the Ukulele a Global Phenomenon
For over 50 years Eddie Kamae was at the forefront of the Hawaiian renaissance as a traditional ukulele player, singer, composer, bandleader, producer, and more.