KRAVIS CENTER Presents 'Ukulele Hero' JAKE SHIMABUKURO - November 15

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Oct. 27, 2015 - PRLog -- ‘Ukulele Hero’ Brings Virtuoso Skills to Kravis Center During An Evening with Jake Shimabukuro - November 15

‘Jimi Hendrix of the Ukulele’ ignites instrument for two special performances with Caroline Jones as opening act

West Palm Beach, Fla. (October 23, 2015) "Ukulele hero" (Rolling Stone) Jake Shimabukuro is set to transport audiences with his blindingly fast and complex string skills during two, special performances at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Sunday, November 15 at 2 pm and 7 pm. Multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Caroline Jones will open each performance.

Lauded as the "Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele" (Guitar Player) and "the greatest living ukulele player" (Boing Boing), the Hawaiian-born Shimabukuro fuses a multitude of genres with inexplicable ease. From the playing style of the mandolin, to the intricate melody of a music box, Shimabukuro thrills audiences and listeners with covers of “Rolling In the Deep,” “Fields of Gold” and his own original compositions.

Shimabukuro has "raised the bar for the ukulele" (Washington Post), is the subject of the documentary Life on Four Strings, has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion and has acquired an eclectic fan base which includes Perez Hilton, Eddie Vedder and Conan O'Brien. He has toured all over the world and has performed alongside Yo-Yo Ma, Bette Midler, Cyndi Lauper, Ziggy Marley, Bela Fleck and more. For more information on the ukulele master’s incredible talent and rise to fame, visit www.jakeshimabukuro.com.

An Evening with Jake Shimabukuro at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts appears on Sunday, November 15 at 2 pm and 7 pm, and features “Art & Soul” radio host, singer Caroline Jones as opening act. Tickets are $45 and may be purchased now at the Kravis Center Box Office located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, on line at the official Kravis Center website www.kravis.org or by calling 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471. Group orders of 10 or more receive a discount and may be placed by calling 561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.

About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality; by offering comprehensive arts education programs; by providing a Palm Beach County home in which local and regional arts organizations can showcase their work; and by providing economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County.

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