Jake ShimabukuroNolan Verner / Bass Wednesday Evening, November 16, 2016 at 7:30 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor

17th Performance of the 138th Annual Season Global Series

This evening’s presenting sponsor is Toyota.

This evening’s supporting sponsor is Dody Viola.

Media partnership is provided by Michigan Radio 91.7 FM, Ann Arbor’s 107one, and WDET 101.9 FM.

Jake Shimabukuro appears by arrangement with United Talent Agency.

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P R O G R A M

This evening’s program will be announced from the stage by the artists and will be performed without intermission.

Photo (next spread): Jake Shimabukuro; photographer: Coleman Saunders.

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Explore the illustrated history of the ukulele at ums.org/blog.

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U M S A R C H I V E S

This evening’s performance marks Jake Shimabukuro’s second appearance under UMS auspices, following his UMS debut in November 2014 at Hill Auditorium with bassist Nolan Verner.

A R T I S T

Jake Shimabukuro has elevated the ukulele from a beloved Hawaiian folk instrument to a world-class vehicle, fearlessly traversing boundaries and putting his inspired touch on everything from island standards, to popular tunes, and most recently, classical symphonic concertos.No wonder Rolling Stone called him “one of the hottest axemen of the past few years [who] doesn’t actually play guitar.” Even Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has voiced his admiration saying, “Jake is taking the instrument to a place that I can’t see anybody else catching up with.”

Viewed by his peers as a musician’s musician, Mr. Shimabukuro’s discography includes collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Yo-Yo Ma, Jimmy Buffett, Jack Johnson, and Cyndi Lauper to Ziggy Marley, Dave Koz, Lyle Lovett, and Bette Midler — with whom he performed for the Queen of England in 2009.

In recent years, his sizzling live performances have made him a hot commodity on national TV, guesting on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Good Morning America, and the Today show. He’s wowed audiences at SXSW, Bonnaroo, the Playboy Jazz Festival, and the cutting-edge TED conference.

Mr. Shimabukuro was the subject of the acclaimed 2012 documentary Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, and in 2015, made history with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra when he performed the world premiere of Byron Yasui’s Concerto for Ukulele and Orchestra, Campanella.

Released in September, his newest studio album, Nashville Sessions, is his first album of all original songs and one of his most adventurous, multifaceted, and engaging recordings yet.

M AY W E A L S O R E C O M M E N D. . .

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Tickets available at www.ums.org.

O N T H E E D U C AT I O N H O R I Z O N . . .

11/19 You Can Dance: Nora Chipaumire (Ann Arbor Y, 400 W. Washington Street, 2–3:30 pm)

Educational events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

T O N I G H T ’ S V I C T O R F O R U M S :

Toyota—Dody Viola

Supporter of this evening’s performance by Jake Shimabukuro.