Mahr experimented with giving lessons in January and was overwhelmed when 18 players (ages 7 to 81 years old) showed up. Eight people already are signed up for beginner classes starting Wednesday. She ...

DENVER — Twenty years ago, Gary Jugert found love at a music shop. “I bought a ukulele at a secondhand store and back then there weren’t any books or classes so I had to teach myself how to play ...

For a little instrument, the ukulele carries big baggage. The four-stringed member of the guitar family has been tuned for decades to the uncoolest connotations and connections our popular culture can ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. 'Ukulele players of all ages and ability levels will be jazzed to hear about the ...

Originally from Honolulu, Jake Shimabukuro takes a different approach to a traditional, Hawaiian instrument. Shimabukuro released a new album titled “The Greatest Day” on Aug. 31 and is on tour this ...

Christmas has an island vibe at First United Methodist Church Missouri City this year — thanks to a band of carolers strumming ukuleles. The classics, like “Away in a Manger,” “What Child Is This?” ...

Lyle Ritz, the revered bassist for “The Wrecking Crew” and pioneering jazz ukulele player, who made a huge impact on musicians in Hawaii, has died at 87. He died peacefully after a long illness under ...