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 ...

For decades, Roy Sakuma has been one of the musicians who¹s been trying to show that the ukulele can be more than background music or an accompaniment for hula. It can also be used to play jazz ...

the first album for jazz ukulele. How About Uke and its follow ... he did teach himself to play the instrument. "I'm a firm believer and exponent of the art of noodling," Ritz says.

I’ve been playing the ukulele (and posting silly cover songs online) for more than a decade. Occasionally, someone asks for tips about learning how to play. But this year, as the coronavirus ...

One of those ways is music. And one of Avon Lake Public Library’s music classes teaches adults how to play the ukulele to fit right in with the summer theme, “Oceans of Possibilities.” ...

What: Healdsburg Jazz Festival Where ... “If you can hum it, you can play it on the ukulele,“ Shimabukuro said. The interviewer responded, “How about ‘Bohemian Rhapsody?’” ...

the first album for jazz ukulele. How About Uke and its follow-up 50th State Jazz ... He says he's always fooling with his ukulele—after all, he did teach himself to play the instrument. "I'm a firm ...