George Kahumoku Jr. & Masters of Hawaiian Music
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George Kahumoku Jr. & Masters of Hawaiian Music
“Kahumoku was an affable raconteur, mixing his dialogue with passionate renderings of material…”
–LA Times
“…The vocals and slack-key wizardry of George Kahumoku … is as cleansing as a Sunday drive through God’s country.” — The Honolulu Advertiser
“… a master with the acoustic guitar. His music is played from his heart and soul through the very tips of his fingers.” www.amzmusiczine.com
Four-time Grammy-winner, master slack key guitarist George Kahumoku Jr., known as “Hawai‘i’s Renaissance Man”, is also a multiple Na Hōkū Hanohano (Hawaiian Grammy) Award winner. He was honored by the Hawai’i Academy of Recording Arts and the Na Hoku’s with a 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his long commitment to Hawaiian culture and music. In 2023, he was recognized with proclamations from the U.S. Congress by Representative Jill Tokuda and a recognition letter from the Hawai‘i State Senate in honor of his being awarded the inaugural “E Ola Mau Ka Mele” Award at Maui’s Hula Grill.
He is also a vocalist, storyteller, songwriter & author, world-traveling performer, as well as a teacher, –he founded the Hawaiian Music Institute at University of Hawai’i-Maui College –artist and sculptor, farmer, and chef (his farm to table). He is the producer and star of the long-running, weekly Slack Key Show® on Maui, which features the best of Hawaiian slack key and other leading music artists, now in its second decade.
His education programs and guitar workshops are superb. Curriculum guide available.
Masters of Hawaiian Music: George tours solo or with the finest artists from his renowned Slack Key Show®, to share the delightful experience of kī-hō‘alu (slack key guitar) – the distinctly Hawaiian style of open tunings. Shows feature good music and good humor, Hawaiian cultural knowledge, and the down-home spirit of the islands.
Upcoming Tours – Masters of Hawaiian Music
“Virtuosic keepers of a cultural flame…Bringing folklore & cultural memory into a performance that unfolded as breezy entertainment.” – The New York Times
Fall 2023 – George Kahumoku Jr, Led Kaapana, & Jeff Peterson
Spring 2024 – George Kahumoku Jr, Daniel Ho, & Tia Carrere
Tour Schedule
2023
Sep/Oct:
Masters of Hawaiian Music, with George Kahumoku Jr, Led Kaapana, & Jeff Peterson
Thurs Sept 21, 2023 – The Triple Door, Seattle WA
7:30 pm
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Tue Oct 3, 2023 Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga CA
7:30 PM
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Past Tours Dates
2023
Masters of Hawaiian Music, with George Kahumoku Jr, Herb Ohta Jr, and Sonny Lim
Sun, Feb 19, 2023 – Club Passim, Cambridge MA
Wed, Feb 22, 2023 – Private Event
Thurs, Feb 23, 2023 – The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna VA
Fri, Feb 24, 2023 – Cutting Room, New York NY
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 – St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chatham NJ
Sun, Feb 26, 2023 – Music Box Supper Club, Cleveland OH
Mon, Feb 27, 2023 – The Ark, Ann Arbor MI
Wed, Mar 1, 2023 – Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis MN
Thurs, Mar 2, 2023 – Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago IL
Sat, Mar 4, 2023 – The Guitar Sanctuary, McKinney TX
Sun, Mar 5, 2023 – Swallow Hill, Denver CO
Thurs, Mar 9, 2023 – Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley CA
Fri Mar 10, 2023 – Blue Note Napa, Napa CA (2 shows)
Sat Mar 11, 2023 – SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, Santa Barbara, CA
Sun, Mar 12, 2023 – California Center for the Arts, Escondido CA
2022
Sept/Oct 2022 – Masters of Hawaiian Music: George Kahumoku Jr, Daniel Ho, Tia Carrere
Sat, Sept 24, 2022 – Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, Tracy CA
Sun, Sept 25, 2022 – Blue Note Napa, Napa CA
Wed, Sept 28, 2022 – Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix AZ
Sun, Oct 2, 2022 – Lone Tree Arts Center, Lone Tree CO
Mon Oct 3, 2022 – Alberta Rose, Portland OR
Tues, Oct 4, 2022 – The Triple Door, Seattle WA
Wed Oct 5, 2022 – Panida Theater, Sandpoint ID
Presented by POAC (Pend Oreille Arts Council)
Sat, Oct 15, 2022 – Irvine Barclay Theatre, Irvine CA
George Kahumoku Jr
Sat July 30, 2022 – Michael’s on Main, Soquel CA
Sat, June 25, 2022 – ROCHESTERFEST, Rochester MN
with Peter DeAquino – Soldiers Field Park
March/April 2022: George Kahumoku Jr, Jeff Peterson, Sonny Lim
Thurs March 10, 2022 – Center for the Arts, Grass Valley CA
Fri, March 11, 2022 – The Historic Lobo Theater, Albuquerque NM
Sat, March 12, 2022 – New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe NM
Wed, March 16, 2022 – Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix AZ
Thurs, March 17, 2022 – Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley CA
Fri, March 18 & Sat, March 19, 2022 – The Smith Center for the Performing Arts,
Las Vegas NV
Sun, March 20, 2022 – Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga CA
Wed, March 23, 2022 – Bing Crosby Theater, Spokane WA
Fri, March 25, 2022 – Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, Kent WA
Sat, March 26, 2022 – Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds WA
Wed, March 30, 2022 – Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland OR
Thurs, March 31, 2022 – Tower Theatre, Bend OR
April 1, 2022 – The John G Shedd Institute, Eugene OR
Sun, April 3, 2022 – The Egyptian Theatre, Boise ID
January 2022 – George Kahumoku Jr, Led Kaapana & Herb Ohta Jr
Thu Jan 13, The Ark, Ann Arbor MI – Postponed
Fri Jan 14, Old Town School, Chicago IL
Sun Jan 16, Music Box Cleveland, Cleveland OH
Wed Jan 19, The Cutting Room, New York NY – George Kahumoku Jr & Herb Ohta Jr, with guest artist Andy Wang
Thu Jan 20, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna VA
Sat Jan 22, Club Passim, Cambridge MA (2 shows)
Thu Jan 27, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis MN – Postponed
Sat Jan 29, Lone Tree Arts Center, Lone Tree CO – Postponed to Fall 2022
Sun Jan 30, Blue Note Napa, Napa CA (2 shows) – Postponed to Fall 2022
2020 – with Nathan Aweau & Jeff Peterson
Fri, Mar 6, 2020, Matthews Opera House & Arts Center, Spearfish SD
with Nathan Aweau
Sat, Mar 7, 2020, Daniels Hall, Denver CO
presented by Swallow Hill Music
Sun, Mar 8, 2020, Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix AZ
Fri, Mar 13, 2020, The Guitar Sanctuary, McKinney TX
2020 – with Led Kaapana & Kawika Kahiapo
Fri, Jan 10, 2020, Cutting Room, New York NY
Presented by CEG Presents
Sat, Jan 11, 2020, St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chatham NJ
Presented by Andy Wang Music
Sun, Jan 12, 2020, Club Passim, Cambridge MA
Wed, Jan 15, 2020, Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant, Minneapolis MN
Fri, Jan 17, 2020, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago IL
Sun, Jan 19, 2020, Music Box Cleveland, Cleveland OH
Tues, Jan 21, 2020, The Ark, Ann Arbor MI
Fri, Jan 24, 2020 and Sat, Jan 25, 2020, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna VA
Spring 2019 – Masters of Hawaiian Music: with Nathan Aweau & Kawika Kahiapo
Tues, Feb 7, 2019, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis MN
Sat, Feb 9, 2019, Old Town School of Music, Chicago IL
Wed, Feb 13, 2019, Cutting Room, New York NY
Fri, Feb 15, 2019, Club Passim, Cambridge MA
Sat & Sun, Feb 16 & 17, 2019, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna VA
Thurs, Feb 21, 2019, Bing Crosby Theater, Spokane WA
Fri & Sat, Feb 22 & 23, 2019, The Triple Door, Seattle WA
Tues, Feb 26, 2019, Lincoln Theatre, Mt Vernon WA
Wed, Feb 27, 2019, Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland OR
Thurs, Feb 28, 2019, The Egyptian Theatre, Boise ID
Sun, March 3, 2019, Humboldt State University – Center Arts, Arcata CA
Tues, March 5, 2019, Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley CA
Wed, March 6, 2019, Harris Center for the Arts, Folsom CA
Thurs, March 7, 2019, Blue Note Napa, Napa CA
Fri, March 8, 2019, Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, Palo Alto CA
Sun, March 10, 2019, Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz CA
Fri, March 15, 2019, California Center for the Arts, Escondido CA
Sat, March 16, 2019, Whittier College, Whittier CA
Thurs, March 21, 2019, Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix AZ
Fri, March 22, 2019, South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque NM
Sat, March 23, 2019, Daniels Hall, Denver CO
Sun, March 24, 2019, The Guitar Sanctuary, McKinney TX
Fri & Sat, March 29 & 30, 2019, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas NV
2019
Thurs, July 25, Waikiki Aquarium, Honolulu HI
With Kawika Kahiapo
Ke Kani O Ke Kai 2019 Summer Concert Series
Mon, July 29, Michael’s on Main Music, Soquel CA
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