George Kahumoku Jr. & Masters of Hawaiian Music
Photos: Shane Tegarden
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, most recently for Best Christmas CD in 2017.
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
January 2022 – George Kahumoku Jr, Led Kaapana and Herb Ohta Jr
March-April 2022 – George Kahumoku Jr, Jeff Peterson and Sonny Lim (incl. select dates rescheduled from March 2020)
Tour Schedule
2020
Masters of Hawaiian Music – George Kahumoku Jr, Nathan Aweau & Jeff Peterson
Sat, Mar 14, 2020, South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque NM – Postponed, new date to be announced
Presented by AMP Concerts7:30 PM
https://www.ampconcerts.org/event/347388/masters-of-hawaiian-music-
Sun Mar 15, 2020, St Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe NM – Postponed, new date to be announced
Presented by AMP Concerts
2021
Masters of Hawaiian Music: George Kahumoku Jr, Led Kaapana, Herb Ohta Jr
Sat Jan 30, Lone Tree Arts Center, Lone Tree CO
8:00 PM
Sun Jan 31, 2021 Blue Note Napa, Napa CA (2 shows) – Rescheduled from March 2020
3:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Masters of Hawaiian Music: George Kahumoku Jr, Jeff Peterson, Sonny Lim
Fri March 12, 2021 Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, Kent WA
7:30 PM
Presented by the City of Kent Arts Commission
Fri & Sat March 19 & 20, 2021 Myron’s Cabaret Jazz, The Smith Center, Las Vegas NV
7:00 PM
Sun March 21, 2021 Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley CA – Resecheduled from March 2020
8:00 PM
Thurs March 25, 2021 The Center for the Arts, Grass Valley CA – Rescheduled from March 2020
8:00 PM
http://thecenterforthearts.org/event/masters-of-hawaiian-music/
Fri March 26, 2021 Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga CA – Rescheduled from March 2020
7:00 PM
Sat March 27, 2021 Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds WA – Rescheduled from March 2020
7:30 PM
Wed March 31, 2021 Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland OR – Rescheduled from March 2020
8:00 PM
Thurs, April 1, 2021, The John G Shedd Institute for the Arts, Eugene OR – Rescheduled from March 2020
7:30 PM
https://theshedd.org/
The Egyptian Theatre, Boise ID – Postponed, new date to be announced
PLEASE NOTE Dates subject to change due to the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic
Past Tours Dates
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
2018 – Masters of Hawaiian Music: George Kahumoku Jr, Led Kaapana & Jeff Peterson
Sat, Feb 10 & Sun, Feb 11, 2018, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna VA
Mon, Feb 12, 2018, WaR3House3, Swarthmore PA
Thurs, Feb 15, 2018, Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant, Minneapolis MN
Fri, Feb 16, 2018, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago IL
Sun, Feb 18, 2018, Music Box Cleveland, Cleveland OH
Fri, Feb 23, 2018, Café Stritch, San Jose CA
Wed, Feb 28, 2018, The John G Shedd Institute, Eugene OR
Fri, Mar 2 & Sat, Mar 3, 2018, The Triple Door, Seattle WA
Tues, Mar 6, 2018, The Sofia, Sacramento CA
Thurs, Mar 8, 2018, Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz CA
Fri, Mar 9 & Sat, Mar 10, 2018, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas NV
Sun, Mar 11 & Mon, Mar 12, 2018, California Center for the Arts, Escondido CA
Thurs, Mar 15, 2018, Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix AZ
Fri, Mar 16, 2018, Irvine Barclay Theater, Irvine CA
Sat, Mar 17, 2018, Daniels Hall, Denver CO
Sat, July 14, 2018, Island Fresh Café, Paia HI – Pele – Hawai’i’s Force of Creation – Stories, Chants, Songs & Hula, with George Kahumoku Jr
Sun, Sept 9, 2018, Flynn’s Cabaret and Steak House, Felton CA
Sat & Sun, Oct 27 & 28, 2018, New York Botanical Garden, New York NY
Georgia O’Keeffe Visions of Hawai’I Exhibit – Closing Weekend
Mon, Oct 29, 2018, Washington DC
Private event
2017
Mon, September 4, 2017, Harlow’s, Sacramento, CA
Thurs, September 7, 2017, Don Quixote’s International Music Hall, Felton, CA
Sun, September 10, 2017, Club Fox, Redwood City, CA
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