Tue 8/13 @ 8PM
Fri 10/4 @ 8PM
Two shows for fans who love to hear virtuoso players are booked at the Kent Stage, with tickets for both going on sale at 11am Fri 6/28.
Hawaii native Jake Shimabukuro has taken his state’s signature instrument, the ukulele, and stretched its boundaries in every direction to jazz, blues, rock, folk, classical and all points beyond. The 36-year-old musician, who has been playing since he was four, has become one of the instrument’s acknowledged masters.
He’ll be at the Kent Stage Tue 8/13. Gold Circle tickets are $36; reserved seats are $26.
On Fri 10/4, one of Northeast Ohio’s most legendary bands, Glass Harp, returns to the Kent Stage. The trio of guitarist Phil Keaggy, bassist Dan Pecchio, and drummer John Sferra recorded three albums for Decca Records in the early ’70s before breaking up in 1973.
Keaggy went on to become one of rock’s most celebrated players as he built a career in Christian music. Pecchio was a founding member of the Michael Stanley Band, while Sferra has long been a sought-out drummer for many area musicians.
Glass Harp reunited in the mid ’90s for a show at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and has been playing periodic dates ever since.
Gold circle tickets are $55; reserved seats are $40.
Order tickets at http://www.thekentstage.com/ or by calling 877-987-6487.
Photo: Jake Shimabukuro