Jake Shimabukuro: Million Miles Away

"Jake Shimabukuro, a 28-year-old Hawaiian musician of Japanese ancestry, has quickly built a reputation as a virtuoso on the ukulele, making tremendous inroads into Hawaii's music scene and establishing himself as a local celebrity. He appears live in the home release, Jake Shimabukuro: A Million Miles Away, which documents his 2004 ""Rainbow Tour."" Intercutting footage from rehearsals, concerts, and pre-concert prep, A Million Miles Away features four segments with Shimabukuro: an introductory sequence, in which he performs ""Heartbeat"" and ""Walking Down Rainhill""; a sequence covering his musical collaboration with The Devil's Strings Quartet, in which he plays ""6 in the Morning,"" ""Heartbeat,"" and ""Rainbow""; an intimate concert for a small crowd at a beach house, where he plays ""Crosscurrent,"" ""Blue Roses Falling,"" ""Touch,"" and ""Crazy G""; and a closing serenade to the ocean at dusk, where he plays ""Tradewinds."""