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Jazz musicians: ukulele

9 jazz musicians in the atlas play ukulele, including Frank Sinatra, Buckethead, Madeleine Peyroux, Cliff Edwards and Jake Shimabukuro. Open a profile for dates, discography and line-ups.

The ukulele ( YOO-kə-LAY-lee; Hawaiian: [ʔukulele]), also called a uke (informally), is a member of the lute (ancestor of the guitar) family of instruments. The ukulele is of Portuguese origin and was popularized in Hawaii. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone. Ukuleles generally have four nylon strings tuned to GCEA (except baritone, which is normally tuned DGBE). They have 16–22 frets depending on the size.

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Frank Sinatra 1915–1998 · American singer and actor (1915–1998) Buckethead b. 1969 · American guitarist Madeleine Peyroux b. 1973 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist Cliff Edwards 1895–1971 · American recording artist; musician, singer, actor and… Jake Shimabukuro b. 1976 · American ukulele player and composer Nellie McKay b. 1982 · American musician Roy Smeck 1900–1994 · American virtuoso guitarist, banjoist and ukulele player… Jack Marshall 1921–1973 · American musician, conductor, composer (1921-1973) Johnny Marvin 1897–1944 · American ukulele musician (1897-1944)