James Hill - Quotes & Media Highlights

"...the Wayne Gretzky of the `ukulele."

- Stuart McLean, The Vinyl Cafe, CBC Radio Canada

 

"The lanky, personable Hill... proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that in the right hands the uke can be a formidable axe."

- Roger LeLievre, The Ann Arbor News

 

"I was completely blown away by his performances... there was such a contagious feeling of joy in the room."

- Barb Chaffer Authier, The Ark Folk Club

 

"Imaginative and versatile... a rare peer of Jake Shimabukuro on the international ukulele scene."

- John Berger, Honolulu Star-Bulletin

 

"I remember the first time I heard Jimi Hendrix... He did things with an electric guitar that I hadn't imagined, hadn't thought possible. James Hill does that with the ukulele."
- David Kidney, The Green Man Review
 
"Never have four strings attached to a hollow wooden shell been coaxed to do so much."

- Yvonne Zacharias, The Vancouver Sun

 

"...the Paganini of the `ukulele."

- Jurgen Gothe, DiscDrive, CBC Radio

 

"The tall, bespectacled Hill showed that the ukulele can be sleek, sophisticated and surprisingly sexy in the right hands."

- Lynn Saxberg. The Ottawa Citizen

 

"...one of the world's top composers for the [`ukulele] and probably the best player on the planet."

- Rafe Mair, 600AM Vancouver

 

"[Hill's] technique is a seamless blend of speed, accuracy and expressiveness... A glimpse into the future of the ukulele."

- Jim Beloff, Author of The Ukulele: A Visual History

 

"This fellow is amazing. He simply tears up the uke... incredible."
- Acoustic Guitar.net

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