May 07 2017
Ukulele Joy! IX - Concert and Recital

Ukulele Joy! IX - Concert and Recital

Presented by edUKEcation.org and City of Austin Cultural Arts Division at Jessen Auditorium in Homer Rainey Hall

An event for all ages, enjoy the wide range of ukulele sounds from the Austin Ukestra, celebrated instructor Kevin Carroll and special guests.  A family friendly event!  

Ukulele Joy! is a concert/recital that is held twice yearly to celebrate the hard work and talent of Kevin Carroll’s many students while emphasizing the diversity, range, and beauty of the ukulele. The Austin Ukestra is made up of ukulele performers/enthusiasts ranging from age 13 to 67, under the direction of ukulele teacher, Kevin Carroll. Open to the public, all ages, and no admission charge. 

Kevin Carroll, whom the Austin Statesman has named, “The Pied Piper of ukulele players,” is an accomplished guitar player who has toured with Charlie Robison and Jimmy LaFave. Kevin Carroll teaches ukulele locally, nationally and internationally. He is a performing and recording artist, and teaches both private and group music lessons to all ages and levels in Austin, TX.  He has launched a ukulele-based music education charity called edUKEcation.org which brings lessons and instruments to schools and students with limited resources.  Equally passionate about music, education and ukulele, Kevin seeks to inspire and empower students to exercise their birthright of making music. 

(Please see full Austin Statesman article here: http://kevincarroll.net/about).

Kevin’s scope of teaching includes Texas-based music, blues, soul, funk, slide ukulele, family music facilitation, ukulele ensembles, and beginners of all ages. He has been a resident of Austin, TX for over 20 years where he has played guitar and toured across the globe with Americana artists such as the Flatlanders (Joe Ely, Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore), Jimmy LaFave, Alejandro Escovedo, Robyn Ludwick, Charlie and Bruce Robison, and many others. In addition to leading his own groups as a singer-songwriter, Kevin has produced albums and written songs for several Austin artists. 

 

For more info: https://kevincarroll.net/ukulele-joy

Contact: info@kevincarroll.net

Admission Info

FREE

Email: info@kevincarroll.net

Dates & Times

2017/05/07 - 2017/05/07

Additional time info:

Feel free to come at any time during the recital between 1pm and 4pm

Location Info

Jessen Auditorium in Homer Rainey Hall

21st and University Ave., Austin, TX 78712