Every year, people in the music industry gather at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, USA, for The NAMM Show. Over the past few years, the ukulele presence has grown and grown. This year, I was lucky enough to be invited by Romero Creations to play at their booth. I met a lot of old friends, such as jazz uke legend Benny Chong, and made many new ones, such as Hawaiian uke and slack-key guitar artist Garrett Probst. Special thanks to Pepe Romero Jr and Daniel Ho for their friendship and inspiration…
Jay & Andrew Molina Me & Daniel Ho One of my performances! Alan Okami of KoAloha Special Edition Kamakas Me & Byron Yasui Byron Yasui Benny Chong, Byron Yasui & Pepe Romero Jr Romero Creations Booth Benny Chong
& Byron YasuiPepe Romero Ohana Ukuleles Booth Jennifer Leitham
& Abe Lagrimas JrSpecial Edition Kiwaya Special Edition Kiwaya Special Edition Kiwaya Special Edition Kiwaya Brittni Paiva Romero Creations Booth Kamaka Kanikapila Jennifer Leitham
& Benny ChongVicente Coves Sarah Maisel, Kalei Gamiao & Craig Chee Garrett Probst Jerome Koko Kala Booth Victoria Vox @ MiSi Booth Jerome Koko, Me
& Bobby InganoKalei Gamiao Ukulenny Daniel Ho Daniel Ho & Me Daniel Ho Me & Pepe Romero Jr Me trying spam musubi for the first time! Special Edition Kamaka Special Edition Kamaka Special Edition Kamaka Romero Creations
The ReplicaKris Fuchigami