Junior Kalima, Henry Mucha, Honey Kalima, Albert Kalima, Julian Gaspar, Henry Mucha, Richard Kauhi, Little Joe Kekaoha, Johnny Waikiki
He was born in Honolulu on October 31, 1920, at a time when the ukulele was just becoming recognized for its capability to be played as a solo instrument.
Kalima's mother, Amy Pakiko of Napoʻopoʻo, was a teacher a singer and musician and taught him to play the ʻukulele at the age of six. In 1926, Jesse's father died and his mother married Solomon Kalima. At age 9, Jesse would perform while his mother did the hula for territorial political rallies.[1]
Kalima attended Farrington High School and played in the orchestra and school band while a student. He loved the marches he learned and when he learned a march on the tenor saxophone and clarinet, he would figure out how to play it on the ukulele.[2] At age 15, Kalima burst into the public music scene, and is credited with accelerating the development of the solo ukulele, when he won the 1935 Territorial Amateur Contest at Honolulu's Princess Theater with his rendition of "Stars and Stripes Forever".[3]
ContributionsEdit
Kalima was the first person known to have strung his tenor with a low G, rather than the standard re-entrant tuning.[4] Kalima popularized the use of the tenor size ukulele and was one of the first to use an amplifier with his instrument.[5]
Jesse worked for the Shell Oil Company and in 1940 he married Dorothy Louise Routh Halouska. In addition to performing on a regular basis, he ran a small store where he sold ukuleles under his name and gave lessons.[6] Jesse Kalima died on July 13, 1980.
^ abKanahele, George (2012). Hawaiian Music & Musicians. Honolulu: Mutual Publishing. p. 841. ISBN978-1-56647-967-7.
^Ohta, Jr., Herb. "Appreciation of Jesse Kalima". Herb Ohta, Jr.
September 01, 2023
jesse, kalima, jesse, kaleihia, andre, kalima, 1920, 1980, ukulele, player, birth, namejesse, kaleihia, andre, kalimabornoctober, 1920honolulu, oahu, hawaiidiedjuly, 1980occupation, live, performerinstrument, ukuleleyears, active1935, 1980past, membersjunior, . Jesse Kaleihia Andre Kalima 1920 1980 was an ukulele player Jesse KalimaBirth nameJesse Kaleihia Andre KalimaBornOctober 31 1920Honolulu Oahu HawaiiDiedJuly 13 1980Occupation s Live performerInstrument s UkuleleYears active1935 1980Past membersJunior Kalima Henry Mucha Honey Kalima Albert Kalima Julian Gaspar Henry Mucha Richard Kauhi Little Joe Kekaoha Johnny WaikikiHe was born in Honolulu on October 31 1920 at a time when the ukulele was just becoming recognized for its capability to be played as a solo instrument Contents 1 Early Years 2 Contributions 3 Discography 4 Other Credits 5 ReferencesEarly Years EditKalima s mother Amy Pakiko of Napoʻopoʻo was a teacher a singer and musician and taught him to play the ʻukulele at the age of six In 1926 Jesse s father died and his mother married Solomon Kalima At age 9 Jesse would perform while his mother did the hula for territorial political rallies 1 Kalima attended Farrington High School and played in the orchestra and school band while a student He loved the marches he learned and when he learned a march on the tenor saxophone and clarinet he would figure out how to play it on the ukulele 2 At age 15 Kalima burst into the public music scene and is credited with accelerating the development of the solo ukulele when he won the 1935 Territorial Amateur Contest at Honolulu s Princess Theater with his rendition of Stars and Stripes Forever 3 Contributions EditKalima was the first person known to have strung his tenor with a low G rather than the standard re entrant tuning 4 Kalima popularized the use of the tenor size ukulele and was one of the first to use an amplifier with his instrument 5 Jesse worked for the Shell Oil Company and in 1940 he married Dorothy Louise Routh Halouska In addition to performing on a regular basis he ran a small store where he sold ukuleles under his name and gave lessons 6 Jesse Kalima died on July 13 1980 The Hawaii House of Representatives passed a House Resolution in 1981 honoring his memory and artistic achievements Kalima was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 2007 5 280 Discography EditHoliday in Hawaii Luau Time LP Sounds of Hawaii Jess Uke LP Sounds of Hawaii Jesse Kalima and Sons LP Nanakuli Ea flip side Richard Boone s Slack Key single Dark Eyes single Gone With the Wind single Only Ashes Remain singleOther Credits EditKona Coast movie musical score Mark Waters Story documentary musical scoreReferences Edit Ohta Jr Herb Appreciation of Jesse Kalima Herb Ohta Jr Marxer Marcie Gods of Uke Jesse Kalima Ukulele Magazine Stringletter Publishing Tranquada Jim 2012 The Ukulele A History Honolulu University of Hawaii Press p 151 ISBN 978 0 8248 3634 4 Marxer Marcie Gods of Uke Jesse Kalima Ukulele Magazine Stringletter Publishing a b Kanahele George 2012 Hawaiian Music amp Musicians Honolulu Mutual Publishing p 841 ISBN 978 1 56647 967 7 Ohta Jr Herb Appreciation of Jesse Kalima Herb Ohta Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jesse Kalima amp oldid 1162726540, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
