“Brilliant…raises the bar a few notches in both slack key and jazz” —Honolulu Advertiser
Masters of Hawaiian Music features three musicians who perform regularly at Maui’s renowned “Slack Key Show,” sharing Hawai‘i’s unique and sprightly folk styles that originated in early 19th-Century Hawaiian paniolo (cowboy) culture. Slack key masters George Kahumoku, Jr., Led Kaapana, and Jeff Peterson grew up in rural areas of Hawai’I, where immersion from childhood in Hawaiian music and culture represented both entertainment and education.
Kahumoku is known as “Hawai‘i’s Renaissance Man”—he’s a multiple Na Hōkū Hanohano (Hawaiian Grammy) Award winner, vocalist, storyteller, songwriter, author, teacher, sculptor, farmer, and chef. Kaapana is a National Heritage Fellow and has been one of Hawai’i’s most influential musicians for decades. Peterson is a star of the current generation enlivening slack key traditions, with songs featured in the award-winning film The Descendants; he has composed a Concerto for Slack Key and Orchestra.
Together, these performers will bring the spirit of aloha to the Carriage House stage—frequently one of our most popular shows!