Hawai`i's Grammy Award-winning slack key guitar and ukulele masters will bring original and classic island music to Puget Sound audiences at their only Northwest appearance this fall. The show starts at 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 11, at University of Puget Sound's Schneebeck Concert Hall. Charles Brotman, Charlie Recaido, Brittni Paiva, and Keoki Kahumoku are renowned at home and abroad for music that has been distributed worldwide on radio, film, television, and as prize-winning CDs.

Brittni Paiva: At 21 years of age, Brittni Paiva is widely seen as the preeminent female ukulele player from Hawai`i. Affectionately referred to as the "ukulele darling," Brittni is a native of Hilo, on the Big Island. A talented multi-instrumentalist, Paiva has self-produced three award-winning CDs. She took home the prestigious Na Hoku Hanohano Award for "Most Promising Artist of the Year" in 2005 in support of her debut release Brittni x 3. Her next two releases, Hear and Brittni, each won "Ukulele Album of the Year" in the Hawai`i Music Awards. Paiva is well-known in global music circles

Charles Michael Brotman performs Sunday at The University of Puget Sound in Tacoma WA. Presents:: The Ukulele Sings Out: Music From the Big Island Charles Michael Brotman, a native of Mercer Island, Wash., made history in February 2005, when he won th...e first Grammy Award for a Hawaiian music CD. He is known to audiences in Hawai`i, Japan, and on the mainland for his guitar recordings, and is a multiple nominee and winner of Hawai`i's Na Hoku Hanohano Award. His guitar recordings have reached the top 10 on national radio charts in the "smooth jazz" and "new age" categories, and in 2005 his Slack Key Guitar Vol 2. debuted at number one on the Billboard World Chart. Brotman's compositions have been used in film and on television shows, including Oprah, Dateline, and Entertainment Tonight. UPS Schneebeck Concert Hall University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA

Charlie Recaido performs along Charles Michael Brotman's side Sunday at The University of Puget Sound in Tacoma WA. , who achieved notoriety in Hawai`i as a teenager, performing and recording with his band Summer. The group toured the United State...s and Japan in the late 1970s, appearing alongside the band Kalapana. University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA

Keoki Kahumoku is a four-time Hawaiian Grammy Award winner, and a fifth generation master of one of the world's great acoustic guitar traditions, Ki ho`alu. Touring year-round across the United States, Tahiti, and Japan, he shares his renditions of... Hawaiian classics, musical legacies of his family, and his own musical contributions to Hawai`i's music. His catalog of recordings include three Grammy Award-winning slack key guitar compilation albums, three Hawaiian ukulele and slack key duet projects with ukulele master Herb Ohta Jr., and two solo releases, his latest called Rise and Shine. The evening is presented by University of Puget Sound Cultural Events. Tickets are $12 general admission and $4 for campus members. They can be purchased at the Information Center in Wheelock Student Center or by telephoning 253.879.3419. Tickets will be available at the door. http://www.pugetsound.edu/x35098.xml University of Puget Sound :: The Ukulele Sings Out: Music From the Big Island Source: http://www.pugetsound.edu

Willie K - Triple Door Saturday, October 10 5:00 PM Source: http://www.thetripledoor.net As one of Hawaii’s favorite “Uncles” and most engaging entertainers, Willie K.’s music draws inspiration from a plethora of musical backgrounds including Hawaiian, Jazz, and early R&B....