Jana Dagdagan

CES 2017: An Unlikely, Impromptu Duet at the Venetian.

Jana Dagdagan  |  Jan 24, 2017

On the final day of the show, our special guest, ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro and our very own Jason Victor Serinus came together to form the most unlikely of duos. We originally attempted to film this while in a moving gondola but were sternly prohibited from doing so by the gondola ride manager.

Though you may only know him as an invaluable member of Stereophile's writing staff, Jason also happens to be a whistler extraordinaire! He's "the Voice of Woodstock" in the Peanuts cartoon, She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown, was inducted into the Whistler's Hall of Fame, and has been dubbed "The Pavarotti of Pucker" by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Watch Jake and Jason perform an enchanting, unrehearsed rendition of the classic "Ave Maria" together:

COMMENTS
Anton's picture
Submitted by Anton on January 24, 2017 - 3:25pm

Jason really knows how to clear an area!

;-D

But, seriously, folks, that was great fun and Jason can still hit those high notes. Better than Sinatra at the same age.

jimtavegia's picture
Submitted by jimtavegia on January 24, 2017 - 3:41pm

CES might not have been quite as bad as reported. ;>)

Music from the most unlikely places. Kudos.

tonykaz's picture
Submitted by tonykaz on January 24, 2017 - 9:45pm

How many hours of practice does it take to achieve this level of...?

You reminded me of a Decades Old Disney Movie, I can't remember which, I wish I could remember and buy the Sound Track.

These Videos are wonderful

Tony in Michigan

dalethorn's picture
Submitted by dalethorn on January 26, 2017 - 5:09am

Very cool. I'll be sharing this with lots of musician friends, and a few non-musicians as well.

Ali's picture
Submitted by Ali on January 26, 2017 - 12:28pm

Nice! But, if they had been connected with a better cable to a fine line conditioner, their sound could have been far better :)

sommovigo's picture
Submitted by sommovigo on January 28, 2017 - 5:21pm

Good on ya, gents!

veentage's picture
Submitted by veentage on January 31, 2017 - 12:30pm

Really enjoyed this video, thanks!

ToeJam's picture
Submitted by ToeJam on May 5, 2017 - 2:10pm

that was great fun!

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