Uke Jackson is an accomplished playwright, producer, musician and performer. For many years he wrote under another name. He is the founder and director of both the
New York Ukulele Ensemble and
NY Uke Fest, an event celebrating ukulele music held at Theater for the New City every April.
Before becoming Uke Jackson, he wrote many articles, essays, light verse and short stories which were published in magazines and newspapers across the country. He produced jazz opera in New York and Italy. His plays were presented in NYC. One was adapted for a General Motors Mark of Excellence production for television. He also wrote for the movies and worked on the business side of book publishing.
