Berkeley Hawaiian Music Festival (Sat 10/3)

Born into one of the great musical families of Hawaii, John Cruz is a Grammy award winning artist as well as a multiple Hawaii Na Hoku Hanohano award-winner. John's musical accomplishments are many; he has performed for the President, is a favorite stage partner of Jack Johnson, was named Best Singer/Songwriter in Hawaii in 2008 by Hawaii Magazine and his album, "One Of These Days", and was noted as one of Hawaii's greatest albums of the new century by Honolulu Magazine. Known for his soulful vocals, John is also a "Ki ho'alu" (slack key) master and has distinguished himself with his unique acoustic style. John's hit songs include "Island Style", "Shine On" and "Sitting in Limbo".