Last Sunday, April 24th, the two-time Grammy winner and lead guitarist for Paul McCartney’s Wings, Laurence Juber performed a solo acoustic set at Malibu’s new all-vinyl record shop, Stax of Wax.
The store itself is definitely worth checking out for vinyl afficianados- and is Malibu’s only vinyl shop! Curated by Sig Sigworth, Concord’s Senior VP of Catalog Management & Development, the store carries over 900 titles, including new releases, reissues, and box sets in a wide range of genres, as well as t-shirts and books. Juber himself also had copies of his last full length vinyl LP for sale—the moody masterpiece Under an Indigo Sky, released in 2013 on Solid Air Records, featuring a mix of classic pop/jazz standards.
Juber’s performance among the laid-back vibe of the beautifully arranged record shop was both intimate and virtuosic, a rare treat for guitar god fans and music lovers alike. Juber was voted the “Fingerstyle Guitarist Of The Year,” with the China Post calling him “one of the world’s most remarkable acoustic guitarists,” and he certainly lived up to the hype.
Fusing folk, jazz, and pop styles, Juber effortlessly pulled off a multifaceted and crowd-pleasing performance that belied the use of just one acoustic guitar. We couldn’t get enough of his creative and masterful rendition of Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing,” ’cause who doesn’t love one great guitarist covering another?
Juber’s stripped-back set came in advance of his performances at the Malibu Guitar Festival where fans have three unique opportunities to catch Juber in action: the Hot Licks night alongside Richie Sambora, Orianthi, and Albert Lee (4/29), Saturday’s full day of music with Kenny Wayne Shepherd (4/30), and the Beatles Brunch on Sunday (5/1).
Juber is pictured above with young guitar virtuoso, Lyric Dubee, also performing at the Malibu Guitar Festival. We are definitely looking forward to seeing what Juber and all of the other great artists performing have in store at the festivities this weekend. If Juber’s performance at Stax of Wax is any indication, it should be a shindig fit for guitar gods.
