LAURENCE JUBER

Guitarist and Composer

Fusing folk, jazz,and pop styles, two-time Grammy-winner Laurence Juber creates a multifaceted performance that belies the use of only one acoustic guitar. The lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's Wings (with whom he earned a Grammy award), Juber is a world-renowned guitar virtuoso, composer and arranger.

He has released 20 solo albums of which the latest, Soul of Light, is a newly recorded retrospective collection of 30 years of his original compositions. Juber's solo arrangement of The Pink Panther earned him a second Grammy. His album Pop Goes Guitar includes his arrangement of Stand By Me that was heard nationally in a 'Diamonds Are Forever' commercial. His LJ Plays The Beatles, was voted one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine's' all-time Top Ten albums.

He is featured on the CD Poppin' Guitars, a tribute to the music of the Sherman Brothers, and can be seen in the documentary film, The Brothers, about those celebrated Disney composers.  

As a studio musician, he can be heard on recent recordings from artists as diverse as Seal, Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks and Barry Manilow, plus he is featured on the soundtracks to hundreds of TV shows and movies including the academy award-winning Good Will Hunting and the current Muppet Movie. His playing can be heard on the score to ABC Family channel's hit show The Secret Life of the American Teenager.  

As a composer, Juber has contributed the soundtrack of the new Activision/Blizzard Entertainment video game Diablo III. His music is also featured in the Ken Burns documentary The Tenth Inning and his original soundtrack to the NBC Dateline documentary Children of the Harvest.

With his wife Hope Juber, he has composed the scores to the musical comedies Gilligan's Island: The Musical,

A Very Brady Musical and It's The Housewives! 

Laurence’s signature OM28LJ guitar is available from

C.F. Martin & Co (est 1833). 

"Juber is a master of acoustic finger style, but with less of the trick-guitar mishmash that seems obligatory among the high-octane pickers. He has a fluid style that shifts gears through simultaneous jazzy chording, leads, and bass lines, while weaving in and out of musical thoughts faster than a Formula One racer." - San Diego Reader


"He gloriously articulates the melodies and never succumbs to show-off playing. But the notes spin out of the songs with such finesse and musical agility, it's hard to believe he has only 10 fingers and six strings. Juber has made a rare acoustic guitar record with bark and bite. His playing is just short of sleight of hand and, like all magicians, he makes it seem effortless."
- San Francisco
Chronicle

“Laurence Juber has redefined solo acoustic guitar playing”. - minor7th.com