Grammy-winner Laurence Juber returns

Thursday, May 19 — Although guitarist Laurence Juber hastoured the world with Paul McCartney and shared stages with TheWho’s Pete Townshend and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, he's also perfectly comfortable in more intimate spaces, such as Old Town's Creole Gallery, which is where the Grammy winner will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 22.

“Being able to play in intimateenvironments like the Creole Gallery is part of what fuels themotivation,” Juber said, in an interview last year with City Pulse staff writer Lawrence Cosentino. “It’s so nice to have that kind of containedenergy, as opposed to playing for a larger audience at a bigger venue.”

The 58-year-old Juber also played an acoustic concert at the Creole Gallery last May. His CDs include "I've Got the World on Six Strings," "LJ Plays the Beatles" and "Naked Guitar." He won a Grammy for his work with Paul McCartney's 1970s project Wings, and earned a second Grammy in 2005 for best rock instrumental for his performance of "The Pink Panther Theme" on the Henry Mancini tribute "Pink Guitar."

Tickets are available at Elderly Instruments and Archives Book Shop in East Lansing, or by visiting www.stpconcerts.com

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