Jewel

Musical Guest:

1/11/97
"Who Will Save Your Soul"
"You Were Meant for Me"
11/14/98
"Hands"
"Down So Long"

Bio:

From the remote tundra of her Alaskan youth to the triumph of international stardom, Jewel has traveled a singular road as an acclaimed singer, songwriter, poet, actress and painter. The three-time Grammy nominee, hailed by The Times of London as “the most sparkling female singer-songwriter since Joni Mitchell,” nevertheless remains a unique and authentic artist, exploring fresh musical avenues for more than a decade that have taken her from the simplicity of acoustic-driven folk to the embrace of rock, pop, country, blues, jazz and classical influences.

Whether alone with her guitar or fronting a band of ace musicians, Jewel has always been a charismatic live performer, earning the respect of other singer-songwriters such as Bob Dylan and Neil Young, who have invited her to open their shows. Her singular style and beauty continuously land her on the covers of such diverse magazines as Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, InStyle, Glamour and Seventeen. Stuff listed her among its “102 Sexiest Women in the World” while Blender upped the ante, crowning her “rock’s sexiest poet.”

Jewel’s personal odyssey, partly chronicled on her eleven-time platinum debut album, “Pieces of You”, comes to full flower in her new release, “Goodbye Alice in Wonderland.” Marking her first album in three years, her sixth all told, “Alice” is her most autobiographical work in more than a decade, tracing her path from the extreme solitude of Alaska to the extreme joys and pitfalls of fame. Its title also alludes to other fantasies: the fairy tales we are told in youth about life, love and friendship versus the more complex, and often disheartening, truth.

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