"Jeff Howell is a 'porch-pickin' fool!!!" Or so says JAM magazine 8 93. The singer-songwriter, guitarist has toured extensively throughout the States, Canada and overseas playing his unique brand of Louisiana acoustic blues and rock and roll. The original styling of his songwriting extends from fat five-piece horns and New Orleans funk on his debut album, "Gimme' A Dollar" (released in 1989) through the imaginative soul of "Blues Junk'' (released in 1993) to the down home acoustic finger-picking of his just released third album "The Tree". This latest effort brings Howell back to the provenance of his musical influences. He explains "All of my early musical deities were acoustic. While all of my friends were into 'The Stones' or 'Black Sabbath' or 'Zeppelin,' I was into Doc Watson, Hank Williams (Sr.) and Jim Croce! I've always loved the ring of acoustic guitars!"

Those who came to Jeff's gig here at the Riverhead will not want to miss his return. Hydrate!