Jewel’s members were friends in grade school. The lead singer was encouraged to play by his teacher. The lead singer used to fall asleep with the radioplaying as a kid. Jewel started performing at friend's parties. Robert Johnson heavily influenced the early work of the group.

Jewel's members are expecting to bring in a new group of fans with this tour and the new project. The group is in the start of the tour promoting for their new album.

Critics have generally praised Jewel for their ability to energize the audience at live shows. Keith Nicodemus, a music critic from Charleston, has always praised band’s guitarist. Jewel’s latest project is receiving generally positive reviews from notable music critics like Ed Van Hoos and Glenn Brady.

Jewel were uneasy after releasing the debut album, but were happy when they heard their music on the radio for the first time. The band continues to play large venues, but still enjoys playing in smaller clubs on occasion. A member of Jewel started dating a girl whose unclewas a record executive. She passed the single on to them and the band signed a record deal soon after. The band members were excited to have the opportunity to make an album and quit their day jobs that supported them while they worked hard at night to make their dreams happen.

Jewel accepted they had finally made it in 1996, after the band's first fan club was started by Patricia Slatter. Starting out with just a few dozen members in Philadelphia, the fan club quickly grew with band’s national tour and the launching of the group’s website by Shirley Piper.

The band loves playing in Charleston because they played their first sold out show there. Jewel appreciates that they are able to do what they love because of the fans, so they play the hits off their newest release as well as the classics. The group has all their tour information, from the tour schedule to the latest Jewel tickets released, on TheSeats.com.