"there’s nothing more seductive than discovering someone who gives form to your thoughts with words more beautiful, evocative, and true than you could ever find yourself."
(Paste Magazine)

"... the kind of performer who makes people sit up taller, leaning forward to catch each nuanced lyric and note ... [his voice is] an expressive instrument that can trumpet its intentions or drop to an agonized whisper in the space of a single song, or even a single line." (Kevin Oliver, Southeast Performer Magazine)

"For anyone who’s still waiting for a return to form from the Counting Crows, and it could be a while yet, this is your prescribed tonic." (Mark whitfield, Americana-UK)

"Jackson's voice gathers and swells like a summer storm, his weathered baritone marvelous and rough. ... brawny and heartfelt as Springsteen's" (ESP Magazine)

“... an eclectic style that draws from folk, country, pop, punk and rockabilly ... emotive, grit-and-gravel baritone and high-energy guitar playing.” Steven Uhles
(The Augusta Chronicle)

"... Springsteen/Tom Waits style of roots rock with a folk base ... great, gravely vocals that spill a bit of purity in every note ... a ton of substance and beauty ... splendid creations of real feeling and emotion." Michael Allison  (TheGlobalMuse.com)

“... superb playing, often wringing a big, full sound out of his acoustic guitar, and subtly adding percussion with his hands and feet. His voice varies between a whisky-and-cigarettes whisper ... and high, quavering tones.” Gregory Nicoll (Southeast Performer Magazine)