Most singer/songwriters express themselves primarily through their original compositions, but Boynton Beach vocalist and guitarist Jason Colannino (jasoncolannino.com) has become one of South Florida’s busiest performers by being a master interpreter.

Sure, the New Jersey native has released two original CDs since moving south 20 years ago (with a third on the way), but the majority of his 800-deep song list involves covers. And Colannino exactingly mimics influences from Harry Chapin and James Taylor to The Beatles and Neil Young — the artist he’s linked to most often.

Nearly 150 of Colannino’s songs are by Young; closer to 200 when you factor in his covers of Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Which is why he was chosen to perform a solo tribute — with backing vocal appearances by his wife, Kim Colannino, and Kate Wentley — to benefit the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (christopherreeve.org), dedicated toward curing spinal cord injuries like the one its late namesake actor suffered.

“I can’t help but sound like Neil when I perform his songs,” Colannino says, “because that’s how I hear them. They’re passionate, well-written and meaningful.”

See Jason Colannino at 8 p.m. today in A Tribute To Neil Young at the Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach ($25, 561-243-7299, ext. 1). He also plays from 4-7 p.m. every Sunday at Rudy’s Stand-Up Saloon, 9 N. J St., Lake Worth (561-602-5307), from 7:30-11:30 p.m. every Monday at Johnnie Brown’s 301 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach (561-243-9911), from 6:30-8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Sundy House, 106 S. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach (561-272-5678), from 2-5 p.m. every Thursday at the Marriott Oceana Palms, 3200 N. Ocean Dr., Singer Island (561-227-3600), and from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 13 in a Florida Outreach Center for the Blind benefit at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport Hotel, 150 Australian Ave., West Palm Beach (561-684-9400).

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Guanabanas continues to offer the best variety of original local and regional performers in northern Palm Beach County. See West Palm Beach pop trio Girlfriend Material (reverbnation.com/girlfriendmaterial) on Friday, and area bluegrass faves Uproot Hootenanny (uproothootenanny.com) on Saturday, each at 9 p.m. at 960 N. Highway A1A, Jupiter (561-747-8878)….Only from the mind of singing guitarist Rick Rossano, frontman for area roots music heroes The Dillengers (thedillengers.com), could come The Agony Brothers. It’s his acoustic duo side project with versatile Dillengers drummer Mike Vullo, who’ll also sing and play guitar on outside-the-box covers and originals from 7-11 p.m. on Oct. 18 at South Shores, 502 Lucerne Ave., Lake Worth (561-547-7656).