Jace Bersin Trio (JBT)

About

JACE BERSIN TRIO

Jace Bersin Trio is an instrumental band, with a kind of cool, precise, funky, almost jazz feel.
“…a fusion of rock and blues, with a sprinkle of jazz, and a whole lotta FUNK!”

This alternative instrumental trio, also known as JBT, will provide the perfect feel for your venue or festival. JBT is also a great fit to set the vibe for any headline act in any genre.

Jace Bersin has a successful history of writing and playing guitar in many different musical settings, including original work, cover bands, duos, trios, and playing solo to accompany vocalists. For several years Jace has pursued his own project and vision, and in 2008 the JACE BERSIN TRIO was born. Along with Jace, the trio consists of Miguel Fair on bass and Mike DeRammelaere on drums. This group of musicians collectively brings more than 88 years experience to the stage.

The Jace Bersin Trio released its debut EP, Cutter, in May of 2011. JBT has now finished their full length album titled Sunnier Days Ahead. The full length recording is now availble for sale.

So, treat yourself to JBT for a CREATIVE and DYNAMIC alternative instrumental experience!!!

Store / Merch Links

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Press

Jace Bersin Trio at Arbor Daze in Euless TX review (external link)

[An article written by Steve Watkins from DFW.com covering the Jace Bersin Trio at Arbor Daze in Euless, TX on April 29th 2012.]

Being a live music addict, you spend a lot of time in dark clubs, breathing cigarette smoke and dodging your way through drunks just to get near the stage. It's heaven on earth, for sure, but everyone should have a change of pace -- a little something now and again to cleanse the palette and clear out the lungs.

Last weekend, Euless was hosting Arbor Daze, an annual festival that's been going on for for twenty-plus years. To celebrate trees, they offer live music, fire trucks, crafts and countless food vendors. (No dogs are allowed, though -- which seems a little unfair considering how much dogs love trees.)

Some things about live music in the Metroplex never change, and the lack of free parking for this event certainly made me feel right at home. I don't subscribe to conspiracy theories, and my Masonic friends tell me that Masons don't really run the country -- but they sure as hell ran the parking at this event. I bribed one of them to let me park under some trees at the lodge so that I could hike to the music and have some hope of getting there before dark.

Yes, it was still afternoon when I arrived. We were out in the open, on the lawn, with world class music coming out of the speakers. Sunlight and fresh air seemed to smother the whole thing. There were kids running around, people eating BBQ from the legendary North Main BBQ, and it was all so uncommonly clean for a North Texas rock event.

The highlight of the festival for me? The inaccurately named Jace Bersin Trio. The band consists of Jace Bersin (of D Snacks and the Afterschool Special fame) on guitar, Miguel Fair on bass, Mike DeRammelaere on drums, Brandon Bumpas (of Velvet Lovebox) on percussion and Rene Ozuna on saxophone. You have to be able to count to be a musician, but count means something different in musician-speak.

With another stage across the field, bands had to compete for listeners. But word must have gotten out, because the bleachers in front of Jace soon started to fill up. Neill Schnell of Velvet Lovebox even showed up, and he's not usually seen before sunset.

The Jace Bersin Trio is an instrumental band, with a kind of cool, precise, funky, almost jazz feel. Most instrumentals often turn self-indulgent, and playing nothing but instrumentals to a non-jazz audience seldom works. But these guys kept the audience right there through the whole show, and me along with them. You have to have something to say, musically, and Jace Bersin does that. They kept enough of a consistent thread from song to song for continuity, and yet we got jazz fusion, rock and funk -- all righteously executed.

I honestly didn't see too many trees during my time in Euless, but I also didn't stray far from the music. It was worth the trek to the mid-Cities, worth braving the sunlight and fresh air, even worth the hike from the Masonic lodge. If you're into trees, be sure to check out the Arbor Daze event next year; and if you're into good music, check out Jace Bersin as soon as possible.

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Jace Bersin with D'Snacks and the After School Special--Video and Article (external link)

Concert Review: D Snacks and the After-School Special
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Steve Watkins/Special to DFW.COM

Jace Bersin of D. Snacks and the After-School Special

By Steve Watkins

Special to DFW.COM

Posted 11:36am on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011

D. Snacks and the After-School Special are one of those acts I’ve been hearing about forever, just haven’t had a chance to go see them. I mean, seriously, with a name like that, how can you not want to check it out? So when I saw that they were having a video release party this weekend at Lola’s Saloon, I knew that was where I was going to get my sonic fix this weekend.

Upon rolling up to Lola’s, the first thing I noticed was yet another brand of food truck in the three space parking lot. I couldn’t tell the brand on it, but it wasn’t Salsa Limon, and it wasn’t the Crazy Sisters Food Truck I’ve seen before. No problem, I found a place on a sidewalk to park and went on in.

While the joint wasn’t wall-to-wall people, they had moved the tables back out on the floor, so it was comfortably packed. I scammed a seat at the bar by Brandon of Velvet Love Box and watched the show.

The first thing I can say is I wish I had seen them before. The band, which includes Deric Merrill (guitar, vocals), Matt Tinius (drums), Justin Baisden (bass), Jace Bersin (guitar), Cliff Watkins (rapper), covers a pretty decent spectrum of rock and funk. And, on some songs, hip-hop, which is common these days; they do it exceedingly well, which is really not all that common these days.

The vocals were dead on, the bass punchy, and the guitar creative yet tasteful. So we had a pretty solid, enjoyable rock and roll show – just the thing for a Sunday night. But this was a video release party, and that means it’s all about the video.

So, after a way-too-short set (for me anyway), the band shut down, they lowered the screen and dimmed the lights. I know what you’re thinking. Really, I do. A typical concert video shot with hand-held cameras and badly synced studio track for audio. You know the one – search any local band you can think of on YouTube and you’ll probably find a dozen. But that’s not what we had here.

This was a full-on story tellin’, beautifully shot rock and roll music video. We used to have those all the time back when MTV still remembered what that M stood for (ask your parents). We got a badass sound track, we got attractive women, and we even got some implied sex, violence and some blood (all tastefully done for the sake of the story).

The crowd loved it, and demanded that it be shown a second time (the band obliged). After that, things just turned into a big party at Lola’s. My only complaint is that I would like to have heard quite a bit more from the band. I mean, there was time for another set after the video, and the crowd was fired up, so why not? No matter, if you get a chance to see these guys — do it. And in the meantime, check out their video below; you can also find it on the band’s Facebook page.