Jace Bersin Trio (JBT)

Alternative Fort Worth, TX United States

About Jace Bersin Trio (JBT)

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!” ...

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  • Jace Bersin - -Guitar
  • Miguel Fair - -Bass
  • Mike DeRammelaere - -Drums
  • Special Guest-Fred Harvey - -Saxophone
  • Special Guest-Brandon Bumpus - -Percussion

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Concert Review: D Snacks and the After-School Special Article 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.

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Influences

Jeff Golub, John Schofield, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Johnson, Norman Brown