"As Jefferson Berry & The UAC lean into their Grateful Dead and Steely Dan infused folk influences, all there is left for us to do is bask in its awesomeness.”
John Kereiff, Rock Doctor 2025
"Without ever being a ‘smart ass’ Jefferson Berry’s lyrics and stories sit alongside the likes of Steely Dan, late era Beach Boys and maybe even Joni Mitchell at times too; which while heavy company, is a fair assessment I think.”
Rocking Magpie
"Jefferson Berry’s urban acoustic folk style is broadly relatable and translates to the listener with a blend of wry elegance. The stringed instruments are quite beautiful to listen to within the reality-based vignettes he spins.”
Elise Cady, Americana Highways
"Playing a variety of guitar styles, Berry's projects bring a danceable style and contemporary point of view to Philadelphia's local music scene."
Aaron Willschick
Jefferson Berry & the UAC offer "a glimpse into the intersection of
music, technology, and social activism.”
Berry is a teacher, and a published and cited historian.
Perhaps that is why his songs paint pictures only a keen observer could portray.
Bill Graham
About Dreams of Modern Living: “There’s something really sharp and honest in the way Berry has constructed his story that makes this really special indeed."
"Whether playing straight up folk, country, blues, jazz, rock or a combination of these, the musicianship on Double Deadbolt Logic is superb."
“I was helplessly hooked before the first song was even half done, and I suspect you might be too. It’s a terrific record from front to back."
"It’s been said that Jefferson Berry is “an interesting character”. He and his band the Urban Acoustic Coalition (UAC) tend to prove that time and again."
Interviews
"Jefferson Berry is a storyteller. He has demonstrated that through his various albums from Deadbolt Logic to Soon! to Dreams Of Modern Living and now in Prairie Fire. As a teacher, a historian, and a keen observer of modern life, he has a deep well of material to draw from."
