EMAS Presents: Brian Haas

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 from 7:30-9:30 PM

For this month’s EMAS Presents, New Orleans based pianist/keyboardist Brian Haas is our featured guest and will perform alongside members of the KC Jazz and Improvised music communities.

Two sets of improvised music:
7:30-8:15 PM
8:30-9:15 PM

Brian Haas – Rhoes
Evan Verploegh- drums
Aaron Osborne – double bass, electro-acoustic percussion
Seth Andrew Davis – electric guitar, electronics
Shante Clair – tabletop guitar and FX
Zak Pischnotte – woodwinds

ABOUT BRIAN HAAS

Brian Roy Haas is an internationally celebrated, award-winning pianist, composer, producer and arranger with almost 40 albums of original compositions under his name. Starting piano at age 4 and winning his first International Piano Concerto Competition at 16, he knew his life’s mission early on. Haas received a full ride to the University of Tulsa and graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. While at TU, he founded Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. In the last 31 years JFJO has toured Europe 13 times and the Americas on a constant loop, played many of the world’s biggest music festivals such as North Sea, Berlin, Tampere, Montreal and sold out prestigious clubs like Bimhuis, Snug Harbor, Yoshi’s and The Blue Note. His illustrious career has seen Haas touring, composing and recording with Nikki Glaspie, George Porter Jr., Helen Gillet, The Funky Meters, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Nolatet, Rebirth Brass Band, Johnny Vidacovich, James Singleton, Matt Chamberlain, Les Claypool, Charlie Hunter and Punkadelick, a trio comprised of Haas, Nikki Glaspie and Mike Dillon. Punkadelick’s critically acclaimed album, Inflorescense, was released Winter of 2023 on Sony Red and the 17 month tour sold out multiple venues in America. When off the road, Haas has has worked within public schools as an improvisational music instructor for Arts and Humanities through National Endowment of The Arts.
https://brianroyhaas.com/

ABOUT EMAS PRESENTS

EMAS Presents is an experimental and improvised music series curated by Seth Andrew Davis + Evan Verploegh. An extension of the collective Extemporaneous Music & Arts Society, EMAS Presents highlights local, national, and international music practitioners to grow Kansas City’s improvised music community.