The Extemporaneous Music and Arts Society (EMAS) is an art collective dedicated to advancing improvised and experimental work in Kansas City. Founded in 2021 by Seth A Davis and Evan Verploegh.

Upcoming Performances

Friday, April 25
Zucker / Jarvis Duo // Shante Clair + Krista Kopper
3807 Troost Ave KCMO
7pm Doors / 8pm Show
Facebook Event

Wednesday, April 30
Matthew Daher/Shanté Clair/Seth Andrew Davis
3807 Troost Ave KCMO
7pm Doors / 8pm Show
Facebook Event

Sunday, May 4
Brahl, Holman, Osborne // Void-Caller // Shante Clair
MiniBar
7pm
Facebook Event

Saturday, May 10
KDB (Toledo, OH) // EMAS
Pat’s Loft (KCK)
7pm Doors / 7:30pm Show
Event Page
Email for Address

Thursay, June 10
microplastique (Chicago)/ C-S-T-X
Greenwood Social Hall
6:30pm Doors - 7pm Showtime
Event Page

EMAS Records

EMAS Records was founded in 2021 and is focused on releases from people affiliated with EMAS to promote improvised and experimental music in Kansas City and the greater midwest.


Releases

Brennan Connors, Seth A Davis, Evan Verploegh

Connors/Davis/Verploegh (2022)

Cooper, Davis, Kopper, Verploegh, Williams
Compressed Space (2023)

EMAS Quartet

EMS (2022)

Krista Kopper
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn (2023)

Krista Kopper & Benjamin Baker

Open Sea (2023)

Krista Kopper & Evan Verploegh

For the Trees (2022)

Torches Mauve (Evan Verploegh & Seth Andrew Davis)

Volume One (2023)

Volume Two (2023)

VDO

VDO (2022)

Verploegh & Baker

Singles (2021)

Badger State Games (2022)