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

Thursday, December 14

EMAS + Bob Bucko Jr.

7:30 pm | 5th Floor (Email for address)

Saturday, December 23
EMAS
6 pm | Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven | $10 / PWYC

Wednesday, December 27
EMAS
8 pm | Farewell (KCMO) | $10 / PWYC

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)

Performers Featured in Past EMAS Productions

Ben Baker (music)
Alexis Borth (dance)
Bob Bucko Jr. (music)
Nora Burkitt (dance)
Nick Cavazos (video)
Kevin Cheli (music)
Brandon Cooper (music)
Meagan Conley (music)
Brad Cox (music)
Seth Andrew Davis (music)
Michael Eaton (music)
Kelley Gant (music)
Katarina Fitzpatrick (dance)
Dwight Frizzell (music)
Jeff Harshbarger (music)
Kyle Hutchins (music)
Jeff Kaiser (music)
John Kizilarmut (music)
Brooke Knoll (music)
Krista Kopper (music)
Kwan Leung Ling (music)
Jon Mueller (music)
Kyle Mullins (dance)
Aaron Osborne (music)
Alberto Racanati (music)
Damon Smith (music)
Brian Steever (music)
Mike Stover (music)
Ben Tervort (music)
Irene Vallar (dance)
Troy Van Horn (music)
Evan Verploegh (music)
Alan Voss (music)
Drew Williams (music)
Jeramy Zimmerman (dance)