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, October 10
Robbie Lynn Hunsinger (Chicago) // Seth Andrew Davis // Dan DiPiero //Loren Broaddus
Bunker Center for the Arts
7:30 pm
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Thursday, October 17

Untight, TUN, EMAS Electro-Acoustic Ensemble

Farewell

8 pm

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Friday, October 25

Tim Kaiser, EMAS, Vanish Mode

Farewell

8pm
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Wednesday, November 13
EMAS Presents
Charlotte Street
7:30pm

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)