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


Monday, September 4
Ensemble with Dan Clucas
6 pm | World Culture (KCMO)

Thursday, September 14
Stockhausen Night
6 pm | Westport Coffee House

Sunday, September 17
Voss Stock
1 pm | Swope Park

Wednesday, September 20

EMAS Presents: OKAPI
7:30 pm | Charlotte Street (KCMO) 

Friday, September 22

Ritwik Banerji - Astromusicologist
Seth A Davis & Ian O'Neill - Cybersyn
Clair/Davis/Kopper/Osborne/Verploegh
7:30 pm | Vulpes Bastille (KCMO)

Sunday, October 1
Hutchison, Lovelace, Osborne, Racanati, Verploegh // Aaron Dooley // Night Mode // Ida Rowan
8 pm | Farewell (KCMO) 

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)

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)