Brian Haas / Dave Wayne Duo at GiG Performance Space

Brian Haas is a jazz pianist, composer and producer. He has recorded 21 albums and toured the world for two decades with his award-winning ensemble, The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, a band he started while a student at The University of Tulsa. Haas is also active as a solo pianist. His first solo record, “The Truth About Hollywood,” received national attention, as did the follow-up, “Petting Sounds.” “Frames” is a departure for Haas on many levels. It is his first duo recording, and it is Haas' first recorded through-composed piece. Though there is a limited amount of improvisation on “Frames,” the emphasis is on Haas' lush-yet-spare compositions. The recorded version of “Frames” features multi- Grammy winning percussionist Matt Chamberlain (Brad Mehldau, Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians, Saturday Night Live Band, Critters Buggin, Tori Amos, Bill Frisell, Marco Benevento, and hundreds of recording sessions with everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Frank Ocean)....

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Brian Haas is a jazz pianist, composer and producer. He has recorded 21 albums and toured the world for two decades with his award-winning ensemble, The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, a band he started while a student at The University of Tulsa. Haas is also active as a solo pianist. His first solo record, “The Truth About Hollywood,” received national attention, as did the follow-up, “Petting Sounds.” “Frames” is a departure for Haas on many levels. It is his first duo recording, and it is Haas' first recorded through-composed piece. Though there is a limited amount of improvisation on “Frames,” the emphasis is on Haas' lush-yet-spare compositions. The recorded version of “Frames” features multi- Grammy winning percussionist Matt Chamberlain (Brad Mehldau, Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians, Saturday Night Live Band, Critters Buggin, Tori Amos, Bill Frisell, Marco Benevento, and hundreds of recording sessions with everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Frank Ocean).

Now based in Santa Fe, NM, Brian Haas will be taking Frames on the road in the fall, performing in duos with a variety of established drummers across the globe. Accompanying Haas for the New Mexico stretch of the tour is the Santa Fe-based percussionist, Dave Wayne. Haas and Wayne will play the entire suite, interspersed with duo and solo improvisations.

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