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Brian Haas
Background information
Birth name	Brian Roy Haas
Born	(1974-03-18) March 18, 1974 (age 50) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Genres	Jazz, pop, rock
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Piano
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Royal Potato Family
Website	www.brianroyhaas.com

Brian Roy Haas (born March 18, 1974) is an American jazz pianist and founding member of the band Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey.

Haas spent his formative years in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa. He began studying classical piano at age five. He won local and regional piano competitions at a young age. When he was sixteen, he won the Oklahoma Concerto Competition. He performed with the Tulsa Philharmonic. After graduating from high school, he received a scholarship to study classical music at the University of Tulsa, but while in college he became interested in jazz and switched his major.

In January 2011 JFJO recorded a suite of music based on the Tulsa Race Riot. Haas signed with Rykodisc/Hyena Records, which released his first album, The Truth About Hollywood (2005), a combination of Hass's compositions and cover versions of songs by Thelonious Monk.

Discography

References

1. Minderman, Dean C. (March 31, 2011). "Interview: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Keyboardist Brian Haas on the Band's St. Louis Show Tonight". The Riverfront Times. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
2. ^ Collar, Matt. "Brian Haas". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
3. Gilbert, Andrew (October 2, 2011). "Tragedy, triumph in Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's 'Race Riot Suite'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
4. Chadbourne, Eugene. "The Truth About Hollywood". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

External links

• Official site

• American jazz pianists
• American male jazz pianists
• Aspen Music Festival and School alumni
• Living people
• 1974 births
• University of Tulsa alumni
• 21st-century American pianists
• 21st-century American male musicians