Steve Hass

Steve Hass
Steve Hass at 2012 Namm Show
Background information
Birth name	Stelios Hasapoglou
Born	(1975-05-11) May 11, 1975 Ronkonkoma, New York, United States
Genres	Hard rock, jazz, R&B, fusion, rock, be-bop jazz, funk, soul, post bop jazz, pop, latin, heavy metal
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Drums, Backing Vocals
Years active	1998-present
Website	www.stevehass.com

STEVE HASS YAMAHA

Steve Hass (born May 11, 1975) is an American drummer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Island Park, New York, born to Greek immigrant parents from Athens. He is notable for his technical skill, time feel, and his musical versatility, having played with many artists from a wide variety of genres.

Career

After attending Berklee College Of Music on scholarship from 1993–1996 Steve was asked to join the Ravi Coltrane Quartet. He toured and recorded with the band from 1996 to 2002. The music was a mixture of traditional jazz, funk, and odd meter fusion. During this time Steve was also a studio drummer in New York City playing on dozens of national jingles, record dates, television shows, and movie soundtracks. He was also a member of Ruben Wilson's "Masters Of Groove" where he shared the drum chair with the legendary Bernard Purdie. In addition, during this period Steve toured with Christian McBride, Suzanne Vega, Miri Ben-Ari, Bob Berg, and Richard Bona amongst others.

In 2003 Steve began touring and recording with multiple Grammy winners and Atlantic recording artists, The Manhattan Transfer. He remains the first call drummer for The Manhattan Transfer, and works with them as his schedule permits. He is the first touring drummer in the history of the band to actually record with them. He is featured on 3 album releases and 1 live concert DVD. In late 2003, Hass released a solo album named Traveler. The C.D displays Hass' skills as a talented producer. His usage of sonic layering and drum loops is reminiscent of Jon Brion.

In 2005 Steve joined John Scofield and Mavis Staples to support Scofield's Verve release "That's What I'd Say". The band toured around the world from 2005 until December 2007 playing R+B, Soul, Jazz and Latin. [1]. Scofield also used Steve in his jazz trio, along with bassist John Benitez for select local N.Y dates.

In 2006 Hass had an eight-page feature interview in Modern Drummer Magazine. He is now a regular educational contributor in the "ask a pro" and "workshop" columns.

Hass with John Scofield

Los Angeles

In 2007 Steve established a second residence in Los Angeles and quickly became a popular choice for musicians and producers on the L.A scene, both live and in the studio. His company Hassbeat Productions Inc. provides studio services to artists worldwide while allowing Steve to record drum tracks for a variety of artists around the world. He continues to tour with a variety of artists. Since moving to Los Angeles Steve has become a regular with renowned artists such as Billy Childs, Bob Sheppard, Brandon Fields and Alan Pasqua as well as maintaining his presence in the studio with contemporary rock singer/songwriters. 2012 has been his busiest year yet juggling recording sessions for producers The Difference, Rami Yadid and Ken Wallace and tours with R+B great Patti Austin, top selling fusion/new age pianist Keiko Matsui and The Manhattan Transfer. He continues to work with R&B/Jazz Grammy winner Patti Austin in all variations of her touring band.

Musical affiliations

Here is a short list of Steve Hass' musical affiliations in alphabetical order:

• Abe Laboriel Sr.
• Adam Rogers
• Art Garfunkel
• Billy Childs
• Bob Berg
• Bob Mintzer
• Bob Sheppard
• Brandon Fields
• Cher
• Danilo Perez
• Debbie Gibson
• George Garzone
• Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Jimmy Haslip
• Jon Hendricks
• Katisse
• Keiko Matsui
• Larry Coryell
• Lucy Woodward
• Mark Turner
• Mavis Staples
• Miri Ben-Ari
• Nicholas Payton
• Patti Austin
• Ralph Alessi/Ravi Coltrane Group
• Randy Brecker
• Ravi Coltrane
• Richard Bona
• Ruben Wilson
• Stanely Jordan
• Suzanne Vega
• Terell Stafford
• The Alan Pasqua Group
• The BBC Big Band
• .The Count Basie Big Band
• .The Duke Ellington Orchestra
• The Christian McBride Band
• The East Village Opera Company
• The John Scofield Band(Music Of Ray Charles)
• The John Scofield Trio with John Benitez
• The Lonnie Plaxico Group
• The Manhattan Transfer
• The New York Voices
• The Tierney Sutton Band
• Timothy Lefebvre
• Traci Lords
• Vinx
• Wayne Krantz
• Will Lee
• Wynton Marsalis

and many more

Abbreviated Discography

Year	Artist	Album
1993	Madden Rae	Madden Rae
1994	Ferdinando Argenti	Aregenti
1994	Berklee College Of Music	The Berklee All Stars
1994	Vincent Bourgeyx	The Vincent Bourgeyx Trio
1996	Mark De Clive Lowe	Jazz In The Present Tense
1996	Danilo Perez	Hugo Pool Film Soundtrack
1997	Anthony Alonzo	From Deep Within
1998	House Of Red	House Of Red
1998	Yoshitaka Soji and Joey Calderazzo	Circle Of The Sea
1998	The East Side Of Fascination	Compilation Vol. 1
1998	Sasi Shalom Quartet	Endless Nights
1998	Mike Arroyo	My Jazzy Mood
1999	New York Jazz Guerilla	Method To The Madness
1999	Miri Ben-Ari	Sahara
1999	Meg Flather	It's About Time
1999	Nini Camps	LOVE PIE
1999	Darryl Hall	Subtle Touch
1999	Sarel River	Two in One
1999	Nick Petrone	A New Day Has Begun
1999	Inappropriate	Soundtrack
1999	Mark Peterson	The Blue Room
2000	Daniel Lemma	Introducing Daniel Lemma
2000	Frank Vignola	Deja-Vu
2000	Dana Mase	A Million Miles
2000	KAZBA	SilverFoote
2000	Steven Jaymes	SEVEN
2000	Gus Renner	Moving On
2000	Danielle Gasparo	Open Book
2000	Angelo Montrone	Angelo Montrone
2000	Kitchen Bar Music	Compilation
2000	Jaques Swartz Bart	Standard Time
2001	Open Book	Open Book
2001	Miri Ben-Ari and Wynton Marsalis	Song Of The Promised Land
2001	Matthew Parish	Circles
2001	Frederic Ndoci	Canterina
2001	Sylvia Tosun	Anthem
2001	JOAN	The Original Cast Recording
2001	Sarel River	Two in One
2001	Steven Jaymes	Hemingway's Cats
2001	CHERRY	CHERRY EP
2002	Scott Sylvester	Redemption Center
2002	Chris Emerson	Tourist
2002	Christos Rafalides' Manhattan Vibes	Manhattan Vibes
2002	Ravi Coltrane	Mad Six
2003	The Cincinnati Pops	Got Swing!
2003	Miri Ben-Ari	Temple Of Beautiful
2003	CHER	"Song For The Lonely" Remix
2003	George Colligan	Live At Blues Alley
2003	Steve Hass	Traveler
2004	The Manhattan Transfer	Vibrate
2004	Neshama Carlebach	Journey
2004	Tina Shafer	Promises To Eve
2004	Telarc Records	Telarc Sampler
2004	Marie Dela Cruz	No Expiration Date
2004	Dana Mase	Thread Of Blue
2005	The Manhattan Transfer	The Christmas Concert DVD
2005	Kathleen Pemble	Learning To Listen Again
2005	Alan Paul	Another Place And Time
2005	Pan Morigan	Castles Of Gold
2005	David Morgan	Ordinary Glory
2006	Janis Siegel	A Thousand Beautiful Things
2006	Janis Siegel	Live In Milan
2006	Jeff Roberson	The Bethesda Project
2006	Lisa Richards	Mad Love
2006	The Manhattan Transfer	The Symphony Sessions
2006	Yaron Gershovsky	Personal Notes
2007	Lynne Clarke	Later On
2007	George Petit	End Of August
2007	Wedding Jimmy (Short Film)	Film Composer and Percussionist
2008	Susan Kane	Highway Bouquet
2008	K.J Denhert	Lucky Seven
2008	Judy Wexler	Dreams And Shadows
2009	Magnolia Memoir	Magnolia Memoir
2009	Red Hook (Film)	Drummer
2009	Mark Winkler	Till I Get It Right
2009	The Manhattan Transfer	The Chick Corea Songbook
2010	Jeff Richman	Like That
2010	Chris Colangelo	Elaines' Song
2010	Tim Hauser	Love Stories
2011	Jose Marie Chan	The Manhattan Connection
2011	Ginny Owens	Before You Fly Single
2011	Ginny Owens	Get In I'm Driving
2011	Allegro	Summer Sampler 2011
2011	Judy Wexler	Under A Painted Sky
2012	Dare To Dream	A Minor Inconvenience
2012	Traci Lords	Last Drag
2012	Kristi Salas	Admit It
2012	The Difference	Beats Volume 1
2012	Andrew Ash	Grudges
2012	Ishmael Herring	Right Here
2013	Neshama Carlebach	One And One
2013	Katisse	" A World To The Wise"
2013	Cecilia Margolis-Rami Yadid	"New Sinai Sound"
2013	Traci Lords	"Stupidville"
2013	Judy Wexler	"What I See”
2014	The Mitchell Forman Trio	"Puzzle"
2015	Todd Hunter	"Eat, Drink, Play"
2016	Grace Kelly	"Trying To Figure It Out"
2019	Gretja Angell	"In Any Key"