Career
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. 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.
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 Digital Video Disc. 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. Scofield also used Steve in his jazz trio, along with bassist John Benitez for select local North.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.
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 Incorporated. 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. Musical affiliations
Here is a short list of Steve Hass" musical affiliations in alphabetical order:
Abe Laboriel Senior
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
Suzanne Vega
Terell Stafford
The Alan Pasqua Group
The British Broadcasting Corporation 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.
