Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny calls Fred Haas... "A totally world-class saxophone player "

Trumpet legend Clark Terry said, " You won't find a more capable jazz player and teacher than Fred Haas, and that's a fact! "

Thomas Herrick, former publisher of Downbeat Magazine said, " Fred Haas is a consummate musician with a brilliant chordal sense and great execution...he has a definite identifiable style of his own. "

And bassist Milt Hinton said, " Fred is a great musician and a joy to work with. "

A Senior Lecturer at Dartmouth College, Haas teaches Jazz Improvisation, Jazz History, Music Theory, Saxophone, Jazz Piano and directs several jazz combos. He is the Founder and Director of Interplay Jazz Camp, a weeklong holistic jazz workshop that incorporates meditation, yoga and tai chi to enhance creativity.

Haas also runs his own CD company, JazzToons, that has produced several small group jazz CDs. He is an active performer, playing both piano and saxophone with groups in New England and beyond.

Jazz Historian Peter Bodge wrote, “Fred communicates...he consistently displays not merely a knowledge of his craft, but a sincere dedication to sharing those ideas and ideals with others. As a musician, he is an intelligent and fiery improviser, a harmonic wizard: one who plays music, not just the saxophone (or piano), and all with warmth, wit, and sincereity.”