Diversejazz

The Diverse Trio will be playing the second concert of the brand new Grassroots Concert Series. The trio is Hermon Mehari (trumpet), Ben Leifer (bass), and Ryan Lee (drums).

The music will be a selection of originals and covers inspired by music from Africa. Special guest vocalist Anthony Saunders will be singing a selection with the group.

Do not miss a chance to see this music and support this brand new concert series! It will be at the Kansas City Academy, which is located at 7933 Main St. The concert starts at 7 PM with a set of music, followed by a Q&A, and an encore selection. General admission is $10, preferred seating is $15.

The Diverse Trio will be playing a set at the Brick in KC on Saturday, December 3rd at approximately 10:30 PM. Our next show will be at Take Five Coffee Bar on Friday, December 16th from 8-10 PM.

A local radio show recently played “Lost In Darkness” and did a brief feature on trumpeter Hermon Mehari. Check it out a few minutes into the show by clicking here.

Ink Magazine, the weekly publication put out by the Kansas City Star, did a feature this week on Hermon Mehari, the trumpeter of Diverse. Click here to read the article.

Check out Diverse’s trumpet player in this promotion done by the Kansas City Chiefs which will air at Arrowhead Stadium (click on “promotion” to see the video via the Chiefs Facebook page).

The DIVERSE Trio will be performing at a brand new jazz club called 1911 Main this Friday, September 23 from 8-11 PM. There will be no cover. We will be starting a weekly residency there on Monday nights in October from 8-11, so please come out and support this new place!

On Saturday the 24th, we will be performing at the Plaza Art Fair on the INK Live Stage (Ward Pkwy and Pennsylvania) from 5:30-6:30 PM with special guest Andy McGhie.

Don’t forget the return of DIVERSE Plays Michael Jackson at the Record  Bar on October 28th featuring vocalists Anthony Saunders, Lee Langston, and Julia Haile!

The Diverse Trio will be back to perform in Kansas City on Sunday, September 18th at the Record Bar. We have been busy creating music for a few projects that we have going and will release information on these things soon.

Also not to be missed: Diverse Plays Michael Jackson on October 28 at the Record Bar. We have had many requests to do this show again and are happy to do it again with much of the same line up as before.

Reach and Hermon Mehari will perform a set right before the Sporting KC game at Livestrong Park on Saturday, July 23 starting at 6 PM. Livestrong Park is located in Kansas City, KS off I-435 at State Avenue West (Exit 13B).

Diverse has some dates lined up for the end of June in and around Kansas City. We are currently in the process of raising funds for our next CD, writing new music and working on a brand new project– stay tuned for details! Listed below are our major June performances. Hope to see you at some of these!

Saturday, June 18th: Coleman Hawkins Jazz Festival in St. Joseph, MO @ 8 PM

Wednesday, June 22nd: Diverse, Reach, and Vertigone Play Mos Def’s “Black On Both Sides” at the Blue Room in Kansas City, MO @ 7 PM

Friday, June 24th*: Diverse Quintet Featuring Pianist Tony Tixier (From Paris) at Jardines in Kansas City, MO @ 9:30 PM

*All funds raised at this concert will go towards the next Diverse recording project, so we’d appreciate your support at this one!!!

Saturday, June 25th: Diverse at Londons in Topeka, KS @ 8 PM