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Diverse Plays Michael Jackson is back in 2013 and excited to take the show out of Kansas City. This special project will be at the Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska on Friday, January 25th (Doors at 8:30 PM) and The Bottleneck in Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday, January 26 (Doors at 10 PM). Click HERE for the Lawrence FB event page. [...]

Diverse will do a collaborative set with DJs Spin Styles and Mike Scott at an event hosted by Red Bull on Friday, July 6th at the Crossroads Stage behind Grinders. Local KC bands Hearts of Darkness and Making Movies will also perform collaborative sets with DJs as well. Doors open at 8 PM, and Diverse [...]

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 [...]

We will be playing the music of Michael Jackson this Friday (April 15) at the Record Bar in Kansas City. Doors open at 9 PM and the show starts at 10 PM. The show includes vocalists Julia Haile, Lee Langston, Anthony Saunders, and Nave. Instrumentalists Bobby Watson, Tim Braun, Eddie Moore, Peter Schlamb, and Brad [...]

One of our shows in Paris was reviewed here: http://akcentuatethepositive.over-blog.com/article-diverse-feat-rodolphe-lauretta-tony-tixier-la-centrale-25-03-2011-70338133.html Check it out! There are some great pictures as well! The Diverse Trio with special guest Brian Steever on drums will be playing in St. Louis this Thursday, April 7 at Robbie’s House of Jazz from 8-11 PM. Stay tuned for info about our Michael [...]

Diverse is back in Paris this month. Here are our performances: Wednesday, March 23: World Jazz Scene avec Helmie Bellini and Monika Shaka @ Sunside (60, Rue Des Lombards) 8 PM Friday, March 25: DIVERSE featuring Tony Tixier and Rodolphe Lauretta @ La Centrale (29, Rue St Lazare) 8:30 PM; Entree Libre Sunday, March 27: [...]

The video of “Time Travelin’” from the Diverse/Les Izmore Tribute to Like Water For Chocolate is featured on Common’s blog. Click here to see the post.

The Pitch “Best Tribute” in the “Best of 2010″ Awards: It’s no small feat to cover a legend. When local MC Les Izmore sat down with trumpeter Hermon Mehari of the jazz ensemble Diverse, the two set out to cover one of the most revered hip-hop albums: Common’s politically charged landmark Like Water for Chocolate. What [...]