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We will be performing the music of Michael Jackson on April 15th (KC) and April 16th (Columbia, MO). The Kansas City show will be at the Record Bar and feature a great cast of musicians. The singers will be Nave (aka Evan Hancock), Julia Haile (from the Good Foot), Anthony Saunders, and Lee Langston. The [...]

Thanks for all the support  for our shows the past couple of weeks! And the “Low End Theory” tribute was quite a success at the Blue Room! Emcees Reach and Les Izmore performed their parts extremely well and we were honored to play with them. Click here to read a review about it written by [...]

Starting this coming Thursday, we have a series of shows lined up in Missouri (mostly KC). Hope you can make it to at least one of these! Thursday, January 20: @ R Bar (8:30 PM-11:30 PM); Friday, January 21: Clinic @ BAC Horn Doctor (4-6 PM), Take Five Coffee Bar (8-10 PM), Mutual Musicians Foundation [...]

Happy Holidays! The Diverse Trio will be back in Missouri in late January to play a series of gigs. We hope you can make it to some of them! More details to come soon. But for now, if you’re looking for a great CD to purchase as a Christmas gift, here is my pick for [...]

Our website has been under attack through viruses a bit the past few months, so we apologize for the the way it has been acting and looking recently. We will be making changes to the site so stay tuned. Thanks for your patience! -Hermon

The Diverse Trio is set to tour throughout Europe over the month of June, 2010. This significant endeavor marks the group’s debut tour abroad and will include locations such as France and Spain. The tour will not only be an advancement for the group’s goal of expanding the jazz demographic in non-traditional areas, but also [...]

Finding Their Rhythm by Kara Petrovic This is only an excerpt. To view the full article, click on this link. They never expected to win the recording contract or to see their self-titled CD “Diverse” reach No. 49 on the JazzWeek charts in early September. Members of the jazz quintet, Diverse, knew they had talent, but [...]

The show starts at 10:00 pm at the Czar Bar, located at: 1531 Grand Blvd Kansas City, MO 64108 The collaborative tribute with KC rapper Les Izmore will also feature guest singers Lee Langston & Brandy Nicole. To check out more info on the show, see the Pitch’s preview, Kansas City’s ink interview with Hermon Mehari [...]

Two jazz and hip-hop musicians find a passion in Common By Kyle Koch The following article excerpt, published March 16, 2010, can be read in its entirety at this link. A few months ago, they were strangers. They met in early January at the Czar Bar. Mehari, a trumpet player, and Izmore were participants in an [...]

Hello everyone! So far the Upper Midwest tour has been a great experience. We are in Day 4 and are playing at Nighttown in Cleveland, Ohio tonight. Our experience in Madison, Wisconsin was a blast. Props to Jonathan Kuuskoski for helping us get around and for the great hospitality (be sure to check out State [...]