Diversejazz

We had a great time at the 2010 Gene Harris Jazz Festival in Boise, Idaho. Being back there brought many memories to the group from our trip in June of 2008. This time we were joined by the great Jaleel Shaw on alto saxophone for our performances. On Thursday night we got to see the [...]

We are excited to share the 2 following clips, showcasing Diverse’s newest grooves. Both song’s debut performance was at the 2009 Anthem International Music Festival at Coda in Kansas City, MO.  The first song, “Make It Shine” was written by pianist John Brewer. The second song, “Forever”, was written by drummer Ryan Lee.  Both clips were submitted by [...]

Hey everyone!  Ben Leifer here.  This is my first post on the website, so bear with me if there are some formatting errors.  Anyways, I am very fortunate to be playing this Friday night at the Blue Room on the corner of Kansas City’s legendary 18th and Vine with master drummer Michael Carvin.  He only [...]

Hello everyone! This is the day of our CD Release Party in Kansas City at the Blue Room! Here is a version of B-Day Song we did in July at the Blue Room Jam Session we hosted (right click and choose to “save” if you wish to download it): B-Day Song @ Blue Room Monday [...]

In winning the 2008 Origin Records / Gene Harris Jazz Festival Competition, Diverse proved to be a creative and dynamic musical powerhouse. Beating out 10 other very original groups from across the country, the quintet opened for Roy Haynes’ “Birds of a Feather” band at the Gene Harris Jazz Festival and were awarded a deal [...]