Diverse Diverse CD

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 to record this album of original music. Mentored by the great Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, trumpeter Hermon Mehari, saxophonist William Sanders, pianist John Brewer, bassist Ben Leifer, and drummer Ryan Lee possess a fearless approach to creating and performing and aspire to expand the jazz demographic, garnering increased appreciation from younger audiences for the music.

1. Busy Sunday 2. Sojourner 3. Time Well Spent 4. Every Now and Then 5. Bed Writing 6. B-Day Song 7. Where It Lives 8. For Kim 9. Untitled Hit Tune 10. Vitality 11. Lost in Darkness 12. Boise