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.

Track List:

Disc: 1

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