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Delbert Anderson, a Diné jazz trumpet artist, composer, and educator, stands at the forefront of a vibrant Native American jazz scene. His work, deeply rooted in his Diné heritage, seamlessly integrates Navajo "spinning songs" of love, healing, and courtship with jazz and funk, thus marking him as a community-minded Indigenous individualist.
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Feb 24, 2023 · Delbert Anderson, 36, is a Navajo jazz musician, and he and his bandmates live in Farmington, a city of 46,000 perched just east of the reservation where he was born, which is the size of the ...
Mar 8, 2024 · In November 2023, Diné jazz trumpeter Delbert Anderson sounded the first note of a composition, “The Long Walk,” whose performance will be completed in about four and a half years, mirroring the length of time in the 1860s that the Diné were forcibly removed from their ancestral homeland by the United States government before winning the right to return. That note initiated a solemn ...
Delbert Anderson, a Diné jazz trumpet artist, composer, and educator, stands at the forefront of a vibrant Native American jazz scene. His work, deeply rooted in his Diné heritage, seamlessly integrates Navajo "spinning songs" of love, healing, and courtship with jazz and funk, thus marking him as a community-minded Indigenous individualist.
Married since 2013 and a father of five, Anderson is also committed to building the strength of Native communities, primarily through his work as a music educator, mentor, and community leader. “ [Delbert] has inspired countless young Indigenous artists to connect with their cultural identity through music,” notes his manager, Tim Wilson.
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Jun 25, 2024 · A few weeks later, Anderson was back at the capital with the Delbert Anderson Quartet playing ‘Indigenous-infused jazz’ at the Nation Gallery of Art’s sculpture garden. Delbert Anderson composed “The Long Walk: 1,674 Days” and is teaching people about Diné history through music.
