Jazz that tells the story of Diné culture is the jam of this wonderfully innovative group.

Led by Delbert Anderson, a Navajo (Diné) trumpet master whose playing style channels the spirit of Miles Davis (who was of Cherokee ancestry), Delbert Anderson Quartet infuses traditional Diné ‘spinning songs’ with jazz improvisation, funk lines, hip-hop notes and soulful Latin grooves.

Having one of the pillars of the Native American jazz scene visit Aotearoa is a privilege for the Auckland Arts Festival’s Indigenous Music Series. A warm welcome to the quartet and its musical heritage drawn from Northwest New Mexico, the landscape and surrounding indigenous tribes.