{"id":40005,"date":"2022-06-15T22:44:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T04:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/jazz-fusion-concert-tonight-at-monument-visitor-center-plaza\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:53:15","slug":"jazz-fusion-concert-tonight-at-monument-visitor-center-plaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/jazz-fusion-concert-tonight-at-monument-visitor-center-plaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz fusion concert tonight at monument visitor center plaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jazz
Jazz fusion band D'DAT, of Farmington, will go on tour this summer at perform at National Monuments and National Conservation Areas. (Courtesy D'DAT)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

There will be a free jazz concert tonight at the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Visitor Center, located 3 miles east of Dolores on Colorado Highway 184.<\/p>\n

Jazz-hip hop band Delbert Anderson and D\u2019DAT will perform a free concert Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the plaza. Bring a chair or blanket if needed.<\/p>\n

The concert is part of D\u2019DAT\u2019s Painted Mountains Tour and Bureau of Land Management artist-in-residence program. The band is performing \u201csummer jazz fusion\u201d concerts and hosting music workshops at six national monuments and conservation areas this summer throughout the West.<\/p>\n

It is the first time BLM\u2019s artist-in-residence program features a band performing a cross-country tour on public lands. Tonight\u2019s concert also celebrates the monument\u2019s 22nd birthday.<\/p>\n

D\u2019DAT performs a combination of jazz, funk and hip-hop that appeals to people of all backgrounds. Anderson, a member of the Navajo Tribe, grew up in Farmington and teaches jazz ensemble at San Juan College.<\/p>\n

He and his band held a music workshop at the Canyons of the Ancients museum Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Throughout the artist-in-residence tour, Anderson and D\u2019DAT will spend time at each location with local tribes researching Indigenous land stories and music.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an Indigenous person, I believe that the land heals us,\u201d Anders stated in a news release. \u201cIn this project, we intend to show that the land can continue to do that today.\u201d<\/p>\n

A free public workshop allows for residents to learn about music composition and help compose original pieces of music.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe share how we compose and arrange our songs, how to use your experiences and culture to be yourself and create music,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cWhen you make art with someone, you connect with them on a different level. It has a spiritual value that goes beyond shaking someone\u2019s hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 12 songs inspired from visiting the six areas will be made into an album.<\/p>\n

The schedule:<\/p>\n

June 14-15: Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.<\/div>\n
June 17-18: Bears Ears National Monument.<\/div>\n
June 23-24: Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Idaho.<\/div>\n
June 27-28: Oregon\u2019s Lower Deschutes River.<\/div>\n
July 2, 4: California\u2019s King Range National Conservation Area.<\/div>\n
July 8-9: Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in New Mexico.<\/div>\n

In an interview with The Journal,<\/em> Anderson said D\u2019DAT fuses Navajo spinning songs into their modern jazz and hip hop compositions. A traditional Din\u00e9 spinning song uses a method to create a new song based on the present moment and passes it on to the next generation.<\/p>\n

Anderson has been researching the tradition with elders since finding a tape of the songs from the 1920s.<\/p>\n

\"Attendees
Attendees of a free jazz concert tonight at the CANM visitors center will also enjoy the plaza\u2019s amazing gardens. (Jim Mimiaga\/The Journal)<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cThey had songs for everything \u2014 love, war, ceremonies and healing. The spinning songs I was influenced by were those with messages to our youth about minding manners,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n

Elders compare the process to a tornado.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is spinning around, and what gets spit out is the new song,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

jmimiaga@the-journal.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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