DDAT will perform live on campus at the Old James Stadium Patio. Social distancing procedures will be followed. Masks required.

DDAT has been described using those words by national media for good reason. Blending Def-i’s intelligent and poetic words and hip hop style with the hard driving funk and jazz jams of Delbert Anderson (Trumpet), Nicholas Lucero (Drums) and Mike McCluhan (Bass) – DDAT has carved their own path with their desert forged influences and world class musicianship.

Named by NPR as one of the top 10 bands in the US – DDAT combines hip hop, jazz, funk and soul to their original southwestern feel and genre. Performances by DDAT are known to be full of energy and excitement. Dancing, improvisation, audience participation, live painting – DDAT creates a unique exciting tie with audiences of all ages who appreciate live performing arts.

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“Funky” “Poetic” “Complex” “Forward thinking” “Outside the box” “Bad Mothers”

Having been featured on NPR, Yahoo, MIC.com, SiriusXM, TED Talks and more, DDAT has been described in the aforementioned terms for good reason. Blending national touring artist Def-i’s intelligent, poetic lyrics and hip hop style with the harddriving instrumental fire of award-winning trumpet player Delbert Anderson, the deep funk of international touring artist and drummer Nicholas Lucero, and the intellectually explorative and expanding groove of Mike McCluhan on bass, DDAT has carved its own path with high desert-forged influences and world-class musicianship.

DDAT is just at home in an intimate venue as it is on a festival stage, as the past several years have proven. The group has burned up smaller clubs, but it also has taken part in such memorable international collaborations as its concert with Mongolian master throat singer Baatarjav Erdene Tsogt. It has played beautiful theaters throughout the U.S. and Canada, while performing in highprofile outdoor settings such as the Taos Vortex Festival, the Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival, ¡Globalquerque!. DDAT also has been featured at TED X and performed its trademark “DDAT Suite” with a full wind symphony at Eastern New Mexico State University.

Regardless of the setting, DDAT consistently delivers memorable performances with literally no boundaries.

Founders Ashley Edwards and Jesse Ogle gathered their expansive US touring network of bands garnered through extensive road miles with their respective project (Hello Dollface) and boasted 3 years of the first iterations of iAM MUSIC Fest!, emerging as one of Colorado's largest independent music festivals and iAM MUSIC’s premiere creative annual fundraiser. This event launched a 3-day multi-headed Southwest indie fest megalith for such a small mountain town. At its largest iteration, over 300 musicians and artists took over multiple venues and stages featuring regional and national touring bands, visual and performing artists, dancers, poets, comedians robotics, circus performers, and listening spaces with convergence of local businesses and vendors. In addition, the festival hosted workshops, jam spaces, poetry readings, artist gardens, and an artist conference and opportunities for independents to network in organic environments. In 2017, iAM MUSIC was elected to host the Colorado Music Summit - an educational networking opportunity for state-wide musicians in collaboration with the Bohemian Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries and in partnership and alignment with the broader goals of the Colorado Office of International Economic Trade & Development.

Duet is located downstairs in the historic Archer Building in the heart of the Tulsa Arts District. The jazz club is programmed by Jeff Sloan. Duet Jazz seats 140, with both cabaret style and bar seating. Out of respect for the artists and your fellow audience members, please refrain from loud conversation during performances. Thank you!