Native American trumpet artist Delbert Anderson and his quartet will perform at the Mancos Opera House on Friday, Feb. 28.

Melody and rhythm are almost inextricably linked. I say ‘almost’ because you can have melody or harmony without a distinguishable rhythm, and rhythm itself can exist with no melodic content at all.

We were sort of isolated up there,” bassist Nate Phillips told Bass Player, “so we just did our own thing.” The group’s ...