Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band
Big band brilliance and Native stories course through the sound of the groundbreaking group.
A veteran of the Kennedy Center and the Smithsonian, Keefe has shared the spotlight with legends like Tony Bennett and Esperanza Spalding, but her flagship project has a mission of its own: a celebration of Indigenous vitality in jazz. The group celebrates the legacy of pioneers like Coeur d'Alene jazz icon Mildred Bailey while pushing the genre into bold and brassy territory with rich allusions and lyrical riffs.
photo courtesy of Jasz Garrett
Heralded by The New York Times as "a songbird of a jazz vocalist," Julia Keefe (Nez Perce) is an internationally acclaimed Native American singer, actor, educator and director of the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band, her flagship project celebrating the diversity and vitality of Indigenous people in jazz. Her professional career has spanned over two decades, and she has headlined marquee events at the John F. Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC, as well as opened for the likes of 20-time Grammy Award winner Tony Bennett and five-time Grammy Award winner Esperanza Spalding. Her life's work is the revival and honoring of legendary Coeur d'Alene jazz musician Mildred Bailey. Julia earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in jazz vocal performance from the University of Miami and Manhattan School of Music respectively, and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.
“A songbird of a jazz vocalist”
The New York Times
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