Like in so many other discussions about the history and culture of the United States, the contributions of Indigenous musicians to the quintessentially American art of jazz have long been neglected or ...

Honors and reimagines Indigenous jazz traditions through new and historic works. Led by vocalist Julia Keefe, the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band honors and reimagines Indigenous jazz traditions ...

Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band performs Feb. 19 at Stanford Live. Courtesy Jasz Garrett/Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band. The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band is an ensemble of 16 Indigenous and Native ...

Photo courtesy of Jasz Garrett. Picture a conductor leading an orchestra or jazz band. They are most likely standing with their back to the audience and an authoritative aura about them as they lead ...

Since time immemorial, songs have been the vessels for stories, lessons, and prayers for the Indigenous people of the Americas. The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band (JKIBB) continues that sacred ...

Skyline Stampede: 11 a.m., Mac Equipment Indoor Arena at The Ranch Events Complex, 5300 Arena Circle, Loveland. The collegiate rodeo will include barrel race, team roping, steer wrestling, bull riding ...

November is National American Indian Heritage Month and on the first of the month, the Bard Center for Indigenous Studies will present a community fair at Bard Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater which ...

"A songbird of a jazz vocalist" (The New York Times), Julia Keefe is a Native American singer, educator, and activist based in New York whose latest work is The Mildred Bailey Project, a tribute to ...

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Continuing a little-known but rich history of big bands that formed on reservations during the early 20th century, the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band brings charisma, passionand purpose to every ...