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Julia Keefe

Julia Keefe (Nez Perce) is an internationally acclaimed Native American jazz vocalist, actor, activist, and educator currently based in New York City. Her professional career has spanned over 20 years and she has headlined marquee events at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C., NMAI-NY, as well as opened for the likes of 20-time GRAMMY Award winner Tony Bennett and 4-time GRAMMY Award winner Esperanza Spalding. Her life’s work is the revival and honoring of the legendary Coeur d’Alene jazz musician Mildred Bailey and is leading the campaign for Bailey’s induction into the Jazz Hall of Fame at Lincoln Center.

Incarnadine

By Julia Keefe

Label: Frybread Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Water; Sonnet; Wawasint8da; DDAT Suite, mvt. 1 Narbona; DDAT Suite, mvt. 2 Attention; DDAT Suite, mvt. 3 Iron Horse Gallup; Ku'u Pua i Paoakalani; Rockin' Chair

Fred Pallem, Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble, Reis Demuth Wiltgen, Julia Keefe & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 18, 2026

Enjoy a journey through the lush sonic world of recent large-ensemble recordings.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Fred Pallem & Le Sacre du Tympan “Avron Evrard" François De Roubaix, 50 ans après ... (Train Fantôme) 0:16 Host talks 3:08 Reis Demuth Wiltgen feat. Luxembourg ...

Mal Waldron, Bria Skonberg, and James Blood Ulmer (RIP)

by Jerome Wilson
June 24, 2026

This episode features a tribute to the late guitarist James Blood Ulmer. It also contains music from Mal Waldron, Bria Skonberg, Leigh Pilzer and others. Due to technical difficulties, the recording begins in the middle of the first selection.Playlist Andrew Hill “Cantarnos" from Black Fire (Blue Note) 00:00 Paul Hecht “Wayne" from Pyrography II ...

Rachelle Garniez, Virginia MacDonald, Jeff Lederer, Matt White's Dolly Parton Tribute, Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 1, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Rachelle Garniez, Virginia MacDonald, Jeff Lederer, Matt White and Julia Keefe, with birthday shoutouts to Jackie Cain, Ken Peplowski, Fats Waller, Rosemary Clooney, Jan Leder, Yoko Miwa, Cynthia Sayer, Sheryl Bailey, Carmen Souza, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so ...

Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band at Zellerbach Playhouse

by Harry S. Pariser
March 22, 2026

Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band Zellerbach Playhouse CalPerformances Berkeley, CA March 6. 2026 On a Friday night, pianist Grant Richards sat on the stage of the intimate UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Playhouse. To his right stood acoustic bassist Marcos Varela, with Edward Littlefield next to him manning the drum seat. The ...