The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band
The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band world premiere
To ‘honor the shoulders we stand on’ – Big band premieres with nod to history of Native jazz musicians
A scheme to entertain a four-year-old youngster in Spokane by playing a jazz album nearly three decades ago produced a cascade of aftereffects that culminated on stage in Olympia, Washington, this month with crescendos of horns and multiple standing ovations.