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“A songbird of a jazz vocalist” - NYT
Nimiipuu jazz singer, actor, & director of the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band
#NativesInJazz #IndigenousJazz

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🎶 Let’s Give Em Somethin’ to Talk About 🎶

We are so honored and thankful for the opportunity to share a stage with the sweetest, coolest lady on the planet @bonnieraittofficial 🙌🏽 thank you so much, Spokane! We love ya!

#bonnieraitt #ontheroad #tourlife #blues #jazz

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The first woman in my family to come to Washington D.C. was my great-grandmother, Lizzie Hayes Moody. She was a student at Carlisle Indian School and was farmed out as free labor to wealthy families in D.C. as a cook and housekeeper. On Saturday night, her great-granddaughter directed an all-Indigenous big band at the Kennedy Center and sang in a language she was forbidden to speak.

This is bigger than just a big band performance: this is a cultural reclamation movement.

Love and gratitude to the musicians who joined me on stage, to the fierce femmes of the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival, to the folks at The Kennedy Center, and to the Indigenous matriarchs who led the way, who sacrificed so very much, who stood boldly in the face of oppression, who prayed for this day. We are the prayers of our ancestors. We are the future in motion.

#jazz #music #indigenous #nimiipuu

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Happy Mothers Day to my mama, JoAnn Kauffman!

We honor our matriarchs ✊🏽 @joannkauffman

#happymothersday #kennedycenter #washingtondc #marylouwilliamsjazzfestival #indigenous #indigenousbigband #nativesinjazz #nezperce #nimiipuu

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September photo 💩
From Seattle to New York, hanging with my favorite Native Creatives and experiencing beautiful art from world class musicians ❤️ Twas a solid month 🙌🏽 oh, and starting X Files over because ✊🏽Women in STEM 🙌🏽

#NativesInJazz #IndigenousJazz #jazz #jazzsinger #native #indigenous #nimiipuu #nezperce #september #photodump #month #monthinreview

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Quiet morning, internally quite unpredictable..

Grateful to be here, show at 2pm.

I'll tag the architects of this adventure.

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Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band at Dzantik’i héeni middle school this morning! Gonna be a great show tonight at the Elizabeth perstrovich hall for the Juneau jazz and classics festival!

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In TWO days 🔥Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band 🔥

“Together we represent a long silenced, a long-forgotten chapter with jazz history books: the participation, contribution, and legacy of Indigenous jazz musicians.”

Friday 7pm | Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall

Saturday 2pm | UAS Noyes Pavilion

Saturday 7pm | The Crystal Saloon (6-piece combo)

Info and tickets available at the link in our bio🎶

These shows are produced in partnership with Juneau Jazz & Classics with generous support from Sealaska Corp, National Endowment for the Arts, Alaska Airlines, University of Alaska Southeast, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Aspen Hotels of Alaska, Goldbelt, Alaska Seaplanes, and Sealaska Heritage.

#aakwrock #Indigenize #jazz #indigenousjazz #indigenousmusicians #juneaujazzandclassics

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THIS WEEKEND Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band on Áak’w Ḵwáan Territory.

“It is a rarity to see a single Indigenous jazz musician nowadays, let alone sixteen on stage at a single time. Even rarer to see female Indigenous jazz players… The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band is both a reflection of a time long forgotten and a window into the future. It is the bridge for all peoples to see themselves on the bandstand regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender, or socio- economic status.”

🎶Friday 7pm | Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall

🎶Saturday 2pm | UAS Noyes Pavilion

🎶Saturday 7pm | The Crystal Saloon (6-piece combo)

Info and tickets available at the link in our bio.

These shows are produced in partnership with Juneau Jazz & Classics with generous support from Sealaska Corp, National Endowment for the Arts, Alaska Airlines, University of Alaska Southeast, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Aspen Hotels of Alaska, Goldbelt, Alaska Seaplanes, and Sealaska Heritage.

#aakwrock #Indigenize #jazz #indigenousjazz #indigenousmusicians #juneaujazzandclassics

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Next Saturday we have got a production for UAS students, families, and the Juneau community! Join us at 2 p.m. at the Noyes pavilion for Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band. This Alaska Airlines Student Concert Series at UAS is free and open to all. To save your spot, please register with link in bio. We’d like to thank @juneaujazzandclassics & @aakw.rock for their collaboration in making this event possible.

#alaskacares

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Another night of supporting Indigenous theatre with my mom! Can’t wait to see @larissafasthorse ‘s THANKSGIVING PLAY 🙏🏽 hell yes, first female Native playwright on Broadway! STOODIS!
#native #thanksgivingplay #broadway

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In to my 3rd week of residency at #iaia and I have created tipis, guest lectured classes and been a MC for jazz nights. The food, the sky and the people have been amazing here in #santafe #tipijoecreations

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March was a month. Winter left me with a vengeance and Spring gave me a warm welcome. Pharyngitis sucks. But at the end of the month I got to see my cousin Julia. She was a nice reminder of home and a a fun subject to interview along with Delbert Anderson. Now the sun is shining and filming is in swing. Looking forward to Easter.

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