This event is in the past.It took place on March 6, 2026 at Zellerbach Playhouse.
Jazz & BluesJazz & BluesSouthside, Berkeley
🎺"sonic celebration of the diversity and vitality of Indigenous voices in jazz" (SF Station)
🥁Lingít drummer Ed Littlefield on the kit
🎤Tributes to Mildred Bailey and Jim Pepper
The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band transforms ancestral songs into swinging jazz. This 16-piece ensemble, co-led by Nez Perce vocalist Julia Keefe and Diné trumpeter Delbert Anderson, honors overlooked Indigenous jazz pioneers while forging bold new music.
Indigenous jazz
Big band revival
Cal Performances debut
Musical storytelling
Jazz & BluesJazz & BluesSouthside, Berkeley
🎺"sonic celebration of the diversity and vitality of Indigenous voices in jazz" (SF Station)
🥁Lingít drummer Ed Littlefield on the kit
🎤Tributes to Mildred Bailey and Jim Pepper
The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band transforms ancestral songs into swinging jazz. This 16-piece ensemble, co-led by Nez Perce vocalist Julia Keefe and Diné trumpeter Delbert Anderson, honors overlooked Indigenous jazz pioneers while forging bold new music.
Indigenous jazz
Big band revival
Cal Performances debut
Musical storytelling