JULIA KEEFE –“A Songbird of a Jazz Vocalist”
UNIT “B” by Chocolate Maven
821 W. San Mateo Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Friday, March 27th
** 5:30pm: pre-show dinner and cocktails available (Concert Tickets Required)
Concert Start: 7:00pm
$35 (SFMC Members) / $40 (Non-Members) / $50 (VIP Seating*)
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
“A songbird of a jazz vocalist”……The New York Times
“Native American jazz pioneer”…..West Hawaii Today
This Concert is sponsored by David Gomez of Taos Pueblo
An internationally acclaimed Native American jazz vocalist, actor, activist, and educator currently based in New York City, Julia Keefe’s (Nez Perce) life’s work is the revival and honoring of the legendary Coeur d’Alene jazz musician, Mildred Bailey, and she is leading the campaign for Bailey’s induction into the Jazz Hall of Fame at Lincoln Center. Her 2024 release, The Mildred Bailey Project, features her Indigenous Big Band, with whom she highlights the history and future of Indigenous people in jazz. Keefe, who has headlined marquee events at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. and NMAI-NY, and has opened for Tony Bennett and Esperanza Spalding, grew up in Kamiah, ID on her Tribe’s reservation before moving to Spokane, WA, where she began studying music. In 2007, she won Outstanding Vocal Soloist in the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival competition in the alto division and she earned her bachelor’s in music from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music in 2012, graduating with honors. Keefe earned her master’s in music from Manhattan School of Music in 2019 and her passion for Indigenous film led to a feature in Sterlin Harjo’s critically acclaimed documentary, Love and Fury, as well as her first feature film, Virginia Minnesota, which was the closing feature at the Catalina Film Festival in 2018. Her 2020 recording, Nobody Else But Me, features her in a small ensemble setting, performing originals, Indigenous melodies, and reimagined standards, with her masterful command of the Great American Songbook interwoven with songs and stories from her Indigenous heritage. Keefe has performed with renowned musicians such as Emmet Cohen, Billy Test, Dan Hearle, Andreas Oberg, Bob Bowman, Clipper Anderson, Jack Mouse, the Lionel Hampton Big Band, among many others.
Julia Keefe will also be performing at The Outpost Performance Space on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
*VIP Tickets provide access to a reserved seating area on a raised platform with an unblocked view of the stage. This section is slightly removed from the main crowd, offering a more private and comfortable experience. VIP seating is very limited — only a few seats are available.
Unit B is a dinner-theater style dining venue featuring high caliber live performances. The restaurant typically opens for dinner, wine and craft cocktails at 5:30pm. Food and drinks will be available until the kitchen closes approximately 1 – 2 hours after the show starts.
We will verify your ticket purchase by name when you arrive. There is no need to print tickets in advance. Your show ticket entitles you to a seat in the space, which will be allotted on a first-come first-served basis.
DINNER RESERVATIONS: To ensure that Unit B is able to accommodate your whole party together, or to request a specific seating location, please make a table reservation in addition to your ticket purchase. To make a reservation, please fill out this form.
Please note that while Unit B does their best to accommodate specific seating requests, depending on the size of your party and the order in which your reservation is received, they may not always be able to do so. For groups of 5 or more, a table reservation is required in order to ensure you will sit together. Please note you may be seated at a table with an unrelated party. For any additional questions, please email hello@unitbsantafe.com.
