Where is Mildred Bailey?

10/07/2026

COVER GIRL (2010) She discovered Mildred Bailey in the Gonzaga Prep library while browsing through “Call Me Lucky” Bing Crosby’s autobiography, in which he credited this Coeur d’Alene tribal member with having a huge impact on his own career. Julia Keefe, a Nez Perce tribal member has been carrying a torch for Mildred ever since. 🎵
Women in jazz! Present at the creation and still there today! 🎶

07/06/2026

THE VIEW FROM PARIS!

06/04/2026

Sharing the Mildred Bailey story since high school after discovering her in Bing Crosby’s autobiography “Call Me Lucky.” Still keeping the story alive with her acclaimed jazz band program “the Mildred Bailey Project”.

06/04/2026

🎼 Present at the creation! 🎶

05/27/2026

MILDRED BAILEY’S BIGGEST FAN!

ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT!

Join the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band in Lenapehoking on May 30th at 7pm to celebrate the release of our debut studio album, Incarnadine! See you at Joe's Pub on May 30th, relatives!!!

"3.5 stars" -Downbeat
"...one of the year's most important contemporary jazz recordings." -Paris Move
"Incarnadine is one of the year's best jazz albums." -Jazz Views

Tickets Available Here:
https://publictheater.org/performances-jp/2026/j/julia-keefe-indigenous-big-band/

04/18/2026

Remembering “The Rocking Chair Lady” from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Idaho.
“I was lucky in knowing the great jazz and blues singer Mildred Bailey so early in life. I learned a lot from her.”
Bing Crosby