Grammy Award winning saxophonist, Eric Marienthal is has performed and recorded with a long list of A-listers in the jazz, pop, and contemporary music worlds including: Chick Corea, Jeff Lorber, Randy Brecker, Elton John, Barbara Streisand, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Aaron Neville, Johnny Mathis, Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, George Duke, David Benoit, The Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band, The Yellowjackets, B.B. King, Patti Labelle, and many others. Catch him live at the Jazz Fest Guest Artists Concert in Ardrey Auditorium on February 23 at 8 PM.

The 62nd annual NAU Jazz Festival will feature world-class guest artists, clinicians, NAU faculty masterclasses, and many talented participating bands from throughout the region. The festival is a non-competitive forum where high school and junior high bands perform for a panel of esteemed adjudicators, receiving ratings, comments, recordings, and clinics.