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Marty Nau (The Kennedy Center)

Marty Nau

Marty Nau is a highly active and sought after jazz alto saxophone player in the Washington DC Area. Starting on the clarinet when he was in the sixth grade, Marty soon gravitated towards the saxophone in the ninth grade, playing in both the junior high and senior high school jazz bands. Upon graduating from high school Marty enlisted in the Navy Music Program. After coming to the Washington DC area in 1980, he played with such big bands as the "Blues Alley Big Band", Bill Potts Big Band Guy Lombardo, and others. He has performed with the National Symphony and Richmond Symphony and has backed up such performers as Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Daniels, Stanely Turrentine, Joe Williams, Rosemary Clooney, Ethel Ennis, Nancy Wilson, Maureen McGovern, Snooky Young, and many others.

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The Marty Nau Orchestra: <i>Charlie Parker with Strings</i> 4/23/09: The Marty Nau Orchestra: Charlie Parker with Strings

Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Marty Nau leads his orchestra in a re-creation of Charlie Parker’s ground-breaking 1949 arrangements.

The Marty Nau Orchestra: Charlie Parker with Strings

Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Marty Nau leads his orchestra in a re-creation of Charlie Parker’s ground-breaking 1949 arrangements.
The Marty Nau Quartet 1/8/07: The Marty Nau Quartet

The Marty Nau Quartet, led by jazz saxophonist Nau, has recorded three CDs of original tunes and jazz standards.

The Marty Nau Quartet

The Marty Nau Quartet, led by jazz saxophonist Nau, has recorded three CDs of original tunes and jazz standards.
Marty Nau 3/18/03: Marty Nau

Washington, DC Jazz saxophonist Marty Nau, who has performed with legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Nancy Wilson or Diane Schurr, performs original songs and arrangements from his latest CD recording String Attached.

Marty Nau

Washington, DC Jazz saxophonist Marty Nau, who has performed with legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Nancy Wilson or Diane Schurr, performs original songs and arrangements from his latest CD recording String Attached.

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