2026 Jazz Madrigal Festival

The annual NAU Vocal Jazz Madrigal Festival features special guest clinicians and over 140 high school ensembles from Arizona and nearby states.

The annual Northern Arizona University Vocal Jazz Madrigal Festival, one of the largest festivals of its kind in the United States, features special guest clinicians and over 140 high school ensembles from Arizona and nearby states. The two-day festival includes a host concert in which choirs from NAU and professional groups of national and international stature appear.

This year’s host concerts feature: New York Voices along with the NAU Vox Astra and Shrine of the Ages Choirs

The Host Concert guest artists - New York Voices - is on their Grand Finale tour - the group will be retiring after this tour following 38 years performing around the world.

For over three decades, New York Voices has stood at the pinnacle of jazz vocal artistry, blending intricate harmonies, improvisational brilliance, and genre-spanning versatility over their ten acclaimed albums. Formed in 1987, the GRAMMY-winning quartet—Kim Nazarian, Darmon Meader, Lauren Kinhan, and Peter Eldridge—has enchanted audiences worldwide, collaborating with jazz legends like the Count Basie Orchestra, Paquito D’Rivera, and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band. Their performances, celebrated for both technical mastery and emotional depth, have graced iconic venues from Carnegie Hall to the North Sea Jazz Festival.

Audiences can expect jazz standards, big band classics, and more.

Tickets: https://nautickets.universitytickets.com/w/default.aspx

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