River Valley Community Band Conductor

Jeff Marlow

Jeff Marlow holds degrees from Arkansas Tech University 1987 and the University of Kansas 1994. Before retiring in 2017, Jeff was Director of Bands in Dover, Arkansas. Jeff’s Dover band performed at the 2004 American School Band Directors Association National Convention and received Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association Sweepstakes Awards 16 of the 21 years. Jeff is a past president of the Arkansas Bandmasters Association (2013). He currently directs the River Valley Community Band in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and teaches private saxophone lessons in the Fort Smith public school system. The River Valley Community Band is the ACB Partner Band for the 2025 ACB Convention. Jeff has served as a member of the ACB Board of Directors. As a member of the ACB Connects! Committee, Jeff is actively engaged in bringing roundtable discussions, tutorials, and clinics to our membership. He was one of the ACB Board members involved in the organization of the Regional Connections Event in Omaha, Nebraska, and his River Valley Community Band performed at the Regional Connections Event in Plano/Richardson, Texas. Jeff has participated in community bands since college and believes that age and ability should not stop musicians from participating in their community bands. He would like to see more ACB activity at the state level with more community bands working with one another on recruiting, repertoire, and financial support. Jeff enjoys relaxing on his farm where he spends time with his wife of 34 years, Greta.