Wrap it Up — I’ll Take It!

Last Chance to Swing Dance! SUNDAY APRIL 21st — 5:30pm NAJO (Nacho Average Jazz Orchestra) is an 18 piece, tight-swinging, high-energy, fun-loving big band playing jazz literature from Buddy Rich to Thad Jones. Their repertoire spans the gamut of this genre’s music, and they bring their infectious enthusiasm to every performance. From The Elephant Room…

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And-a-one, and-a-two!

And-a-three, and-a-four…? The mid-afternoon will come out swinging with the Republic of Texas Big Band! SUNDAY APRIL 21st — 3:15pm The Republic of Texas Big Band is a collection of professional people, several of whom actually earn a living as musicians of one kind of another. It is a community band, meaning it started as…

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Festival Founders

First, a band who has been here since YEAR ONE, followed by a quintet featuring both the conductor and the board president of the band who started it all; the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble! SUNDAY APRIL 21st — 12:45pm A Dixieland Jazz Band that is sure to play all of your New Orleans favorites, the…

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