Austin — The Texas Community Music Festival returned to Scholz Garten Monday night with performances by the Hill Country Clarinet Trio of Marble Falls and the Austin Jazz Band. While most assuredly jinxing the final day of the Fifth annual TCMF, the skies were clear and a cool breeze washed over a mostly packed biergarten at Texas’ oldest restaurant.  And the audience was treated to wonderful performances, which has become the hallmark of this “we’re…

AUSTIN — The Texas Community Music Festival heads into  its final week of 2010 with two important sessions at historic Scholz Garten! On Monday, Scholz Garten will host the Hill Country Clarinet Trio and then from 7:00 – 9:00pm  — it’ll be the Austin Jazz Band Then on Thursday, May 6, the FIFTH ANNUAL TEXAS COMMUNITY MUSIC FESTIVAL culminates with the Chalumeau Clarinet Quartet from 6:30 til  7:30 and then at 8pm, it’ll be the season’s first appearance of The…

Folks, Cactus Patch Studios has done a masterful job recording the sets from the 2010 Texas Community Music Festival!  MASTERFUL!  Click here to go to the site. I want to thank Jim Schwobel of ACWE for doing such an outstanding job of MC’ing the weekend’s performances at Central Market.  And thanks again to Central Market for having us again and to all of the outstanding musicians for donating their time to perform for the people…

AUSTIN — The fifth annual Texas Community Music Festival kicked off its final Sunday at Central Market North with the traditional Jazz Brunch from the Chaparral Dixielanders.  It was the sixth time the Dixieland group had kicked off the Sunday set with a “Jazz Brunch;” each one bringing rhythm to the audience and delight to the diners! The day continued with the Hill Country Horn Choir and a performance by another TCMF veteran group, Los…