AUSTIN — The Fifth Annual Texas Community Music Festival swings back into action tonight at 6:30 at historic Scholz Garten, 1601 San Jacinto in downtown Austin. Ryan Honeycutt will lead off the evening, sponsored by the Austin Jazz Alliance, sponsors of Saturday’s program at Central Market North. At 8pm, it’s the first of our two “South by SouthWurst” performances — featuring the New Austin Polka Band.  So come out, fill a stein or two and…

AUSTIN — The fifth annual Texas Community Music Festival completed its first weekend of music Sunday at Central Market North with stirring performances by Lisa Clark’s Swingin’ Caravan, the Republic of Texas Big Band, the ACC Jazz Ensemble and Austin Jazz Workshop. The largest single weekend crowd in TCMF history jammed Central Market North from downbeat Friday night through the evening on Sunday, and the musicians responded with stellar performances.  Among Sunday evening’s highlights was…

AUSTIN — The Texas Community Music Festival continued Sunday, April 25, under blue skies at Central Market North.   Traditionally, the Sunday morning set is performed by the Chaparral Dixielanders, and for the fifth consecutive year, the Austin jazz band kicked things off. Lisa Clark made the first of several Sunday performances, followed by the Starlight Symphony Orchestra and Hill Country Community Band of Wimberley. The afternoon portion of the festival swings into jazz mode,…

AUSTIN,  April 24, 2010 — Hundreds of appreciative music lovers were treated to a fabulous Saturday afternoon of music and clear sunny skies as the Fifth Annual Texas Community Music Festival resumed at Central Market North. Day 2 of the TCMF opened with a performance by the host organization, the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Maestro Robert Laguna, who rewarded the early audience with a challenging program of concert band literature inspired…