The Austin Jazz Alliance is an umbrella organization that supports jazz music and jazz musicians in Austin and surrounding central Texas. The Texas Music organization was founded in 2009. Organizations that the Austin Jazz Alliance supports include, The Austin Jazz Society, Women in Jazz, the Jazz Workshop and the Austin Traditional Jazz Society. The Austin Jazz Alliance website contains a comprehensive jazz calendar of events, a list of jazz venues, as well as other services for the jazz community. The Austin Jazz Alliance also sponsors the Texas Jazz Jam Cruise. Since 2012, the Austin Jazz Alliance has received a proclamation from the City of Austin recognizing their support of jazz in Austin by making the month of April Jazz appreciation month which coincides with the Jazz Music Appreciation Festival (Jazz Appreciation Month) held every April. The 2014 Jazz Appreciation event was held at the Brass House on April 30th, 2014.
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