About this vendor
Live Oak Music is a collection of Austin's most in-demand and accomplished classical and jazz musicians. They specialize in providing unforgettable musical performances for weddings and events throughout the year. Their diverse range of instrumentation includes strings (soloists, duos, trios, and quartets), and jazz bands of every size. This versatile group is passionate about playing both traditional and contemporary hits in their unique way. They cannot wait to see you and your loved ones dance the night away to the sound of your favorite songs.
The Live Oak Music musicians perform at weddings and private and corporate events in Austin and throughout Central Texas. As the ensemble's coordinator, Alan Retamozo has years of experience as a professional guitarist, composer, and arts administrator. He has performed with a host of illustrious acts and venues such as ACL Live at the Moody Theater. In addition, he is a member of The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
From your rehearsal dinner to your reception, Live Oak Music can accompany every stage of your once-in-a-lifetime occasion. Whether you are a fan of jazz, classical music, or modern pop, they have the skill to perform your best-loved tracks with expert precision. They are also happy to offer state-of-the-art sound equipment such as a PA system and microphones as well as professional audio technicians.
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Business Attributes
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
Instruments
- Cello
- Guitar
- Keyboard
- Piano
- Saxophone
- Trombone
Music Genres
- Classical
- Country
- Folk
- Jazz
- Pop
- World Music
Music Services
- Live Music
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
Awards and Affiliations
2022 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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They were so flexible and such a great addition to our ceremony! We originally booked a duo, but then as the event approached we decided to make it a trio. Alan was able to get a 3...
rd musician and we had a beautiful trio who performed during our ceremony and cocktail hour!
Live Oak did a beautiful job on the music for our wedding ceremony! We had the trio, and the music was all absolutely perfect. They have a broad repertoire from classical music to ...
very contemporary options. We chose contemporary songs for our ceremony, with each song having personal meaning to my husband or I. The music we chose varied in genre, but Live Oak did a wonderful job of blending it all together beautifully. We highly recommend them!
My husband and I wanted to add a personal touch to our wedding and decided to book a violinist. Live Oaks had tons of songs to choose for our ceremony and Alan was very friendly th...
roughout the coordination process. Our violinist, Camille, was wonderful. So many of our guests came up to us throughout the night to tell us how much they enjoyed listening to her music. Victor and I were very happy with our decision to have Live Oaks be apart of our special day.
We are so grateful to Live Oak Strings for being part of our wedding day! Their performance added a timeless, elegant touch to our ceremony. The musicians were incredibly talented,...
and the music was absolutely beautiful. Our guests were all so impressed with the quality of the music, and many commented on how it made the day feel even more special. Live Oak Strings was professional, easy to work with, and helped bring our wedding vision to life in a way that surpassed our expectations. We highly recommend them for any couple looking to add a sophisticated musical element to their celebration!
Live Oak Strings sounded amazing. We are so proud and honored to have them perform at our wedding. Alan was prompt and professional. The band accepted our song request ahead of tim...
e. We appreciate having the band. perform at our wedding.
My husband and I chose the Live Oak Strings Trio to play for our guests during our ceremony and cocktail hour. I couldn't have been more pleased! They played beautifully and we rec...
eived so much wonderful feedback for our guests. I would absolutely recommend their talents for any event or wedding. Additionally, they were very responsive, easy to work with and provided great suggestions. 10/10! Thank you again so much!
Alan was more than responsive and answered all of our questions, which ultimately led to the decision of using a trio for our precessional, ceremony and recessional.
We selected ...
two songs from the provided repertoire and requested Golden Hour within a short time frame for the bridal entrance. Much to our surprise, they said they would be able to perform the song and have now added it to the list of songs provided.
The day was absolutely magical and Live Oak Music helped complete our vision. Highly recommend working with this group if you’re considering live music for your big day or event.
The jazz trio was the perfect addition to the ambiance of our rehearsal dinner. They were on time and playing as guests arrived for cocktail hour with just the right columns to be ...
heard as background music as intended. I highly recommend them for any events large or small.
10/10 Experience!
We love Live Oak Music! We had a strings duo (cello & violin) for our ceremony, plus a jazz quartet (saxophone, bass, percussionist, trumpet) for our cocktail ho...
ur & dinner portion. The music was lovely and the team was great to work with! The pricing was very reasonable & comprehensive, and their response time was fairly quick. Many of our guests complimented us on the live music. They definitely helped make our day perfect!
Perfect addition to our ceremony and cocktail hour! As the bride, I will admit I didn’t get to enjoy it as much as everyone else, but we got NUMEROUS compliments from our guests! W...
ould highly recommend!!
We loved working with Live Oak Trio. We had Camille and she was great!! Having the strings at our wedding definitely set the ambiance and was a nice touch! They were so nice/helpfu...
l too when picking out the songs!
We loved working with Alan for our festive celebration. The music was perfect for our event. I would highly recommend him to anyone.
I always dreamed of having string instruments play as I walked down the aisle and Live Oak Trio made that dream come true! I really think the addition of the guitar along with the ...
strings adds a fullness to the music that traditional string groups cannot always create. Alan was also so great and easy to communicate with leading up to the wedding. They have such a large repertoire and can play anything you want to make your wedding unique. I am so happy with my choice to hire Live Oak Trio!
Great experience!
From the very first email to the last, Alan with Live Oak Trio was very professional, responsive and helpful. Their song list was perfect for our ceremony and cocktail hour. The d...
uo (guitar, Alan & violinist, Nick) played beautifully & flawlessly. They were exactly what I was looking for. They showed up early, with plenty of time to set up and figure out logistics. Once we met & spoke…for all of 60 seconds, they needed nothing else from me. I would not hesitate to hire Live Oak Trio again.
Alan is so talented, knowledgeable, kind, and professional. He went above and beyond learning tons of special songs for our wedding and making them sound amazing on both jazz and s...
trings. He was by far one of the best vendors we worked with. Thanks for everything Alan and Live Oak Trio :)
Hiring Live Oak Trio was a breeze and a great decision!!! The communication with Alan was easy and fast, and overall the service was excellent.
My wedding ceremony was at a Catho...
lic church so there were several transitions and parts of the mass that the trio needed to play. Not only that, but Live Oak Trio had to coordinate all the songs and transitions with the Church cantor and pianist! Alan made sure to hear all my concerns and address those on different calls. Additionally, he made sure to have a call with the wedding cantor and pianist prior to the event, and even rehearse it to make sure everything went well.
At the end of the day, our ceremony was beautiful and everything worked out flawlessly!! I would highly recommend Live Oak Trio for brides that would like to have an extra "touch" to their ceremony!
Live Oak Trio was a dream to work with and a dream to listen to on our wedding day. Their combination of an extensive repertoire and their eagerness to learn our special (and prett...
y obscure!) requests was incredible and just what we needed. Alan was super responsive and on top of coordination – we didn’t have to worry about readiness or timing or anything about the performance before/during/after.
Live Oak Trio was the perfect addition to my wedding ceremony. The music was beautiful and they even learned a special request for my processional. Highly recommend!
So very elegant and easy to work with!! Loved how the songs I requested that they play turned out!!
Live Oak Trio musicians were absolutely incredible! Our guests were talking about how amazing the Jazz musicians were the whole night well after they were gone. My wife and I highl...
y recommend Live Oak Trio as they're were well priced for the professional caliber of musicians you'll get for your event. If my wife and I were to put together another event for friends and family we are definitely hiring Live Oak Trio again. Absolutely incredible!
Alan and his crew of musicians were one of the highlights of our wedding! They were very professional and the music was beautiful. Since our wedding took place on 12/12/20, they to...
ok necessary precautions, sat 6 ft apart and away from guests, and made sure that we were comfortable with the set-up.
Their song list is extensive and we were able to choose our very favorites for the ceremony. Whether you are having a black-tie-affair or a backyard micro wedding (as we did), I highly recommend hiring the Live Oak Trio for your big day! We absolutely loved working with them!
Live Oak Trio did a great original arrangement on one of our favorite songs. They made the event incredibly special. They truly made it the perfect night.
It was an absolute j...
oy working with them.
I would highly highly recommend Live Oak Trio to anyone looking to hire live instruments for their big day, ESPECIALLY if you are looking for a jazz band. My husband is a musician ...
and was looking for a very specific sound and custom arrangements of songs that are meaningful to us and Live Oak Trio delivered! I had so many guests come up to me and compliment the jazz band portion during our reception as well. Communication was great beforehand, very responsive and easy to talk to about the tone we were wanting to set and how Live Oak Trio could accommodate. 10/10 would recommend to anyone.
Live Oak Trio played at our wedding in September 2020 and they were amazing. They were so easy to work with from start to finish. They played beautifully and were able to arrange a...
contemporary song for our recession. Highly recommend this group!
Live Oak played at our recent wedding, and was amazing. Our ceremony music was beautiful, timeless yet upbeat and modern. They were SO easy to work with, and really shaped the musi...
c to our exact taste. Thank you so much Live Oak!
Wonderfully talented and engaging musicians. They set the perfect tone for our event and our guests enjoyed them very much!
What a special addition for us on our wedding day! They played beautiful music and were fantastic to work with from day one. We had them play for our ceremony and cocktail hour w...
here they transitioned into a more contemporary and fun vibe. I would definitely recommend Live Oak Trio!
Live Oak Trio was a dream to work with. My now husband and I wanted VERY specific songs that were not traditional at all for a wedding ceremony, and Alan and his talented group mad...
e our song dreams come true by arranging all the songs we wanted. The translated beautifully to the trio's instruments and made our ceremony exactly how we envisioned it being. Additionally they played wonderful upbeat music during our cocktail hour. Their communication was prompt and professional and put my bridal fears at ease.
Hiring Live Oak was such an amazing decision. We reached out to a few musicians for our ceremony and Live Oak was not only the most responsive, they were also extremely flexible an...
d open to our unique musical requests. They learned and perfectly played 4 songs that probably aren't heard in a wedding ceremony. It was one of the best moments - hearing our songs played before the ceremony and at the end! They were enthusiastic and fun to work with! I highly recommend hiring them for any musical needs!!
What lovely music to have at our ceremony and cocktail hour. Our ceremony was so romantic and elegant, and Live Oak only added to the mood. They were able to bring in a Spanish gui...
tar, which was so important to my husband.
Alan, thank you so much to you and your team of talented musicians! You guys were a thrill to work with!!
Live Oak Trio played during our ceremony and it was breathtaking! Alan coordinated the music selection with me and he was professional and responsive. The perfect combination of ta...
lent and service. I feel so fortunate to have selected live oak trio for such a meaningful event. As I was walking down the aisle I remember thinking how perfect the music sounded, almost as if it was a movie. Live Oak trio has a long selection of songs to play from and they can also learn new songs which is incredible. I had requested a custom song and Alan was excited to perform it but we ended up choosing Debussy classic. I could not have asked for better and more talented people to work it!
We are so happy that we chose Live Oak Trio to play during our wedding ceremony! Alan was extremely responsive and easy to work with. We liked the idea of having something classy l...
ike a string band playing, but wanted more non-traditional songs to be played. After looking at several other Austin area options, Live Oak Trio definitely had the best and most unique repertoire to choose songs from with a mix of both classic and more contemporary options. They even offered two custom arrangements just for our wedding! We received so many compliments about the music from our ceremony, and would highly recommend them!
Live Oak Trio are the best! Thank you Alan to making my day so very classy! Our guests loved the violin music. My wedding was a little off the beaten path, rustic and beautiful. Th...
e instrumental music added the right touch. I really appreciate the professionalism and quality service. Thanks so much and I would certainly recommend working with ya'll!!!
Very affordable, professional, timely and they have a wide variety of music to choose from. Highly recommend Like Oak Trio!
Live Oak Trio was one of the best decisions I made about my wedding! They were super quick with communicating with me via email and have lots of modern and classic pieces to choose...
from. I seriously recommend using their rendition of Sweet Disposition by the Temper Trap in your ceremony! It was so, so beautiful! We also used them during cocktail hour. A++++! Thank you for making my day so special Live Oak Trio!
Communication, punctuality and outstanding performance are the three key components to a successful vendor at your wedding, and Live Oak Trio had all of these. Alan was easy to com...
municate with from the very beginning until the day of the wedding. He is friendly and was eager to help us select our wedding songs. The whole team was professional, on time, and were hard not to love. Their performance was outstanding. We got so many compliments from our guests! Thank you Live Oak for making our wedding day so special!
Our parents loved the idea of a string quartet, and my husband and I wanted more of an acoustic guitar vibe. I am thrilled that we found Live Oak Trio, they are truly an amazing ha...
ppy medium! We had a cellist, a guitarist, and a violinist play for our ceremony and cocktail hour, and the music was simply beautiful. I don't like super classic/traditional, so we chose John Legend "All of Me" for my bridal procession, Ray LaMontagne "You are the Best Thing" for the recessional, and Live Oak suggested Van Morrison "Crazy Love" for family & wedding party walking down the aisle. With so many decisions to make for the wedding, I asked them if they wouldn't mind just choosing music for the cocktail hour from their repertoire that would fit our preferences, and they did a fantastic job. We had lots of guests comment on how much they loved the live music :) Such a special touch. I communicated mostly with Alan, and he was always quick to respond. Would recommend to anyone!
This was easily one of the best choices I made, to have Live Oak Trio part of our wedding. I requested a special song to be played when my bridal party was walking down the aisle ...
and the piece turned out amazing!! So many compliments from all my guests. I only hope someone I know hires them as well so I can listen to all their repertoire!
I can't explain how happy we were to have found Live Oak Trio and they delivered beyond our expectations. Every single guest complimented the trio and Alan was such a pleasure to w...
ork with from beginning to end. I can't picture the ceremony without them. Beautiful job!
Made the day a total dream! Ceremony was absolutely perfect because of Live Oak Trio!! Highly highly recommended! So easy to work with and beautiful music. :)
The trio did such an amazing job, they really made my ceremony truly special. I requested a song that wasn't on their list, and they took the time to learn it, and played beautiful...
ly!
I hired the Live Oak Trio for a company event. We were out on Lake Austin on a riverboat. Their jazzy music was the most perfect backdrop for our event. I will certainly keep th...
em in mind for any future events! Alan was a pleasure to work with and full of such talent!
Live Oak Trio was just amazing. It rained the whole day but they powered through on the patio! They arranged the Game of Thrones theme song, per our request, for our recessional. I...
t was amazing and our friends couldn't believe how great it sounded! Would definitely recommend them for your next event. Just stunning!
Alan was very accommodating and helped make our client's cocktail hour+ceremony a beautiful success!
As a wedding planner, I love working with Live Oak Trio. They are so easy to work with and I can alway count on them to show up on time and do everything that is asked of them. Not...
to mention, their music is beautiful! I would highly recommend them for any event. They work well on the fly and will go with the flow. They have gone above and beyond to accommodate brides that I have worked with in the past, and are always willing to guide them through the music selection process-- which can sometimes be daunting! Book them!!
I cannot speak highly enough of this wonderful group! Alan completely understood my vision and ran with it. I tried to be as hands off as possible (to save me from stressing!) and ...
Alan took care of everything. He was kind, reassuring and very helpful. Their music was wonderful. I had them play for the ceremony and the cocktail hour. I snuck outside of my bridal suite just to catch some tunes before the ceremony started because I loved them so much. The music was beautiful and completely matched out tastes. They have such a wide range of music that I'm sure they could make any bride and groom happy! If you want to work with the utmost professional and wonderful sounding group... then Live Oak Trio is it! Thank you guys again for the stress-free experience!
From the beginning, working with Live Oak Trio, was a breeze. Alan was very professional and easy to work with. He made it easy to provide payment by offering several different o...
ptions, made it easy to pick songs by providing recommendations. Having the trio really made my wedding very elegant and memorable. Their transitions to the next song were flawless as well - The only thing I would change is I'd hire them for longer, and Alan was kind enough to send classical guitarist (even though I didn't think I wanted on) ...that was a great touch, they were able to play several more songs with the 3 vs. 2. I highly recommend all 3 if you're going to have ceremony musicians --- which I again, recommend every bride to get!
Live Oak Trio presented a marvelous mix of different classical music that gave my daughter's wedding a beautiful elegance. Alan was also very accommodating on song choices for cer...
emony, making it a one of kind experience.
Alan was such a pleasure to work with. He was very responsive, professional, and reasonable in price. To make my experience with them even better --- They showed up to the venue ea...
rly, set up, and were ready to go in time for the guests arriving. No hassles or headaches on the big day.
I would definitely recommend you giving them a call. The Live Oak Trio was able to provide me with exactly what I was looking for during my ceremony.
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