Vacaville Jazz Festival

10/03/2026

09/21/2026

Three days of awesomeness kicks off two weeks from TODAY in Vacaville! - John Young

09/14/2026

🎹🎙️ make sure to make reservations with Mäksē Restaurant, Vacaville for the best seats!

VACAVILLE — I’m coming home to the stage. ❤️‍🔥

Friday, Sept. 18, I’ll be performing an intimate artist showcase at Mäksē Restaurant as part of the Vacaville Jazz Festival.

Two sets. Originals. Stories. A few songs you might know. And a room I cannot wait to sing in.

6–7 PM — accompanied by Steve Krohn
8–9 PM — with the Steve Krohn Band in the underground speakeasy

I will be performing my debut single IDONTWANNATALKABOUTIT Live for the first time!

Dinner, drinks & live music. Reservations recommended.

Come spend the night with me. 💋

09/14/2026

Meet the band behind the festival. 🎷

The Alive Music Orchestra isn’t just another name on the Vacaville Jazz Festival lineup — AMO is part of the heart and history behind it all.

Founded in the early 1980s by the late Keith Stout, Alive Music Orchestra began with a vision: celebrate American jazz, honor the roots of the music, and help inspire and develop the next generation of musicians. Over the decades, AMO grew from a small jazz group into a full big band and became a cornerstone of the Vaca Jazz Society.

That same mission eventually helped shape the Vaca Jazz Society, the volunteer-driven nonprofit behind the Vacaville Jazz Festival and its music education, youth programs and community events.

And when we say volunteer-driven, we mean it. Many of the musicians you’ll see onstage with AMO are also some of the people working throughout festival weekend to help make it all happen.

They don’t just play the festival. They’re part of building it.

Today, AMO continues under the direction of Ken Stout, carrying forward a musical legacy that’s been part of this community for decades.

Catch the Alive Music Orchestra’s Swing & Sophistication Show, featuring Frank Salamone & The Singers in Harmony, during Sunday’s Jazz, W**e & Food Festival. 🎶

📅 Sunday, September 20
📍 Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre
🍷 Jazz • W**e • Food
🎟️ Tickets available now — link in bio

The band. The Society. The Festival. One community keeping the music alive.

09/13/2026

Sunday plans = jazz, w**e + good food.

Join us for the final day of the Vacaville Jazz Festival with an afternoon of live music, complimentary w**e & hors d'oeuvres, and performances at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre.

🎵Live jazz from 12-5 PM
🍷Complimentary w**e & hors d'oeuvres
📍Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre
🗓️Sunday, September 20
🎟️Tickets: $32

Come sip, listen, and spend your Sunday with us.


**eAndJazz

09/11/2026

Vacaville Jazz Society President Ken Stout credited his brother, Keith Stout, who founded the Jazz Society and helped establish the festival, for his 26 years of dedication to the event, set for Sept. 18-20.
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