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JazzFest: Spring 2026


BUY JAZZFEST PASS

21st Annual Muck JazzFest: Spring 2026
Every Thursday, May 14 - June 18

Eclectic, cutting-edge, and contemporary—join us for The Muck’s Jazz Festival in Spring of 2025.


Ticket Information:
$35/Performance*
$175/Jazz Season Pass

Season Pass includes six live Jazz concerts - every Thursday May 8th-June 12th.

*No member discounts available
All concerts take place in our outdoor amphitheater.

We look forward to having you at the show at 7:30. Feel free to bring your picnic early to enjoy the opening band that will play from 6:45-7:15.

2026 Season Lineup:


 Fullerton Jazz Orchestra with Clay Jenkins May 14 @7:30pm

Clay Jenkins’ career as a jazz artist has covered a wide range of musical experiences and responsibilities, bringing him to the forefront of the jazz performing and teaching arenas. His experience as a performer began at an early age playing with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, Harry James, Buddy Rich, and the Count Basie Orchestra.


World of Guitars with Larry Koonse, Ron Eschete and Special Surprise Guest
May 21 @7:30pm

Ron Escheté is the consummate master of the seven-string guitar.Whether he is playing bebop, ballads or blues he is a musically sophisticated guitarist who plays with grace and dignity.


Debbi Ebert
May 28 @7:30pm

Debbi Ebert stands as a captivating vocalist and dynamic entertainer, leaving audiences spellbound with her enchanting performances that have spanned decades. Across the realms of pop, jazz, groove, soul, and blues, Debbi's versatile vocals breathe life into each melody she sings.


The Bob Reynolds Band
June 4 @7:30pm

Los Angeles-based saxophonist Bob Reynolds is a Grammy-winning member of the instrumental group Snarky Puppy, an award-winning composer, and a prolific recording artist with 10 top-selling solo albums to his credit.


The Rob Rio Band Jun 11 @7:30pm

Rob Rio Band Known by some as the "Boss of the Boogie", pianoman/vocalist Rob Rio plays the boogie-woogie and jump blues of the 40's and 50's with a virtuosity and elan that has excited audiences around the world for more than 35 years.


Ann Hampton Calloway with Bill Cunliffe Combo
Jun 18 @7:30pm

 Ann Hampton Callaway is one of America’s most gifted artists in pop and jazz. A leading champion of the great American Songbook, she’s made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, educator, TV host and producer.



Jazz Festival Producers: Jeff Sotzing and Bill Cunliffe

Venue Info:

• All JazzFest performances are held in the outdoor amphitheater.
• Concert tickets are will-call style, so there are no physical tickets. If you bought your ticket online or over the phone, simply show up and give us the name you used for your purchase.
• A beer and wine bar will be available.
• Concert-goers may bring their own food and drinks to enjoy in the outdoor amphitheater.
• Parking is FREE in The Muck lot.

Click here for more information on visiting The Muck.


Later Event: June 2
Tristan and Yseult