Vivacity is a high- energy Jazz and Swing Band specializing in early American jazz and featuring the xylophone! Based in Orlando, Florida, the band performs locally and internationally for audiences of all ages at jazz festivals, themed events, concert series, galas, swing dances and more. Vivacity has a distinctive neo-vaudeville sound rooted in the rich musical traditions of New Orleans, with an extensive repertoire of original arrangements spanning the music of the 1920s, the Great American Songbook and beyond.
Vivacity will help design the perfect entertainment for your event- from a Roarin’ 20s Great Gatsby dance party to the office holiday gathering to conventions and everything in between! This band brings an exhilarating energy to any event!
Vivacity performs live throughout Central Florida in Orlando, The Villages, Kissimmee, Clermont, Oviedo, Winter Springs, Winter Park, Sanford, Daytona Beach, Tampa, Miami, the Florida Keys and more.
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Upcoming Show…
Featuring Xylophonist Heather Thorn and the Vivacity Band with special guest Australian/NYC based saxophonist Adrian Cunningham. Vivacity brings you the ultimate holiday concert when you can sing and swing along to beloved holiday classics for all ages!
Adrian Cunningham is an award winning multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and world traveller. Originally from Sydney Australia and now based in New York, he is proving to be one of his country’s top exports. With fluent command of the saxophones, clarinet, and flute, he is one of the finest multi-instrumentalists in Jazz. Proof of this is in the company he keeps, having recently recorded with Jazz luminaries Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton, and Ted Rosenthal with his latest recording Jazz Speak (Arbors), which broke the top 20 in the US national Jazzweek charts. Adrian performs with Wycliffe Gordon and his International All Stars, and from 2014-2017 he led the saxophone section with the Grammy-award winning Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, a 1920s-swing orchestra in New York City. Cunningham has been called “indispensable” to New York jazz.
Heather Thorn is a world-renowned xylophonist who has performed at well-respected jazz venues including the New Orleans Jazz Museum and as the headline act for Festival I Love Jazz in 2019 and again in 2022 in Brazil. She was a featured guest soloist along with her band for the Orlando Philharmonic Holiday Pops concert in 2021, performing brilliant arrangements by Michael Andrew and Dave Mackenzie. In 2026 she was a guest artist at the Paris Conservatory in France, as well as for universities across the US. Locally, Heather performs at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, Timucua, the Sea World Christmas Celebration, Suncoast Jazz Festival, New Smyrna Beach Jazz Festival, and with the Walt Disney Orchestra.
This show will also feature local jazz luminaries:
Krissy Vavrek and Amy Parnell- vocals
Greg Zabel- upright bass
Paul Parker- drums
Bob Thornton- piano
John Depaola- trumpet
Harold Johnson (leader of the Palm Beach Society Orchestra!)- trombone and other surprise guests!
Early bird buy now – prices increase November 1, 2026
VIP tickets are reserved seating- purchase yours today for the best table in the house at early bird pricing!
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Exciting News!
Vivacity’s new album “Taking a Chance On Love” has arrived!
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Rave Reviews!
A fantastic band with very talented musicians, wonderful arrangements and classic songs! They capture the essence of a time gone by with their retro outfits and old-time nostalgia! I’ve even seen them do live recreations of old-time radio shows just the way they used to be done back in the day, complete with reading commercials for popular products from the radio era. So fun!
Kevin – Orlando, Florida
Everyone in the band is great, but we especially love the xylophone… such a treat to see and hear a pretty rare jazz instrument played live, let alone with such mastery!
Always a great evening out… Highly recommended!
Love the amazing music that comes from this band. I love how the show is more than just a music performance. This band puts on a true show in every sense of the word!!!
Tami – Winter Park, Florida