The Sacramento Music Festival’s organizers are singing an upbeat tune as a weekend of music descends on Old Sacramento. Advance ticket sales are up 7 percent compared to 2015. The overall crowd from Friday through Monday is expected to rise to 30,000 attendees, an uptick from the estimated 25,000 who attended the multi-genre music festival last year.

Toes will tap to the likes of Lee Rocker, former bassist for the Stray Cats, swing kingpins Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and the smooth soft-rock stylings of Pablo Cruise. More than 100 other acts, including youth bands, Latin rock – and yes, the traditional Dixieland jazz that was long the core of the festival – will be heard on 15 stages.

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