Our Story

Action Jackson was established in 2023 as a “Super Group” of members from other bands with a shared vision – to be “Central Florida’s best live cover band ”.   The six members, with over 150 years of combined experience, have finally grown up and are living their best musician selves – ready to deliver a good time wherever they play.

• Scott Jackson | Vocals

• Tiffany Jackson | Vocals

• Greg Marcotte | Lead Guitar

• Stephanie Marcotte | Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Backup Vocals

• Craig Griffin | Bass Guitar

• John Vaught | Drums

Action Jackson is a six-piece, high-energy, party dance band located in central Florida.  Their setlists are crafted to appeal to all audiences with a blend of easily recognizable songs from genres including doo-wop, funk, disco, hip-hop, soft rock, hard rock, and country.  With a catalog of over 250 iconic songs which are known to induce perma-grin, they are able to easily craft a custom show for any audience which is guaranteed to whip everyone into a dancing frenzy.

You may recognize Scott from local bands “The Core” or “Time Machine” or from the worship teams at Live Oaks Community Church. Scott has been in several bands and has opened for many headline artists over the years from Charlie Daniel’s to Pam Tillis. He recently retired from the music ministry and fronts this high energy Rock and Roll cover band. He combines his unique style with high energy and keeps you wondering what will happen next. No two shows are the same. Come see the best front man in central Florida!

Tiffany Jackson has been singing since a young age. She grew up singing at school, church, and local clubs. Since moving to Florida she has joined several bands and the worship team at her local church. She enjoys singing lead vocals, harmony, and learning to play the guitar. Singing at outdoor venues and music festivals are her dream come true and we are blessed to have her.

Chicago-area native Greg Marcotte began playing guitar 45 years ago. He enjoys playing many styles of music, from the Blues to Progressive Metal and everything in between. His bands performed at many of the premier venues throughout the Midwest. In 2022 he relocated to the Villages, Florida with his wife and long-time musical partner, Stephanie Marcotte.

Stephanie “Steffi” Geman-Marcotte began her musical journey with guitar lessons which led to elementary school talent shows and then accompanying her high school choir on piano. She went to college to major in recording engineering but soon switched to a double major in math and physics and became a multidimensional database architect.  The music spark still burned and led her to follow The Grateful Dead and Phish in her 20's, and then to meet her husband, Greg, who just happens to be Action Jackson's lead guitarist. Their first band together quickly grew to play popular clubs in Chicago. Out of necessity, she learned to play bass. She and Greg formed a Led Zeppelin / Black Sabbath cover band and spent the next 25 years developing different rock bands as well as starting a family with their lovely daughter. Steffi’s heart is in entertaining and is using her skills at bass, rhythm guitar, and keyboards to make the Action Jackson sound what it is today. AJ is blessed to have her and she is grateful to you for allowing her to live her dream.

Craig Griffin was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas and his father exposed him to two things early in life, golf and music.   His curiosity with the bass guitar started in the ninth grade when a friend let him borrow it. It was not returned for months. The fuse had been lit and exploded into a music obsession.  In the 1980’s the Dallas/Fort Worth area had a huge music scene with local talent such as Sweet Savage, Shock Tu and Pantera playing somewhere almost every weekend . As a teenager, Craig would sneak into the night clubs and position himself in front of different bass players in an effort to educate himself.  Later in life, Craig took a step back from music and moved to Orlando Florida  where he became a PGA Golf Professional and later caddied on the PGA Tour for Mark O’Meara and David Gossett. After caddying, he worked as a teaching professional for Arnold Palmer at the Bay Hill Country Club.  His experiences have allowed him an up close experience with Kiss and getting to meet bands such as Aerosmith and Collective Soul which relit the music fuse.   Craig has been an instructor at the Villages Golf Academy for 17 years and is married to the love of his life Cindy Griffin.

It was fate when, at age 13, John and his buddies decided to form a band. One catch, no one played an instrument. So, they put the names of instruments in a brown lunch bag and John drew "drums." Since then, he has played in a variety of rock bands in Cleveland, Palm Beach, and Atlanta. Now that he's retired and moved to The Villages, John is happy to be playing with Action Jackson. Action Jackson is even happier to have him.