Rock Island, Ill. – Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 - The Andrew Collins Trio will bring their popular collision of folk, new acoustic roots, bluegrass, and jazz to the Quad Cities during their Nov. 14-16 residency through Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series.
Andrew Collins is a seven-time Canadian Folk Music Award winner and a five-time nominee for the Juno Awards, Canada’s version of the GRAMMYS. Collins has a wide range of instrumental talents, including the mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandola and mandocello. He is joined in the trio by Mike Mezzatesta, on guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and mandola, and James McEleney on the bass, mandocello, and vocals.
According to !Earshot Magazine, “Simply put, this is a stellar band that resists categorization and one that will expand the listener’s range and appreciation of style.”
The trio will present at six Quad City area schools for elementary through high students. They will also give informal performances for the public at the Jackson Concert Series at Wesley United Methodist Church, Muscatine; the Moline Public Library, Moline; and the Main Branch of the Davenport Library, Davenport.
Their public performance will be 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at Cà d’Zan in Cambridge, Ill. For more information, visit www.eventbrite.com and search for “Andrew Collins Trio” in Cambridge, Ill.
The 2017-2018 season of the Visiting Artist Series runs through April 2018 and features nine performing arts residencies, including a storyteller, musical ensembles, and a jazz dance company.
For more information, visit www.quadcityarts.com.
About the Visiting Artist Series
Quad City Arts is a nonprofit local arts agency dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the Quad City region through the arts.
Quad City Arts programs are funded in part by Festival of Trees, Quad City Arts Partners, operating grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Quad City Arts receives significant support for the Visiting Artist Series from Scott County Regional Authority, National Endowment for the Arts, John Deere Foundation, Bechtel Charitable Trust, Regional Development Authority, Iowa Arts Council, Arts Midwest Touring Fund, U.S. Bank Foundation, Rock Island Rotary, Bettendorf Rotary, Amy Helpenstell Foundation, Rock Island Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, Genesis Health System, Melvin McKay Trust, Mary Iva Gittens Knouse Trust, and Rauch Family Foundation I.
Performance space is provided by the Butterworth Center, Moline; First Presbyterian Church, Davenport; the Galvin Fine Arts Center at St. Ambrose University; Polyrhythms at the River Music Experience; Pleasant Valley High School, and Bettendorf Performing Arts Center. Additional support comes from donated lodging from local hotels and service fees paid by school districts, Parent Teacher Associations, service clubs, and businesses.
Contact: Margot Day, community engagement director at Quad City Arts, mday@quadcityarts.com or 309-793-1213, ext. 106.
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