With internationally touring musician and former Canadian Brass member Jens Lindemann hailing the artist as "a gifted soloist ... completely fluent in both classical and jazz," acclaimed trumpet player Courtney Jones will be the special guest at A Very Brassy Christmas, the Big River Brass Band's annual holiday presentation taking place on December 22 at Davenport's St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Hailed by Sea of Tranquility as "arguably the most successful holiday-music outfit in history," the symphonic-metal musicians of Trans-Siberian Orchestra bring their national "The Lost Christmas Eve Tour" to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on December 20, demonstrating the visual and aural magic that led Kansas City Theater to rave that "the rock band's concerts are arguably the most visually dazzling live events you're ever likely to see."

With NPR deeming him an artist whose “musical palette continues to hit all of those musical sweet spots,” R&B, soul, and hip-hop performer Son Little headlines a December 21 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, the singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist's most recent album Like Neptune hailed by American Songwriter as "soul music of the most raw and affecting type."

An intimate performance of music and dance that blends the soulful voice of the violin with beloved songs of the season, Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas will deliver the captivating melodies of its award-winning classical crossover artist amidst a setting boasting 500 lit candles, with performances scheduled for December 20 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts and December 21 at Moline's Bartlett Performing Arts Center.

A popular rock outfit known for, according to New Noise Magazine, "puncturing their blend of sludge and hardcore ... with a tight embrace on power-violence," the touring act Rig Time! brings their Metal Christmas concert to Davenport's Redstone Room on December 20, the group also lauded by Outburn Magazine for their "relentless rhythms with industrial precision, as well as a smart beat-changing sensibility."

The longtime professor and Director of Choral Activities at Davenport's St. Ambrose University, where he received the Faculty Member of the Year Award in 2016, accomplished baritone soloist Dr. Nathan Windt and several gifted friends bring their Schubertiade concert event to Moline's Sound Conservatory on December 15, with classical-music lovers invited to step into the world of Schubert's timeless melodies through this captivating performance.

A little more than a year after breathing buoyant new life into the long vacant former downtown Moline library, Sound Conservatory is writing an ambitious new movement in its sprawling, surging score.

For 30 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s unique take on American swing and jazz music has thrilled audiences around the world, and on December 16, the enduring popular ensemble brings unique and spirited “Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party” to Davenport's Adler Theatre, a joyous collection of jazz and seasonal favorites that has become an eagerly anticipated annual event for the whole family.

A celebrated R&B and funk based band that originated in Oakland, California and has been performing for more than 55 years running, Tower of Power and its co-founders Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc" Kupka brings their "Holidays & Hits Tour" to Davenport's Capitol Theatre on December 13, the group's smashes on the Billboard Hot 100 chart including "You're Still a Young Man," "So Very Hard to Go," "What Is Hip?", and "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)."

Chart-topping, multi-platinum-selling alternative rockers who recently started their third decade of professional performance, the musicians of Hinder headline a December 19 concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, treating fans to a repertoire that boasts such top-10 Billboard hits as “Lips of an Angel,” “Get Stoned,” “How Long,” and “Use Me.”

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