A high-energy ensemble boasting some of the sharpest musical talents the Quad Cities has to offer, 10 of Soul headlines a February 10 engagement at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, their performance in the Winter Jam Concert Series boasting classic tunes from the genres of soul, funk, and blues, as well as a few funky arrangements of their own.

Thrilling pieces by Beethoven, Haydn, and other noted composers will be the focus of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's fourth Masterworks concerts of the 2023-24 season, with The Stars Above & Sands Below, on February 3 and 4, treating guests at Davenport's Adler Theatre Rock Island's Augustana College to musical majesty courtesy of the gifted instrumentalists and longtime QCSO Maestro Mark Russell Smith.

On February 9, music lovers are invited to enjoy the unforgettable sensation of a modern jazz ensemble in full flight when the legendary Cab Calloway Orchestra makes an eagerly awaited visit to the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, the whole room sure to bounce and sway while singing along to the Calloway classic “Hi-De-Ho!”

Touring in support of their most recent release Flowers for June, Jay Ernest and the Minneapolis-based musicians of Church of Cash bring their Johnny Cash tribute to Burlington's Capitol Theater on February 9, performing from the legendary singer's expansive repertoire and the album's repertoire that boasts under-sung hits such as “A Thing Called Love,” “Dark as a Dungeon,” and “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky.”

Offering a thrilling collaboration between artists of different continents who share in dazzling musical sensibilities, Quad City Arts presents, in the first Visiting Artists performances of 2024, a shared bill between the Swedish quintet Jaerv and the Minnesota duo The OK Factor, this remarkable septet of collected talents playing Augustana College's Gerber Center in Rock Island on January 25 and Moline's Butterworth Center on January 26.

Held in honor of his birth on January 27, 1756, Moline's Sound Conservatory will, 268 years later, host a special anniversary event in W. A. Mozart: A Birthday Celebration Performance, an unforgettable evening filled with breathtaking performances by bassoonist Kian Hyatt, flutist Paul Mizzi, horn player Marc Zyla, baritone Nathan Windt, and pianists Sheila Doak, Marian Lee, and Andrzej Kozlowski.

Lauded by Earth to the Ground Music as a "high-energy, captivating singer songwriter" who "has the uncanny ability to make the stories of the everyman timeless and seemingly effortless," Americana and roots-rock musician Matthew McNeal headlines a January 27 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the talent also lauded for delivering "an enjoyable ride that will keep a lot of people interested."

The thrilling discography of one of the most popular and successful rock outfits of all time will be celebrated at The Rust Belt on January 26 when the East Moline venue presents the touring sensation Kashmir: The Led Zeppelin Show, an event sure to boast exhilarating renditions of “Whole Lotta Love,” “Immigrant Song,” and of course, the immortal “Stairway to Heaven.”

A high-energy ensemble boasting some of the sharpest musical talents the Quad Cities has to offer, 10 of Soul headlines a January 27 engagement at the Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room, their Davenport performance boasting classic tunes from the genres of soul, funk, and blues, as well as a few funky arrangements of their own.

Joined by music director Luke Viertel and band members Brook Hoover, Tim Crumley, AJ Plummer, and Blake Shaw, a talent familiar to Ohnward Fine Arts Center audiences returns to the Maquoketa venue in Amy Friedl Stoner's Go Your Own Way: The Music of Fleetwood Mac, a celebration of the group that has sold 100 million albums and charted numerous number-one hits, culminating in their 1998 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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