The 55th Bix Jazz Festival celebrates its emerald anniversary with events highlighting Bix Beiderbecke’s collaborations with Jean Goldkette (1893-1962), the jazz pianist and bandleader. The 2026 festival will also recognize the festival’s new home as a program of Common Chord. The festival begins Thursday, July 30, with a session from 5 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., […]
The Bix Beiderbecke Museum will have its grand opening celebration in the City Square Building at 112 W. 2nd St., Davenport, on Friday, July 24th from 3-5 p.m. You can see the new museum with light refreshments and live 78-rpm record spinning. The museum (across the street from its old location) opened its doors by […]
The QC music nonprofit Common Chord has a lot going on this month. At Common Chord (2nd and Main streets, Davenport), a generous anonymous donor is offering to match all gifts to the Steve Trainor Fund until Dec. 31 up to $5,000. The fund is named in memory of Steve Trainor and his herculean contributions to the annual Bix Jazz Festival. “We […]
A FEAST of QC Flavors will be featured at QC Flavor Fest at Common Chord in downtown Davenport Oct. 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. Sample the best that fourteen locally-owned restaurants and food purveyors have to offer during this night of fun, flavors, and music! Fan favorite Chicago Farmer will be providing the entertainment […]
Common Chord is celebrating its 21st year by hosting the Great River Ducky Derby to benefit music education and enrichment programming in our community. The Ducky Derby takes place on Saturday, August 30 at 6:30 p.m. at Davenport’s Credit Island Park. Watch your duck compete by floating to the finish line fastest! Then stick around for […]
Give your old musical instrument a new home… in the hands of a student. With our partners at Pierce’s Promise, Common Chord’s Let’s Band Together program ensures that donated instruments are refurbished and loaned out – FOR FREE – to students who need them. If you have an old instrument sitting around collecting dust, bring […]
Tropadeli and Bikini Trill are bringing reggae and funk to Common Chord, 129 N. Main St., Davenport, tonight at 7 p.m. Genre: Reggae / Funk Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pmTickets: $22 in advance / $25 at the door Seating: General admission. No guaranteed seating. Table reservations available.Age Restriction: All Ages (Under 19 must be accompanied […]
Alborn returns to the Redstone Room for an ALL AGES show tonight, Feb. 8! Joining the show will be their friends Discrepancies from St. Louis, Emperors & Angels from Central Illinois and Mercury’s Crown from the QC Rock Academy! Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 day of show. Since we last saw Alborn at […]
You may say tomato, they may say tomahto, but Duke Tumatoe is coming to Common Chord in Davenport at 7 p.m. tonight! Genre: Blues RockDoors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pmTickets: $15 in advance / $18 at the door Headliner: Duke TumatoeSupporting Artist: Blues Rock-It Seating: General admission. No guaranteed seating. Table reservations available.Age Restriction: All Ages […]
Common Chord will present Jazz Nights at 2nd & Main on every Tuesday night! A collection of jazz ensembles from across the QC area, every Tuesday on the Common Chord Community Stage inside Zeke’s Island Cafe. Free to attend. Every Tuesday, 6pm – 8pm. Common Chord Community Stage at Zeke’s Island Cafe. 131 W 2nd […]
