POLYRHYTHMS Third Sunday Jazz presents THE MATT FULLER BAND

On March 16, 2025, POLYRHYTHMS Third Sunday Jazz Series presents the powerful,

hypnotic grooves of The Matt Fuller Band. The band features Matt Fuller – lead guitar and vocals, Joshua Kain – rhythm guitar and vocals, Dewey Lacefield – bass and vocals, Tyrone Phillips – lead vocals, and Jim VanHyfte – drums.

At 25, Davenport native Matt Fuller combines the energy and fresh enthusiasm of youth with wide-ranging experience that would be the envy of much older musicians. Fuller started young with a musical pedigree. Both of his grandfathers played professionally. His dad’s dad played drums in a heavy metal band starting in the late 1980’s, and his mom’s dad played guitar in the QC blues legends, The Peña Brothers. Matt started his chops as a kid, with drums. “They got pictures of me sitting in diapers on grandpa’s drum set.” He switched to guitar at 10, and as a youngster played himself with The Peña Brothers, who in 2019 were inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Growing up Fuller was exposed to all kinds of music by much older musicians, which developed a musical depth far beyond his years.

In addition to being the leader of The Matt Fuller Band, Fuller plays with The Mercury Brothers,

John Resch & Doggin’ Out, and tours with Kent Burnside – the grandson of the legendary late Mississippi blues singer/guitarist R.L. Burnside. Fuller’s favorites on guitar include Albert King, Johnny Winter, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, and Carlos Santana. And he’s ready for more. He likes all kinds of music, networks wherever possible, and absorbs different styles of music like a sponge.

His bandmates also bring a deep and wide resume of collaboration. Dewey Lacefield, a native of East Moline’s Watertown, has been playing bass for more than 40 years, including with the Casino Band, The Amigos Band, and Smooth Grove. Joshua Kain (AKA “QC Slim”) and Jim VanHyfte have both been recognized as great blues artists and inducted into the Quad Cities Blues Hall of Fame. The band’s dynamic front man and soulful crooner of blues and jazz is Rock Island native, Tyrone Phillips.

The Matt Fuller Band will offer a workshop at 3:00 pm, and the musicians will perform in concert from 5:00-7:00 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities (UUCQC) located at 3707 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, Iowa.

Please join us for the free workshop and bring your instrument! The workshop is free of charge for children and adults. General admission for the concert is $20 (no reserved seating) with free admission for children, K-12 students, and College students(ID required). Front doors open at 3:00 pm for the workshop followed by a social hour at 4:00 pm. Performance doors open at 4:30 pm.

Experience an evening of jazz “Live” like it was meant to be enjoyed. Delight in some of the best jazz and captivating music in the Quad Cities at the Third Sunday Jazz Series on Sunday, March 16, featuring The Matt Fuller Band.

Polyrhythms Third Sunday Jazz Series is made possible with major support of the SCRA, theRDA, the Singh Family Foundation, as well as Visionary Arts Photography & Media Center, Bowman Accounting, Peeples Heating & Air Conditioning, Cribbs Landscaping, Davis Entertainment Network, radio station KALA, and DJ Mixxin Mel.

Polyrhythms Upcoming Events:

• Third Sunday Jazz Series – April 20, 2025 – Mike Conrad Trio – UUCQC.

• Third Sunday Jazz Series – May 18, 2025 – Donovan Gustafson Ensemble – UUCQC.

• Third Sunday Jazz Series – June 29, 2025 – Yogev Shetrit Trio – UUCQC.