Bio of Pianist Troy Harris

Iowa Piano Man and
Entertainer
‘Enjoy with Troy’

Troy Harris has entertained the Quad Cities since 1985. His musical talent has allowed him to be pianist for the Bass Street Chop House, Moline, Illinois, Red Crow Grille and the Lodge Restaurant and Hotels, Bettendorf, Iowa, as well as Von Maur, President Casinos, Rhythm City Casino, and E L Entertainment. Troy has entertained from Okoboji to Des Moines to the Quad Cities and western Illinois. He has played for many venues including lounges, fine dining restaurants, private and corporate parties, weddings, churches, and outdoor events and the Governor of Iowa. His repertoire includes standards, pop, jazz, rock, show tunes, light classical, waltzes, TV themes and holiday music. Whether it’s Sinatra or The Beatles, Broadway or Beethoven, Troy draws from a repertoire of over 700 songs which he plays by memory. He has played for over 750 events in the past three years.

Here are some of the most popular wedding, corporate, and party venue locations where Troy has performed:

Abbey Station, Rock Island, IL
Ackerman Winery, Amana, IA
Ascension Chapel, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
Bass Street Chop House, Moline, IL
Best Western Steeplegate Inn, Davenport, IA
Bettendorf Middle Park Lagoon, Bettendorf, IA
Butterworth Center, Moline, IL
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
Chestnut Mountain Resort, Galena, IL
Clarion Hotel, Davenport, IA
Country Club of Peoria, Peoria Heights, IL
Crow Valley Country Club, Davenport, IA
Geneva Country Club, Muscatine, IA
Davenport Country Club, Davenport, IA
Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Garden, Dubuque, IA
Elmcrest Country Club, Cedar Rapids, IA
Furniture Row, Burlington,IA
German American Heritage Center, Davenport, IA
Hauberg Center, Rock Island, IL
Hotel at Kirkwood Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Hotel Blackhawk, Davenport, IA
I Wireless Center, Moline, IL
Kinnick Stadium, McCord Lounge, Iowa City, IA
Lavender Crest Winery, Colona, IL
Lodge Hotel and Conference Center, Bettendorf, IA
Modern Woodman Park, Davenport, IA
Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, IA
Olde St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Long Grove, IA
Outing Club, Davenport IA
Park Place Events Centre, Cedar Falls, IA
Phoenix of Davenport, Davenport, Iowa
Pinnacle Country Club, Milan, IL
Quad City Botanical Center, Rock Island, IL
Quad City Radisson Hotel, Davenport, IA
Red Crow Grille, Bettendorf, IA
Renwick Mansion, Davenport, IA
River Center, Davenport, IA
Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club, Rock Island, IL
Rodalski Center, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
Short Hills Country Club, East Moline, IL
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL
Unitarian Universalist Church, Davenport IA
Village in Bloom, Village of East Davenport, Iowa

Troy has been featured by Quad City Times Columnists Bill Wundrum and David Burke as well as the Moline Dispatch, Argus and Leader Newspapers and Fran Riley of Channel 6 News for his entertainment and musical fundraising. Troy is a member of the Quad City Regional Musician’s Association and received his degree in music from Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. While at Coe he had the distinct honor of being a back up singer for Barry Manilow during his Cedar Rapids concert tour. Troy has composed, arranged and copyrighted music in a variety of styles and instrumentations. He was featured by the Quad City Times in 2005 for his song ‘Davenport – That Jazzy Town’. Troy has a resourceful collection of over 3600 pieces of sheet music to draw from.

Troy provides the experience and knowledge to make your special event a sparkling success.

Pianist Troy Harris has provided wedding music and corporate party entertainment to the Quad Cities and communities of Aledo IL, Amana IA, Ames IA, Bettendorf IA, Bluegrass IA, Burlington IA, Cedar Falls IA, Cedar Rapids IA, Chicago IL, Clinton IA, Clive IA, Coal Valley IL, Colona IL, Cordova IL, Davenport IA, Des Moines IA, DeWitt IA, Dixon IL, Dubuque IA, East Moline IL, Eldridge IA, Galena IL, Galesburg IL, Geneseo IL, Iowa City IA, Long Grove IA, Lost Nation IA, Marion IA, Marshalltown IA, Milan IL, Moline IL, Mt. Carroll IL, Muscatine IA, Okoboji IA, Park View IA, Peoria IL, Pleasant Valley IA, Rock Falls IL, Rock Island IL, Silvis IL, Spencer IA, Spirit Lake IA, Tama IA, Toledo IA, Viola IL, Waverly IA, West Des Moines IA, West Burlington IA, and Wyanet IL.