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Performances in 1984
All performances in Michigan unless otherwise noted.
2/2
2/9
3/8
3/9
3/10
3/11
3/13
3/18
3/25
4/2
4/8
4/15
4/17
5/9
5/14   
5/21
5/22
5/28
6/3
6/7
6/14 
6/18
6/19  
​6/21   6/25  
6/28   
7/11   
7/17   
7/25 
7/27
7/27
7/29
8/6
8/12
8/14
8/25
8/30
9/6
9/9 
9/12
9/26
9/27  
10/8 
10/12
10/13  
10/14
10/24
11/1
11/2
11/7 
11/14
11/19
12/10
Debut Soundstage Series at the U-Club, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
Battle of the Bands--Michigan Union, Ann Arbor
Finals Competition-Battle of the Bands, Michigan Union, Ann Arbor
Joe's Star Lounge, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor
The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor
The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Blind Pig-Live Simulcast on WCBN, Ann Arbor
The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor
Rick's American Cafe, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
Rick's American Cafe, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
Graceful Arch Stage, Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
The Eclipse Stage at the Ann Arbor Art Fair-Live Simulcast on WCBN, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
Rick's American Cafe, Ann Arbor
WEMU Jazz Competition, Simulcast on WEMU, Ypsilanti
Rick's American Cafe, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
University Club-Michigan Recording Session, Crusin' Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Old Detroit, Detroit
The Old Detroit, Detroit
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
University Club, Michigan Union, Ann Arbor
The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor
Aubree's Saloon, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
Performances in 1985
1/13
1/17
1/27 
2/28
3/10
3/29  
3/30  
4/9  
4/25
6/20 
7/14 
7/25 
7/26
8/4     
8/8   
8/14   
8/15   
8/18  
8/24
8/25 
9/1
9/19
9/23
11/24
12/5
12/12
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor 
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
The Old Detroit, Detroit
The Old Detroit , Detroit
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
The Eclipse Jazz Stage at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
The Graceful Arch Stage at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, North Campus Housing Stage, Ann Arbor
Liberty Plaza, Mid-town Mid-day Concert Series, Ann Arbor
The Soup Kitchen, Detroit
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
The Gazebo, Brighton
WEMU Jazz Competition-Live Simulcast on WEMU, Ypsilanti
WEMU Jazz Competition Winners Performance, Live Simulcast on WEMU, Ypsilanti
Montreux/Detroit Jazz Festival, Detroit
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Bird of Paradise, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Loung, Ann Arbor
Performances in 1986
1/9
1/10
1/18  
2/16  
2/21  
2/27  
4/17 
7/3  
7/6 
7/23  
7/24  
7/25   
7/26   
8/14  
8/24   
8/29   
9/4     
9/17  
10/18  
11/20 
11/23 
12/11 
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
GOOD AFTERNOON DETROIT-WXYZ TV, Detroit
WEMU/Depot Town Winter Jazz Series, Ypsilanti
WCBN Benefit Bash, Live Simulcast on WCBN, Ann Arbor
The Brewery, University of Michigan, Flint
Mr. Flood's Party, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
New Center Park, Detroit
Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Ann Arbor
New Center Park, Detroit
The Eclipse Jazz Stage at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
The Graceful Arch Stage at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
Rick's American Cafe Stage at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Montreux/Detroit Jazz Festival, Detroit
New Center Park, Detroit
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Rinearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, WEMU Pre-Game Party, Ypsilanti
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor 
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
Performances in 1987
1/11
2/8
4/16
4/26
5/10
6/2
6/17
6/25
7/8    
7/9
7/12
7/23
7/24
7/26
8/20
8/23
8/27
9/6
9/16
10/15
11/8
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
West Park Band Shell, Ann Arbor
The Ark, Ann Arbor
New Center Park, Detroit
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
Top of the Park Concert Series, Ann Arbor
Liberty Plaza, Mid-town Mid-day Concert Series, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
The Eclipse Jazz Stage at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
The Graceful Arch Stage at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
The Gazebo, Brighton
New Center Park, Detroit
Montreux/Detroit Jazz Festival, Detroit
The Ark, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Performances in 1988
1/14 
1/28  
2/14   
5/1    
5/8     
5/15   
6/17  
6/26    
6/30    
7/8     
7/20    
7/21   
7/23   
8/14    
The Ark, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Detroit Street Stage, Ann Arbor Ecology Center Concert, Ann Arbor
West Park Band Shell, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Detroit Grand Prix-Renaissance Center, Foster's Beer Reception, Detroit
Michigan State University Hospital, East Lansing
Liberty Plaza, Mid-town Mid-day Concert Series, Ann Arbor
777 Eisenhower Noon Concert Series, Ann Arbor
Main Street Stage, Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
Graceful Arch, Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
Eclipse Jazz Stage, Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Performances in 1989
7/2 
7/9     
7/13
7/19    
7/20   
8/5
8/19
8/27  
10/26 
11/26   11/29 
12/21
City Fest, Toledo, OH
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Liberty Plaza, Mid-town Mid-day Concert Series, Ann Arbor
Main Street Stage, Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
Graceful Arch, Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
The Toledo Rib-Off, Toledo, OH
The Ypsilanti Heritage Festival, Ypsilanti
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
The Ark, Ann Arbor
The Apartment Lounge, Ann Arbor
Performances in 1990
2/9  
2/23 
2/24 
3/25    
4/22    
5/13    
6/28
7/6      
7/21   
7/22    
8/4     
8/19    
8/31   
9/1    
10/28  
11/10 
11/13
11/16
11/17
Ann Arbor Winter Art Festival, Ann Arbor
Rusty's, Toledo, OH
Rusty's, Toledo, OH
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
W.A.N.D. Mother's Day Concert, West Park, Ann Arbor
Liberty Plaza, Mid-town Mid-day Concert Series, Ann Arbor
Top of the Park-Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Ann Arbor
Eclipse Jazz Stage, Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Toledo Rib-Off, Toledo, OH
Ypsilanti Heritage Festival, Ypsilanti
Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival, Detroit
Argentinian Dance Party, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
The Berkshire Hilton Jazz Series, Ann Arbor
The Ark, Ann Arbor
Rusty's, Toledo, OH
Rusty's, Toledo, OH
Performances in 1991
2/9
2/10
4/6
4/13
5/4
6/9
6/25
7/27
7/28
8/1
8/3
8/11
8/14
8/17
8/24
8/31
10/6
10/11
10/27
11/6
12/15
Wedding
Ann Arbor Winterfest, Ann Arbor
Polo Club, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Polo Club, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Private Party, Ann Arbor
Graceful Arch, Ann Arbor Art Festival, Ann Arbor
Max and Erma's, Farmington Hills
Liberty Plaza, Mid-town Mid-day Concert Series, Ann Arbor
Polo Club, Ann Arbor
Flint Jazz Festival, Flint
Industry, Pontiac
Heritage Festival, Ypsilanti
Private Party, Ann Arbor
Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival, Detroit
Max and Erma's, Farmington Hills
Private Party, Columbus, OH
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Industry, Pontiac
Max and Erma's, Farmington Hills
Performances in 1992
1/12
1/22
2/7
2/8
2/9
2/22
3/8
3/18
4/4
4/12
6/5
6/6
6/7
6/18
6/29
7/10
7/11
7/25
7/30
7/30
7/31
8/7
8/8
8/8
8/9
8/15 
8/23
8/21
8/21
9/5
9/19
Sep.
Sep.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Polo Club, Ann Arbor
Rusty's, Toledo, OH
Rusty's, Toledo, OH
Java & Jazz, Ann Arbor
Detroit Jazz Alive Radio Program, Detroit
Max and Erma's, Farmington Hills
Industry, Pontiac
Denison University, Granville, OH
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Hyatt on Capitol Square, Columbus, OH
Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH
Max and Erma's, Farmington Hills
Gift of the Arts, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Ann Arbor
Leonardo's Cafe, Ann Arbor
Art in the Park, Warren
Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
Lancaster Festival, Lancaster, OH
Stache's, Columbus, OH
Leonardo's Cafe, Ann Arbor
Rusty's, Toledo, OH
Toledo Rib-Off, Toledo, OH
Rusty's, Toledo, OH
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Flint Jazz Festival, Flint
Heritage Festival, Ypsilanti
Hyatt on Capitol Square, Columbus, OH
The Dell, Columbus, OH
Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival, Detroit
Detroit Festival of the Arts, Detroit
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival, Ann Arbor
Max and Erma's, Farmington Hills
The Dell, Columbus, OH
501 Jazz Series, Ann Arbor
Industry, Pontiac
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Rusty's, Toledo, OH
Rusty's, Toledo, OH
Stache's, Columbus, OH
Max and Erma's, Farmington Hills
Performances in 1993
5/1
6/17
6/18
6/24
6/27
7/3
7/4
7/5
7/11
7/16
7/17
7/17
7/24
8/7
8/12
8/13
8/14
8/15
8/17
8/21
8/27
9/12
9/25
10/8
11/5
11/14
North Campus Commons Commencement Party, Ann Arbor
Liberty Square, Ann Arbor
North Campus Commons Leonardo's Café, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Hospital "Gifts of Art" Series, Ann Arbor
Crosby Festival of the Arts, Toledo, OH
Chelsea Concerts in the Park, Chelsea
Pinckney 4th of July celebration, Pinckney
Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Top of the Park Series, Ann Arbor
Warren Art in the Park, Warren
Cadillac Pavillion For the Arts, Lakefront Park, Cadillac
Plymouth Arts and Crafts Festival, Concerts in the Park, Plymouth
Wedding, Port Huron
Taste of Rochester, Rochester
Toledo Rib-Off, Toledo, OH
Upper Arlington Music in the Park, Upper Arlington, OH
Private party, Columbus, OH
Dexter Daze, Dexter
Flint Jazz Festival, Flint
Bay City Summer Amphitheatre series, Bay City
Ypsilanti Heritage Festival, Ypsilanti
Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH
Dublin Arts Festival, Scioto Park Amphitheatre, Dublin, OH
Wedding, W. Bloomfield
Leonardo's, Ann Arbor
Leonardo's, Ann Arbor
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Performances in 1994
2/12
2/13
3/25
5/14
6/6
6/16
6/25
6/28
6/30
6/30
7/3
7/4
7/7
7/10
7/21
7/22
7/28
7/28
7/31
8/2
8/4
8/7
8/9
8/11
8/12
8/13
8/14
8/18
8/21
9/10
9/14
9/15
9/23
9/29
10/30
12/8
12/31
Eclipse Java and Jazz Series, Michigan U, Ann Arbor
Southfield Cultural Arts Series, Southfield
Leonardo's, UM North Campus Commons, Ann Arbor
Wedding
Clio Area Amphitheater, Clio
Ypsilanti Riverside Arts Center Benefit, Ann Arbor
Canton Liberty Festival, Heritage Park, Canton
Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Ann Arbor
Univ. of Michigan Hospital, Gift of Art Series, Ann Arbor
Tap Room, Ypsilanti
Music in the Air Outdoor Summer Concert Series, Goodale Park, Columbus OH
Bay City F.O.P. Fireworks Festival, Vet's Park, Bay City
Tap Room, Ypsilanti
The Ark, CD Release Party, Ann Arbor
Birmingham Shain Park Concert in the Park Series, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor
Liberty Plaza, Mid-town Mid-day Concert Series, Ann Arbor
Tap Room, Ypsilanti
Warren Concert Series, Halmich Park, Warren
Chesterfield Township Concert Series, Brandenburg Memorial Park, Chesterfield
Tap Room, Ypsilanti
Dearborn Food Festival, Ford Field Park, Dearborn
Thunder Bay Jazz Festival, Aspena
Sterling Heights Dodge Park, Sterling Heights
Columbus, OH, private party
Dexter Daze, Downtown Gazebo, Dexter
Flint Jazz Festival, Flint
Ypsilanti Riverside Arts Center Gala, Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti Heritage Festival, Ypsilanti
Birmingham Art In The Park, Birmingham
Washtenaw Community College Diversity Day, Ann Arbor
Tap Room, Ypsilanti
Leonardo's, Ann Arbor
Tap Room, Ypsilanti
Eclipse Java and Jazz Series, Ann Arbor
Tap Room, Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti New Year's Jubile, Ypsilanti
Performances in 1995
1/19
1/22
1/27
Tap Room, Ypsilanti
The Del Rio, Ann Arbor
Leonardo's, Ann Arbor
Performances in 1996
3/31
4/26
6/20
6/27
7/2
7/4
7/12
7/21
7/25
7/27
8/1
8/8
8/9
8/11
8/15
8/17
8/22
9/8
9/11
10/29
11/30

12/31
University of Michigan,  Ann Arbor                              
Leonardo's, North Campus Commons, Ann Arbor          
Novi Concert Series, Novi                                                        
Tap Room,  Ypsilanti                                                     
Top of the Park,  Ann Arbor                                           
July 4th Private Fireworks Celebration, Chelsea        
Baseview Software $4 Million in Sales Celebration, Ann Arbor  
Warren Music and Art Festival, Warren                                        
Prudential Town Center, Southfield                                 
Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor                                                          
Sterling Heights Concert Series, Sterling Heights                                     
University of Michigan Hospital Afternoon Concerts, Ann Arbor                          
Ohio State University Faculty Club, Columbus, OH           
ShelbyTownship Concerts, Shelby                                            
Port Huron Concert Series, Port Huron                                             
La Peer Summer Festival, La Peer                                             
Southfield Concerts, Southfield                                                       
Birmingham Art in the Park, Birmingham                                     
The Big Fish, Dearborn                                            
Jackson Community College, Jackson                                         
The Loading Dock, Grand Rapids                              
First Night Celebration, United Methodist Church, Ypsilanti 
Performances in 2014
7/27    
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor
Performances in 2016
7/17
8/14
8/15
Michigan Jazz Festival, Livonia
​Flint Jazz Festival, Flint
​The Ark, Ann Arbor
Performances in 2017
6/27
​6/29
Top of the Park, Ann Arbor
O'Malley's, Livonia
Performances in 2018
6/3
7/27
7/28
​7/29
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor
Sol Treasures, King City, California
Cafe Pink House, Saratoga, California
​Portola Vineyards, Portola Valley, California
Performances in 2019
7/28
​11/24
The Ark, Ann Arbor
​Blue Llama Jazz Club, Ann Arbor
Performances in 2021
8/11
​10/22
Blue Llama Jazz Club, Ann Arbor
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor
Performances in 2022
2/16
​4/6
​4/7
7/17
​​​7/24
8/16​
​8/17
​8/18
​8/20

8/20​
​8/21
​8/21 
​9/21
9/21​
9/22 
9/22
9/23
​9/24
10/12
11/2
11/3
11/4
11/5
​11/5​​
Blue Llama Jazz Club, Ann Arbor
​The Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, Grosse Pointe Farms
​The Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, Grosse Pointe Farms
Michigan Jazz Festival, Livonia
Columbus Jazz and Rib Festival, Columbus, OH
Mary L Stephens Davis Library, Davis, CA
Mr. Tipple's, San Francisco, CA
Millbrae Library, Millbrae, CA
Cupertino Library Performing Arts Series, Cupertino, CA
Del Cielo Brewing Company, Martinez, CA
Fremont Main Library, Fremont, CA
​Portola Vineyards Summer Jazz Concert Series, Portola Valley, CA
Torquay Boys' Grammar School, Torquay, UK
Fougou Jazz, Torquay, UK
Bristol Grammar School, Bristol, UK
Jazz on the Pantiles, Kent, UK
Scarborough Jazz Festival, Scarborough, UK
Peggy's Skylight, Nottingham, UK
The Blue Llama, Ann Arbor
San Jose Public Library Vineland Branch, San Jose, CA
THE Jazz Club, Cloverdale, CA
Moraga Library, Moraga, CA
Belmont Library, Belmont, CA
Del Cielo Brewing Company, Martinez, CA

Performances in 2023
2/8-2/11            Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, Grosse Pointe Farms
5/10                   Blue Llama Jazz Club, Ann Arbor
8/27                  The Ark, Ann Arbor