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11-Apr     Saginaw, Michigan

15-Apr     Ladysmith, Wisconsin

16-Apr     Antigo, Wisconsin

17-Apr      Medford, Wisconsin

18-Apr     Ely, Minnesota

19-Apr     Fergus Falls, Minnesota

20-Apr     Lisbon, North Dakota

21-Apr     Redwood Falls, Minnesota

23-Apr     Sheldon, Iowa

25-Apr     Sioux City, Iowa

26-Apr     Fairmont, Minnesota

27-Apr     Redfield, South Dakota

28-Apr     Miles City, Montana

30-Apr     Hot Springs, South Dakota

01-May    Fort Morgan, Colorado

02-May    McCook, Nebraska

03-May    Cozad, Nebraska

04-May    Beloit, Kansas

05-May    Bartlesville, Oklahoma

07-May    Ottumwa, Iowa

08-May    Lincoln, Illinois

09-May    Michigan City, Indiana

10-May    Valparaiso, Indiana

11-May    Hicksville, Ohio

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ARENAS, AUDITORIUMS & THEATERS

Bay City Consistory                         Bay City MI

Braun Auditorium                           Fruitport MI

Bridge-Vu Theatre                           Valparaiso IN

BroadwayStreetHall                        Medina OH

BroadwayTheater                             Mt Pleasant MI

BronnerTheater                                Frankenmuth MI

Centennial Hall                                 Mt Pleasant MI

City Cultural Center                         Thomasville GA

Cobo Hall                                           Detroit MI   

Convention Center                           Dayton OH      

DeVosAuditorium                            Grand Rapids MI

ElcoTheater                                       Elkhart IN

FordFieldhouse                                GrandRapids MI

FreeportConsistory                         Freeport IL

GraceDowAuditorium                    Midland MI

Greenville Fine ArtsCenter           Greenville MI

Heritage Theatre                             Saginaw MI

HistoricLangdaleTheater              Valley AL

HooverAuditorium                        Lakeside OH

IMA  Auditorium                           Flint MI

IMA Sports Arena                         Flint MI

Kellogg Auditorium                      BattleCreek MI

Landreth Auditorium                   Fort Worth TX

Lansing Civic Center                    Lansing MI

LincolnSquareTheater                 Decatur IL

MidlandCenterfortheArts           Midland MI

Opera House                                 Cheboygan MI

Pontiac  Silverdome                     Pontiac MI

Rodeitcher Dinner Theatre         Freeland MI

SaginawCivicCenterArena          Saginaw Ml

Temple Theatre                            Saginaw MI

Warner Theater                            Erie PA

Whiting Auditorium                    Flint MI

Will Rogers Coliseum                 Fort Worth TX

 

NRB & BAND SHELLS & OUTDOOR CONCERTS

Amphitheater                               Cypress Gardens FL

Applewood                                    Flint MI

Arthur Hill High Stadium          Saginaw MI

Black Forest Meadow                 Harbor Springs MI

Capitol City Riverfest                  Lansing MI

Celery Flats Amphitheater         Portage MI

Centennial Park                           Holland MI

Chautauqua Music Fest             Wytheville VA

Churchgrove Park                       Frankenmuth MI

Circus Park                                   Clio MI

City Park                                       Pigeon Ml

City Park                                       St. Louis MI

Concert in the Park                    Schaumburg IL

Crossroads Village                     Flint MI

Dow Gardens                              Midland MI

Fernwood Nature Center         Edwardsburg MI

Fred Pajtas Band Shell             Swartz Creek MI

Ford Field                                   Dearborn MI

Grosse Pte War Memorial       Grosse Pointe MI

Harbor Front Pk Band Shell   Lexington MI

Morley Plaza                              Saginaw MI

Lucius Woods Bandshell         Solon Springs WI

Metropolitan Beach                  Mt. Clemens MI

Ojibway Island Band Shell      Saginaw MI

Owosso Amphitheater             Owosso MI

Riverfest                                     Midland MI

Riverfront  Park                        Evart MI

Riverfront Park                        Lansing MI

Waterstreet Pavillion               Flint MI

WhiteLakeBandShell              Montague MI

WorldFriendshipShell            Bay City MI

 

NRB & RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES

Aldersgate United Methodist       Tustin CA

Bushnell Congregational                Detroit MI

Calvary Presbyterian                       Burton MI

Court St. United Methodist           Flint MI

Episcopal State Convention          Saginaw MI

First Baptist Church                       Birmingham MI

First Baptist Church                       Midland MI

First Christian Church                   Arlington TX

First Congregational                      Bay City MI

First Congregational                      Grand Blanc MI

First  Congregational                     Kalamazoo MI

First Congregational                      Owosso MI

First Congregational                      Saginaw MI

FirstPresbyterian Church             Dearborn MI

FirstPresbyterian Church              Elkhart IN

FirstPresbyterian Church              Saginaw MI

First United Methodist                  Birmingham MI

First United Methodist                  Dearborn MI

FirstUnited Methodist                    Mason MI

FirstUnited Methodist                    Owosso MI

FountainStreet Church                   Grand Rapids MI

Grosse Pointe Memorial Church  Grosse Pointe MI

Mt CarmelCatholic                           Saginaw MI

Nardin Park Methodist                   Farmington Hills MI

North Presbyterian                          LansingMI

NorthsideBibleChurch                    MuskegonMI

Peace Lutheran                                 Saginaw MI

St Martins Lutheran                       Marine City MI

UnitarianUniversalist                    Flint MI

United Church of Christ                 Evergreen Park IL

United Church of Christ                 Olivet MI

Warren Avenue Presbyterian        Saginaw MI

Zion Lutheran Church                    Freeland MI

 

NRB & CIVIC CONCERTS

Armada Arts Council                      Armada MI

Community Arts Center                Northport MI

Community Concert                       Brownstown MI

Community Concert                       Battle Creek MI       

Community Concert                       Jupiter FL

Community Concert                       Marine City MI

Community Concert                        Reed City MI

Community Concert                        St Johns MI

Community Concert                        Swartz Creek MI

Crooked Tree Arts Council            Boyne City MI

Freeport Consistory                         Freeport IL

Gaylord Arts Council                       Gaylord MI

Historic Langdale Theater              Valley AL

Midnight at the Creek                      Battle Creek MI

NE Michigan Arts Council              Standish MI

Otisville Perf Arts Council              Otisville MI

Rotary Concert Series                      Owosso MI

Rotary Minstrel Show                      Grayling MI

Southfield Cultural Arts                  Southfield MI

St Clair Rotary Concerts                  St. Clair Ml

State Theater                                      Bay City Ml

Thunder Bay Arts Council               Alpena MI

Troy High School Orchestra           Troy MI

Twin Falls Cultural Arts                  Twin Falls ID

Waterford Civic Center                   Waterford MI

 

NRB & COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Central Michigan University        Mt Pleasant MI

Delta College                                    University Ctr MI

HenryFordComm.College             Dearborn MI

HillsdaleCollege                               Hillsdale MI

KirtlandCollege                                Roscommon MI

MercyCollege                                    Detroit MI

NotreDameUniversity                    South Bend IN

Ohio State University                      Columbus OH

Saginaw Valley State Univ             University Center MI

State University of NY                    Fredonia NY

TaylorUniversity                             Upland IN

Texas Christian University           Fort Worth TX

University of Michigan                  Flint MI

 

NRB & CRUISE SHIPS

Amsterdam                                     From Montreal

BermudaStar                                  From New York

Canada Star                                    From New Orleans

Delta Queen                                    From Cincinnati

Horizon                                            From New York

Jubilee                                              From Miami

Maasdam                                         From Ft. Lauderdale

Maasdam                                         From Acapulco

Millennium                                     From Ft. Lauderdale

NiagaraPrince                                 From New Orleans

Nieuw Amsterdam                          From Tampa

Oosterdam                                       From San Diego

Queen of Bermuda                           From NewYork

Rotterdam                                        From Rome

Ryndam                                            From Ft. Lauderdale

SevenSeasNavigator                      From NewYork

Statendam                                       From Anchorage

Statendam                                       From Ft. Lauderdale

Stella Solaris                                    From Ft. Lauderdale

Veendam                                          From Tampa

Volendam                                         From Ft. Lauderdale

Westerdam                                      From Ft. Lauderdale

 

NRB & EXPOSITIONS, FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Centennial Celebration                 Lincoln MI

Coalminers Festival                       St Charles MI

Dearborn Homecoming                Dearborn MI

Flint Banjorama                              Davison MI

Gaylord Alpenafest                         Gaylord MI

Great Lakes Forest Festival          Mio MI.

International Ethnic Festival       Flint MI

Kentucky StateFair.                        Louisville KY

Lumbertown Festival                     Muskegon MI

Milan County Fair                           Milan MI

National Cherry Festival                Traverse City MI

OsceolaCountyFairgrounds           Evart MI

ReedCityFestival                              Reed City MI

 

GOLF, YACHT, AND COUNTRY CLUBS

Arbor Hills Country Club               Jackson, Ml

Bay City Country Club                    Bay City MI

Bridge Harbor Yacht Club             Port Huron MI

Carranor Hunt & Polo Club           Perrysburg OH

Country Club of Columbus            ColumbusOH

Country Club of Detroit                 Grosse Pointe MI

Country Club of Jackson                Jackson MI

Country Club of Lansing                Lansing MI

Detroit Yacht Club                          Detroit MI

Devils Lake Yacht Club                  Manitou Beach MI

Elks Country Club                          Muskegon Ml

Flint City Club                                 FlintMI

Flint Elks Club                                Flint MI

Flint Golf Club                                Flint MI

Germania Club                               Saginaw MI

Gowanie Country Club                 Mt. Clemens Ml

Grand Blanc Country Club          Grand Blanc Ml

Grosse Pointe Club                        Grosse Pointe MI

Harbor Beach Resort                   Harbor BeachMI

Hillsdale Country Club                Hillsdale MI

Huron River Club                         Farmington MI

Indian Wood Country Club        LakeOrion MI

Kalamazoo Country Club            Kalamazoo Ml

Kent Country Club                       Grand Rapids MI

Lansing Country Club                 Lansing MI

Little Harbor Club                       Harbor Springs Ml

Meadowbrook Country Club     Northville MI

Midland Country Club                Midland MI

Monroe Country Club                 Monroe Ml

MSU Faculty Club                       East Lansing MI

Muskegon Country Club            Muskegon MI

Oak Ridge Country Club            Muskegon MI

Oakland Hills Country Club     Birmingham MI

Officers Club                                Camp Grayling MI

Otsego Ski Club                           Gaylord MI

Pine River Country Club            Alma MI

Plum Hollow Golf Club              Southfield MI

Point Aux Barques                      Port Austin MI

The Recess Club                          Detroit MI

Renaissance Club                        Detroit MI

Saginaw Bay Yacht Club            Essexville MI

Saginaw Club                               Saginaw MI

Saginaw Country Club               Saginaw MI

Tam O’Shanter CC                      Detroit MI

Toledo Country Club                  Toledo OH

Traverse City CC                         Traverse City Ml

Tyler Petroleum Club                Tyler TX

Ubly Heights Country Club      Ubly MI

University Clu                             East Lansing Ml

University Club                           Flint MI

Verona Hills Golf Club              Bad Axe MI

Walnut Hills Country Club      East Lansing MI

 

HOTELS & RESORTS

Amway Grand Plaza                  Grand Rapids MI

AshmanCourtHotel                   Midland MI

Bancroft Hotel                           Saginaw MI

Bavarian Inn                              Frankenmuth MI

Bay Indies Resort                     Venice FL

Bay Valley Inn                           Bay City  MI

Bearcreek Farms Resort         Bryant IN

Boyne Highlands                     Harbor Springs MI

Boyne Mountain Lodge          Boyne City Ml

Continental Inn                       Lexington KY

French Lick Resort                 French Lick IN

Grand Hotel                             Mackinaw  Island MI

GrandTraverseResort            Acme MI

Hilton Hawaiian Village        Honolulu HI

Hilton Hotel                            Lansing MI

Holiday Inn                             Grayling MI

Holiday Inn                             Logansport IN

Holiday Inn                             Valparaiso IN

Holiday Inn O’Hare               Rosemont IL

Durant Hotel                          Flint MI

Hyatt Regency Hotel            Columbus OH

Hyatt Regency Hotel            Dearborn MI

Hyatt Regency Hotel            Flint MI

Hyatt Regency Waikiki       Honolulu HI

Nugget Casino Resort         Sparks NV   https://newref.com/product/nrb-live-nugget-cd/

Kingsley Inn                          Bloomfield Hills MI

Marriott Hotel                      Chicago IL

Mayflower Hotel                  Plymouth MI

Montague Inn                       Saginaw MI

Pantlind Hotel                      Grand Rapids MI

Park Place Hotel                   Traverse City MI

Radisson Hotel                     Lansing MI

Shanty Creek Lodge             Bellaire MI

Sheraton Fashion Square   Saginaw MI

Sheraton Motor Inn             Flint MI

Troy Hilton                            Troy MI

Westin Plaza Hotel               Detroit MI

Zehnders  Hotel                     Frankenmuth MI

 

JAZZ CLUB CONCERTS

Cent. Ohio Hot Jazz Soc.       Columbus OH

Early jazz Society                    Strongsville OH

Good Time Jazz Club             Libertyville IL

GreatRiver Jazz Society        Hannibal MO

Illiana Club of Trad Jazz       Hammond IN

Jazz Club of Indianapolis     Indianapolis IN

JazzClubofSarasota                Sarasota FL

Juvae Jazz Club                      Decatur IL

Madison Jazz Society            Madison WI

St Louis Jazz Club                  St Louis MO

Suncoast Jazz Society            Clearwater FL

WestShoreJazzSociety         Muskegon MI

WestchesterJazzSociety       Greenwich CT

Windsor-Detroit Jazz Club   Detroit MI

 

JAZZ FESTIVALS

Arizona Classic Festival                 Scottsdale AZ

Bix Beiderbecke Jazz Festival      Davenport lA

Burlington Steamboat Days          Burlington IA

Capital City Jazz Festival               Madison WI

Cedar Basin Jazz Fest                    Cedar Falls IA

Central  Illinois  Jazz Fest             Decatur IL

Central Ohio Jazz Fest                   Columbus OH

CoosBay Clambake                         Coos Bay OR

ChilliwackDixieJazzFest               Chilliwack BC

Dixieland Monterey                       Monterey CA

Early Jazz Festival                         Strongsville OH

Elkhart Jazz Festival                     Elkhart IN

GatewayJazzFestival                      St. Louis MO

GoldenrodRagtimeFestival          St. Louis MO

GreaterCTJazzFestival                  Moodus CT

Hot&CoolJazzFestival                   San Jose CA

IndianaJazzFestival                       Terre Haute IN

Jazzaffair                                         Three Rivers CA

Jubilee-by-the-Sea                        Pismo Beach CA

KingCobraJazzFestival                 Flint MI

LA ClassicJazzFestival                  Los Angeles CA

LakeofOzarksJazzFestival            Osage MO

MammothLakesFestival               Mammoth Lakes CA

Mardi Gras 200I & 2003              Fresno CA

Medford Jazz Jubilee                    Medford OR

Montana Trad Jazz Festival        Helena MT

Mt Shasta Jazz Festival                Redding CA

New Year Jazz Festival                 Indian Wells CA

Nugget Dixieland Festival           Reno NV

Ocean Shores Festival                  Ocean Shores WA

Olde Towne Jazz Fest                   Traverse City MI

Orange CountyClassic                  Garden Grove CA

Oregon Dixieland Jubilee            Seaside OR

Redwood Coast JazzFestival        Eureka CA

RiversideJazzFestival                    Flint MI

Sacramento Dixie Jubilee            Sacramento CA

San Juan IslandFestival                Friday Harbor WA

SchussMountain Jazz Festival     Bellaire Ml

St Louis Ragtime  Festival            St. Louis MO

SeawayJazzFestival                        Muskegon MI

SuncoastJazzClassic                       Clearwater Beach FL

Swing-n-DixieJazzFestival            Sun Valley ID

TerraceInnJazzFestival                  Bayview Ml

Terrific·JazzParty                            Victoria BC

Traditional Jazz Festival                 Great Falls MT

SUPPER CLUBS AND SHOW LOUNGES

Adrian’s Terrace                              Comstock  Park Ml

TheBarnstormer                              Saginaw Ml

Beginnings Supper Club                Saginaw MI  https://newref.com/product/beginnings/ 

Bernie’s Supper Club                      Flint MI

Bimbo’s                                              Ann Arbor Ml

Bintz Apple Mtn Steak House       Freeland MI

Brass Radiator Roadhouse            Bridgeport MI

Golden Glow Ballroom                   St. Charles MI

Golden Nugget Show Lounge        Portage IN

Grandview Inn                                  Columbus OH

Jambalaya’s Lakeside                       Laingsburg MI

Lofy’s Supper Club                            Plymouth MI

Old Towne Warehouse                     Saginaw MI

Peppermill Underground                Flint MI

Pork Palace                                         GabiotaCA

Pretzel Bell                                          East Lansing MI

The Raleigh House                            Southfield MI

The Rathskeller                                  Bay City MI

The Red Garter                                   Detroit MI

The Red Lion                                       Burton MI

Roadside Zoo                                       Pinconning MI

Royalty House                                     Southfield MI

Rudolph’s Roaring 20s,                    Saginaw MI

Schuch Hotel                                       Saginaw MI

Shaboom Night Club                          Mt. Pleasant MI

The Showboat                                      Chicago IL

The Sky Room                                     Freeland MI

Speakeasy Restaurant                       Flushing MI

Sweitzer’s North                                  Midland MI

The Tin Lizzie                                      East Lansing Ml

Treasure Island                                   Saginaw MI

Wellman’s Supper Club                     Valparaiso IN

Win Schule’s Grate Steak                 East Lansing MI

Windjammer Dinner Club               Brighton MJ

 

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERTS

Dearborn Summerfest Orch.       Dearborn MI

Dearborn Symphony                     Dearborn MI

Elgin Symphony                             Elgin IL

Erie Philharmonic                          Erie PA

Flint Symphony                              Flint MI

Germania Orchestra                      Saginaw MI

Grand Rapids Symphony             Grand Rapids MI

HarrisburgSymphony                   Harrisburg PA

International Symphony              Port Huron, MI

Jackson Symphony                        Jackson MI

Lansing Concert Band                  Lansing MI

Livonia Symphony                         Livonia MI

North Carolina Symphony           Raleigh NC

Northwood Orchestra                   Charlevoix MI

Northwood Orchestra                   Harbor Springs MI

Odessa Symphony                          Odessa TX

Plymouth Symphony                     Plymouth MI

Rochester Symphony                    Rochester MI

Saginaw Symphony Orchestra    Saginaw MI

Traverse City Symphony              Traverse City MI

Traverse Woodwinds                    Traverse City MI

West Shore Symphony                  Muskegon MI

 

TELEVISION SHOWS, NATIONAL

TheBixFestival                              PBS Network

20th Anniversary Concert          PBS Network

Live at the Temple (25th)           PBS Network  https://newref.com/product/nrbs-25th-anniversary-album/

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TELEVISION SHOWS, REGIONAL

Christmas Pops                            Michigan  TV Network

Riverside Pop                                Michigan TV Network

 

 
 
 

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