| 1974 |
| 5/31/74 | Appleton, WI | Lawrence University, Riverview Lounge | Our first gig! |
| 6/1/74 | Appleton, WI | J. W. Puddy | |
| 6/11–29/74 | Appleton, WI | Embassy Motor Lodge | Three weeks (11–15, 18–22, 25–29) |
| 7/3, 7/6/74 | Appleton, WI | J. W. Puddy | |
| 7/7–20/74 | Appleton, WI | Embassy Motor Lodge | Two weeks (7–13, 14–20) |
| 7/21–27/74 | Mankato, MN | The Horny Bull | |
| 7/28–8/3/74 | Oshkosh, WI | The Second Sun | |
| 8/6–9/2/74 | Racine, WI | Sir Thomas Lounge | |
| Week of 9/8/74 | Appleton, WI | J. W. Puddy | |
| Week of 9/15/74 | Oshkosh, WI | The Second Sun | |
| Week of 9/22/74 | Marquette, MI | Cliff’s Ridge Ski Resort | |
| 10/1–27/74 | Racine, WI | Sir Thomas Lounge | |
| 10/27/74 | Appleton, WI | Lawrence University Chapel | |
| 10/28/74 | Green Bay, WI | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay | |
| 11/1/74 | Neenah, WI | Neenah High School | |
| 11/?/74 | Marinette, WI | Marinette Catholic Central High School | Date approximate |
| 11/9/74 | Rochester, NY | Rochester Institute of Technology | |
| 11/16–24/74 | Racine, WI | Just You and Me | Selected dates (16–18, 22–24) |
| 11/27–30/74 | Appleton, WI | J. W. Puddy | |
| Early 12/74 | Oshkosh, WI | The Second Sun | |
| 12/10/74 | East Lansing, MI | Dooley’s | Contracted for two weeks; fired after first night — didn’t like our Beatles Medley |
| 12/20–26/74 | Racine, WI | Sir Thomas Lounge | Selected dates (20–22, 26) |
| 1975 |
| First week 1/75 | Racine, WI | Sir Thomas Lounge | |
| Week of 1/7/75 | Appleton, WI | J. W. Puddy | |
| Week of 1/14/75 | Appleton, WI | The Pendulum | |
| 1/21/75 | Sheboygan, WI | University of Wisconsin Center, Sheboygan | |
| 1/23/75 | Fond du Lac, WI | Unknown | |
| 1/25/75 | Brillion, WI | Michiels Brillion Inn | |
| Week of 2/9/75 | Appleton, WI | J. W. Puddy | |
| Week of 2/9/75 | Milwaukee, WI | Teddy’s | |
| Week of 2/16/75 | Appleton, WI | The Pendulum | Also played Teddy’s again |
| Week of 2/22/75 | Appleton, WI | The Spectrum (in Sabre Lanes) | |
| Week of 3/3/75 | Marquette, MI | Cliff’s Ridge | |
| Week of 3/10/75 | Appleton, WI | J. W. Puddy | |
| Week of 3/10/75 | DePere, WI | St. Norbert College | Also another night at Teddy’s |
| Week of 3/17/75 | Racine, WI | Sir Thomas Lounge | Also possibly Chicago and Pine Mountain (Iron Mountain, MI) |
| Week of 3/31/75 | Marquette, MI | Cliff’s Ridge | |
| Weeks of 4/7 & 4/14/75 | Appleton, WI | The Spectrum | Rehearsing for Milwaukee Symphony at the same time |
| Week of 4/21/75 | Oshkosh, WI | The Grotto (Rolfe Hotel basement) | Tom Theabo sat in on guitar |
| 4/25/75 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee Symphony Pops Concert | |
| Week of 4/28/75 | Racine, WI | Prairie School | |
| Week of 4/28/75 | Chicago, IL | Mr. Kelly’s | Private party – bar mitzvah |
| Weeks of 5/5 & 5/12/75 | Appleton, WI | The Spectrum | |
| Week of 5/26/75 | Skokie, IL | Poor Richard’s | |
| Week of 5/26/75 | Appleton, WI | The Country Aire | |
| Week of 5/31/75 | Racine, WI | Jerstad-Agerholm Jr. High School | |
| Week of 6/7/75 | Oconomowoc & Racine, WI | Two proms, same night | Racine was a post prom starting at 1–2 am |
| 7/4/75 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest | First Summerfest appearance; rock & roll stage for local bands |
| 8/19/75 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Tribune Noon Concert | Woody Herman’s band also played; Lyle Mays and Steve Houghton on the band |
| 8/21/75 | Milwaukee, WI | Riverside Theater | With Weather Report |
| 8/22–23/75 | Skokie, IL | Poor Richard’s | |
| 11/7/75 | Unknown | Roger’s | |
| Late 11/75–Early 12/75 | Various | Kenwood Inn; Poor Richard’s | Dates uncertain |
| Early 12/75 | Neenah, WI | Armstrong High School | |
| 12/9–11/75 | Appleton, WI | The Pendulum | |
| Late 12/75 | Appleton, WI | Lawrence University | |
| 1976 |
| Early 1/76 | Iron Mountain, MI | Pine Mountain Ski Resort | |
| Feb–Mar 1976 | Milwaukee / Galena, IL / Skokie, IL / Green Bay, WI | Kenwood Inn; Chestnut Mountain; Poor Richard’s; UWGB | Multiple weekends; two Wednesdays at Kenwood |
| March 1976 | Appleton / DePere / Oshkosh, WI | J.W. Puddy; Roger’s; St. Norbert College; Poor Richard’s; Mel’s wedding (Legion-on-the-Lake, Oshkosh) | |
| Early April 1976 | Wakefield & Marquette, MI | Club in Wakefield; Cliff’s Ridge | Wakefield had no snow; daytime promo concert drew only 2 people |
| April 1976 | Chicago, IL / Skokie, IL / DePere, WI / Stevens Point, WI | Orphan’s; Poor Richard’s; St. Norbert College; UW–Stevens Point | |
| May 1976 | Wisconsin / Evanston, IL | Kenwood Inn; Lawrence University; Cambridge HS; Northwestern University (?) | |
| June 1976 | Wisconsin | Kenwood Inn; The Dilemma (Oshkosh); Fond du Lac venue | Settled into regular Fri/Sat nights at Kenwood all summer |
| 7/4/76 | Highland Park, IL | Outdoor park concert | Bicentennial celebration |
| July 1976 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest; Alewives Jazz Festival | Possibly preceded Maynard Ferguson’s band |
| Jul–Aug 1976 | Various | Kohler, WI venue; Kenwood Inn; WBBM Chicago event; Buffalo Nickel (Buffalo Grove, IL) | |
| 8/27–28/76 | Oconomowoc, WI | Spirits of ’76 | |
| 9/2–4/76 | Oconomowoc, WI | Spirits of ’76 | |
| 9/8/76 | Brillion, WI | Michiel’s Brillion Inn | |
| 9/17/76 | Santa Rosa, CA | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| 9/19/76 | Monterey, CA | Monterey Jazz Festival | |
| 9/20/76 | Weed, CA | College of the Siskiyous | |
| 9/22/76 | Reno, NV | University of Nevada–Reno | |
| 9/23/76 | Los Banos, CA | Los Banos High School | |
| 9/26/76 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas Jazz Society | Hosted by electric bass pioneer Monk Montgomery |
| 9/27/76 | Las Vegas, NV | University of Nevada–Las Vegas | |
| 9/28–10/3/76 | Redondo Beach, CA | Concerts by the Sea | |
| 10/9/76 | Yuma, AZ | Arizona Western College | Played in multipurpose room with lizards roaming freely |
| 10/14/76 | Eagle River, WI | Northland Pines High School | |
| 10/15/76 | Bloomington, MN | Unknown | |
| 10/21/76 | Wausau, WI | Wausau High School | With Count Basie; Al Grey held court afterward |
| 10/22/76 | Sturtevant, WI | Vance’s Bar | Chimp sings “Color My World” |
| 10/25/76 | Madison, WI | Madison Area Technical College | |
| 10/26/76 | Beaver Dam, WI | Wayland Academy | |
| 10/28/76 | Kohler, WI | Kohler Company | |
| 10/29–30/76 | Danville, IL | Elks Lodge | Learned Tommy Dorsey’s “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” for this gig |
| 11/6/76 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 11/12–13/76 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 11/16/76 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | |
| 11/22/76 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 12/4–5/76 | Appleton, WI | The Fire Alarm | |
| 12/7/76 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | |
| 12/9/76 | Oconomowoc, WI | Oconomowoc High School | |
| 12/10–11/76 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 12/14/76 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | |
| 12/16/76 | Oshkosh, WI | The Dilemma | |
| 12/17–18/76 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 12/21/76 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | |
| 12/27/76 | Appleton, WI | The Spinsters’ Spree | Only Matrix gig Dietch ever missed – stuck in Michigan in bad weather |
| 12/28/76 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | |
| 12/31/76 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 1977 |
| 1/1/77 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 1/5/77 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | |
| 1/6/77 | Oshkosh, WI | University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh | |
| 1/7–8/77 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 1/13–14/77 | Sacramento, CA | Sacramento City College Jazz Festival | Count Basie headlined night two; Harmon/Murphy/Dietrich judged day one |
| 1/15/77 | Santa Rosa, CA | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| 1/21/77 | Merced, CA | Merced College | |
| 1/22/77 | Ridgecrest, CA | Cerro Coso College | |
| 1/24–29/77 | Century City, CA | Playboy Club | Comedienne Lotus Weinstock opened; met Artie Shaw. No audience — Roots was on TV |
| 2/2–13/77 | Miami, FL | Joe Rico’s Bus Stop / Airliner Motel | Preceded by the most famous non-stop road trip in Matrix history |
| 2/14–20/77 | Atlanta, GA | Harlequin Dinner Theater | Late night sets after the Duke Ellington band |
| 2/21/77 | Birmingham, AL | Morris House | Spent the next day (Mardi Gras!) in New Orleans |
| 2/25/77 | Kingsville, TX | Texas A&I | Band bought Lone Star for the students after the gig |
| 2/26/77 | Padre Island, TX | Motor home overnight | Famous percussion jam; later inspired a new Harmon composition |
| 2/27/77 | Houston, TX | Continental Showcase | CANCELLED |
| 2/28/77 | Houston, TX | La Bastille | |
| 3/12/77 | Reno, NV | Reno Jazz Festival | First meeting with Bobby Shew |
| 3/14/77 | Monterey, CA | Monterey Peninsula College | |
| 3/15/77 | Berkeley, CA | University of California–Berkeley | First listen to “Heavy Weather” at Ginger Bevis’s place |
| 3/20/77 | Los Angeles, CA | Eagle Rock High School | |
| 3/24/77 | Costa Mesa, CA | Orange Coast College Jazz Festival | Louis Bellson on the bill |
| 3/26/77 | Los Angeles, CA | Easter Seal Telethon | Hosted by Michael Landon |
| 3/30–31/77 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | |
| 4/5/77 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | |
| 4/14–15/77 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 4/18/77 | Racine, WI | Horlick High School | Tex’s alma mater |
| 4/19/77 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | |
| 4/23/77 | Louisville, KY | Thomas Jefferson High School | |
| 4/25/77 | Appleton, WI | The Fire Alarm | |
| 4/26/77 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | CANCELLED |
| 4/29/77 | Oshkosh, WI | University of Wisconsin Draft Board | |
| 4/30/77 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 5/1/77 | Milwaukee, WI | Marquette University – Brooks Memorial Union | |
| 5/6/77 | Sault Ste. Marie, Canada | White Pines College | International gig! |
| 5/7/77 | Appleton, WI | Lawrence University Memorial Chapel | |
| 5/9/77 | Ada, OK | East Central University | |
| 5/12–15/77 | Houston, TX | La Bastille | TV stolen from motor home during this gig |
| 5/17–22/77 | Miami, FL | Joe Rico’s Bus Stop / Airliner Motel | |
| 5/23–27/77 | New York, NY | RCA Studios | Remaster Ultra Nova album |
| 5/28–29/77 | Annapolis, MD | St. John’s University | One night with Dizzy Gillespie, one with Soprano Summit |
| 5/30–6/3/77 | Langhorne, PA | Truffles | Played for free as audition; owner hated us, didn’t get the gig |
| 6/7–12/77 | Silver Springs, MD | Showboat Lounge | With Joe Pass |
| 6/22/77 | Edinboro, PA | Edinboro State College | |
| 6/30/77 | Pennsauken, NJ | Cooper River Stadium | |
| 7/1/77 | New York, NY | Newport Jazz Festival – Avery Fischer Hall | Opened for Gato Barbieri |
| 7/4/77 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest | With Ramsey Lewis |
| 7/5–8/77 | Chicago, IL | Jazz Showcase | |
| 7/9/77 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest | With Les McCann |
| 7/10/77 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest | |
| 7/17/77 | Kansas City, MO | Brush Creek Park | Played on a “showmobile” – portable stage on back of a semi trailer |
| 8/12–13/77 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 8/17–20/77 | Appleton, WI | Regency Room | |
| 8/26–28/77 | Telluride, CO | Telluride Jazz Festival | Supplied sound and crew |
| 9/10/77 | Rock Springs, WY | Western Wyoming College | |
| 9/12/77 | Salt Lake City, UT | University of Utah | |
| 9/15/77 | Ridgecrest, CA | Cerro Coso College | |
| 9/16/77 | Bakersfield, CA | Bakersfield College | |
| 9/18/77 | Monterey, CA | Monterey Jazz Festival | 2nd consecutive year |
| 9/19–20/77 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall | |
| 9/24/77 | Santa Barbara, CA | Santa Barbara Bowl | Auditioned Randy Tico on bass |
| 9/25/77 | Guerneville, CA | Johnson’s Beach Jazz Festival | |
| 9/27–29/77 | Redondo Beach, CA | Concerts by the Sea | |
| 9/30/77 | San Luis Obispo, CA | Cuesta College | |
| 10/1/77 | Redlands, CA | University of Redlands | |
| 10/2/77 | Laguna Beach, CA | Laguna Music Festival | |
| 10/4/77 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa College | Met Bud Brisbois |
| 10/5/77 | Scottsdale, AZ | Saguaro High School | |
| 10/9/77 | Taos, NM | Community Auditorium | |
| 10/11/77 | Seguin, TX | Seguin High School | |
| 10/13/77 | Fort Worth, TX | Tarrant County Convention Center | Opened for Buddy Rich |
| 10/14/77 | Tulsa, OK | Mayo Hotel | Opened for Buddy Rich; Rich berated audience over Bing Crosby’s death |
| 10/15/77 | Winfield, KS | Southwestern College | |
| 10/21/77 | Oshkosh, WI | University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh | |
| 10/22/77 | Kenosha, WI | University of Wisconsin–Parkside | |
| 10/23/77 | Green Bay, WI | Duck Duck Goose | |
| 10/24/77 | Green Bay, WI | Riverside Ballroom | |
| 10/28–29/77 | Miami, FL | The Airliner Hotel (Joe Rico’s) | |
| 10/30/77 | Coral Gables, FL | University of Miami | |
| 11/1–3/77 | New Orleans, LA | Rosie’s | |
| 11/5/77 | New Harmony, IN | Historic town theater | |
| 11/8/77 | Houghton, MI | Michigan Tech | Clinic and concert |
| 11/11/77 | Baldwin, KS | Baker University | |
| 11/12/77 | North Newton, KS | Bethel College | |
| 11/15/77 | Cedar Rapids, IA | Paramount Theater | Opened for Buddy Rich |
| 11/16/77 | Creston, IA | Southwestern Iowa Community College | |
| 11/20/77 | Topeka, KS | Washburn University (Jazz Workshop) | |
| 11/22/77 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | |
| 11/23/77 | Chicago, IL | The Ivanhoe | |
| 11/30/77 | Winneconne, WI | The Village Pub | |
| 12/2–3/77 | Appleton, WI | Josef’s | |
| 12/6–17/77 | Miami, FL | Joe Rico’s Checkmate Lounge | Another insane drive to get there |
| 1978 |
| 1/2/78 | Milwaukee, WI | Giorgi’s | |
| 1/7/78 | Dallas, TX | National Association of Jazz Educators Convention | |
| 1/11/78 | Laredo, TX | Laredo Junior College | |
| 1/12–15/78 | Houston, TX | La Bastille | Week with Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach |
| 1/16/78 | Thibodaux, LA | Nicholls State University | |
| 1/19–21/78 | Tulsa, OK | Magician’s Theatre | Remember the “Seed Chick”? |
| 1/23/78 | Rolling Meadows, IL | Rolling Meadows High School | |
| 1/27–28/78 | Appleton, WI | Dave’s | |
| 1/29–30/78 | Madison, WI | Bunky’s | |
| 2/3/78 | Aberdeen, SD | Northern State College | Only gig in the Dakotas |
| 2/9/78 | Bloomington, MN | Met Sports Complex | Opened for Maynard Ferguson’s band |
| 2/11/78 | Des Moines, IA | Drake University | Also on bill: Frank Rosolino |
| 2/18/78 | Morrisville, NY | Morrisville College (Intercollegiate Jazz Festival) | |
| 2/21/78 | White Plains, NY | Pace College (the Pub) | |
| 2/23/78 | Selden, NY | Suffolk County Community College | |
| 2/25/78 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State University | |
| 3/1/78 | Dallas, TX | Richland Community College | |
| 3/2/78 | Tahlequah, OK | Northeastern Oklahoma State University | |
| 3/9/78 | Riverside, IL | Riverside-Brookfield High School | |
| 3/11/78 | DePere, WI | St. Norbert College | |
| 3/16/78 | Oskaloosa, IA | William Penn College | Tommy Dorsey band played Elks Club same night |
| 3/18/78 | Springfield, MO | Drury College | |
| 3/21–23/78 | Lake Geneva, WI | Shade Tree Studio | Recording sessions (possibly for Wizard album) |
| 3/24–25/78 | Appleton, WI | Rainbow Room | |
| 3/26–27/78 | Lake Geneva, WI | Shade Tree Studio | Additional recording sessions |
| 3/30–4/1/78 | Madison, WI | Bunky’s | |
| 4/3/78 | DeKalb, IL | Northern Illinois University | |
| 4/6–8/78 | Chicago, IL | The Quiet Knight | |
| 4/14–16/78 | Lake Geneva, WI | Shade Tree Studio | |
| 4/19/78 | Milton, WI | Milton College | |
| 4/22–23/78 | Wichita, KS | Wichita State University Jazz Fest | |
| 4/24/78 | Santa Fe, NM | Casa Blanca | |
Someone set off a tear gas canister in the club; it had to be vacated.
| 4/26/78 | Scottsdale, AZ | Double Tree Inn | Booked by Bud Brisbois |
| 4/28–29/78 | Santa Barbara, CA | Baudelaire’s | |
| 5/3/78 | Creston, IA | Southwestern Iowa Community College | Second gig there |
| 5/5/78 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | White Pines College | Second international gig |
| 5/12/78 | Eau Claire, WI | Civic Center | With Woody Herman |
| 5/13/78 | Lake Geneva, WI | Playboy Club | |
| 5/18/78 | Madison, WI | Bunky’s | |
| 5/19–20/78 | Rockford, IL | Charlotte’s Web | |
| 5/26/78 | Appleton, WI | Rainbow Room | |
| 5/28/78 | Appleton, WI | Lawrence University | Orchestra gig with Michael Gibbs and Bud Brisbois |
| 6/3/78 | Fort Wayne, IN | Northside High School | |
| 6/24/78 | Rochester, NY | Paper Moon | |
| 6/25/78 | Erie, PA | Perry Square | Outdoor jazz/civic festival |
| 6/30–7/1/78 | Fish Creek, WI | Gibraltar High School / Birch Creek | Two concerts for Birch Creek camp |
| 7/7/78 | Appleton, WI | Rainbow Room | |
| 7/8–9/78 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest | Opened for Sonny Rollins both nights |
| 7/10/78 | Stevens Point, WI | Pfiffner Pioneer Park | |
| 7/11/78 | Madison, WI | Bunky’s | |
| 7/13–14/78 | Lafayette, IN | Madman’s Moustache | |
| 7/15/78 | Champaign, IL | University of Illinois | Afternoon show; drove back to Lafayette and played Madman’s again same night |
| 7/19–21/78 | Chicago, IL | Jazz Showcase | |
| 7/24–25/78 | Tulsa, OK | Magicians’ Theatre | |
| 7/26/78 | Carbondale, IL | Southern Illinois University | |
| 8/2/78 | Winneconne, WI | Village Pub | |
| 8/3–5/78 | Fish Creek, WI | The Omnibus | Whitefish boil! |
| 8/12–13/78 | Chicago, IL | Chicagofest (Navy Pier) | |
| 8/21–25/78 | Lake Geneva, WI | Shade Tree Studios | Recording; flew to Telluride 8/26–27, returned to studio 8/28–30 |
| 8/26/78 | Telluride, CO | Telluride Jazz Festival | Also provided sound and crew for entire festival |
| 9/3/78 | Lake Geneva, WI | Playboy Club | |
| 9/8–10/78 | Dayton, OH | Gilly’s | |
| 9/13/78 | Toledo, OH | Bozo’s | “The perfect name for a club that Matrix played in” |
| 9/15/78 | Valparaiso, IN | Valparaiso University | |
| 9/22/78 | Milwaukee, WI | Performing Arts Center | With the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra |
| 9/29–30/78 | Cable, WI | Telemark Ski Lodge | |
| 10/5–6/78 | Madison, WI | Bunky’s | |
| 10/7/78 | Racine, WI | The Terrace Room | |
| 10/9/78 | Green Bay, WI | Duck Duck Goose | |
| 10/10/78 | Barrington, IL | Barrington High School | |
| 10/11/78 | Big Rapids, MI | Ferris State College | |
| 10/12/78 | Mt. Pleasant, MI | Central Michigan University | |
| 10/15/78 | Mt. Vernon, IA | Cornell College | |
| 10/16/78 | Washington, IA | Washington High School | |
| 10/17/78 | Omaha, NE | Joslyn Art Center | Only gig in Nebraska |
| 10/18/78 | Boulder, CO | The Blue Note | |
| 10/21/78 | Fort Collins, CO | Colorado State University | |
| 10/24/78 | Missoula, MT | University of Montana | Only gig in Montana |
| 10/27/78 | Provo, UT | Brigham Young University | $3,500 — believed to be biggest single-engagement payday ever |
| 10/28/78 | Elko, NV | Elko High School | Chimp won $50 at slots |
| 10/29/78 | Reno, NV | University of Nevada–Reno | |
| 10/30/78 | Yerington, NV | Yerington High School | |
| 10/31/78 | Moraga, CA | Campolindo High School | |
| 11/2/78 | McMinnville, OR | McMinnville High School | |
| 11/3/78 | The Dalles, OR | The Dalles High School | |
| 11/5/78 | Salem, OR | South Salem High School | |
| 11/6/78 | Pasco, WA | Columbia Basin College | |
| 11/7/78 | Boise, ID | Idaho State University | Only Idaho gig |
| 11/9/78 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall | |
| 11/12/78 | Fresno, CA | Fresno High School | |
| 11/13/78 | Los Angeles, CA | UCLA (noon) | |
| 11/14/78 | Los Angeles, CA | The Roxy | |
| 11/15/78 | San Bernardino, CA | San Bernardino High School | |
| 11/16/78 | Northridge, CA | Cal State Northridge | |
| 11/17/78 | Lake Arrowhead, CA | Rim o’ the World High School | Originally cancelled a week earlier due to snow |
| 11/18/78 | Garden Grove, CA | Chapman College | |
| 11/19/78 | Santa Barbara, CA | Baudelaire’s | |
| 11/24–26/78 | Galveston, TX | Galveston Jazz Festival | Others on bill: Eddie Harris, Ron Carter, Flora & Airto, Pat Metheny |
| 11/27/78 | Thibodaux, LA | Nicholls State University | |
| 12/1/78 | Mendham, NJ | Mendham High School | |
| 12/2/78 | East Islip, NY | East Islip Terrace High School | |
| 12/3/78 | Salem, MA | New Salem High School | |
| 12/4/78 | Framingham, MA | Bose Factory | Also had press photos taken at Berklee School of Music in Boston |
| 12/5/78 | Gloversville, NY | Gloversville High School | |
| 12/7–9/78 | New York, NY | The Other End (formerly The Bitter End) | Uncle Dirty opened for us |
| 12/11/78 | Chicago, IL | Rick’s Café American (Holiday Inn) | |
| 12/12/78 | Chicago, IL | The Cove (University of Chicago) | |
| 12/13/78 | Madison, WI | Bunky’s | |
| 1979 |
| 1/9/79 | Fond du Lac, WI | Arbuckle’s | |
| 1/12–13/79 | Cary, IL | Harry Hope’s | |
| 1/22–24/79 | Minneapolis, MN | The Longhorn | |
| 1/25/79 | Stevens Point, WI | University of Wisconsin | Dave Scott’s first day as bus driver |
| 1/26/79 | Chicago, IL | Park West | Thad Jones–Mel Lewis Orchestra also played |
| 1/27/79 | Glen Ellyn, IL | College of DuPage | |
| 1/30/79 | Chicago, IL | Loyola University | |
| 2/2/79 | Rochester, NY | University of Rochester | |
| 2/5/79 | Pembroke NC | Pembroke State University | |
| 2/7/79 | Amityville, NY | The Pastime Pub | Noon lunch with Willard Alexander |
| 2/9/79 | State College, PA | Pennsylvania State University | |
| 2/14/79 | St. Louis, MO | Mississippi Nights | Opened for Dixie Dregs |
| 2/15/79 | Kansas City, MO | NEC Convention | Convention for selling acts to colleges |
| 2/17/79 | Murray, KY | Murray State College | |
| 2/18/79 | Clarksville, TN | Austin Peay State College Student Union | |
| 2/19/79 | Memphis, TN | Memphis State Jazz Fest | |
| 2/20/79 | Memphis, TN | Shelby County Prison | Met some nice guys who wanted to “roadie” for us! |
| 2/21/79 | Denton, TX | North Texas State University | |
| 2/22/79 | Seguin, TX | Seguin High School | |
| 2/23/79 | Waco, TX | Baylor University – Concert | |
| 2/24/79 | Waco, TX | Baylor University – Clinic | |
| 2/25–26/79 | Tulsa, OK | Magician’s Theater | |
| 2/26/79 | Lake Geneva, WI | Playboy Club | |
| 2/27/79 | Desloge, MO | North County High School | |
| 2/28/79 | Mt. Vernon, IL | Rend Lake College | |
| 3/2/79 | Kankakee, IL | Westview High School | |
| 3/3/79 | Grand Rapids, MI | Aquinas College | |
| 3/5/79 | Flint, MI | Mott Community College | |
| 3/6/79 | Saginaw, MI | Saginaw Valley State College | |
| 3/8/79 | Manitowoc, WI | Roncalli High School | Clinic and concert |
| 3/9/79 | Green Bay, WI | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay | |
| 3/10/79 | Appleton, WI | Lawrence University Memorial Chapel | |
| 3/19/79 | Milwaukee, WI | Performing Arts Center | With Woody Herman; fundraiser for Sister Fabian scholarship |
| 3/20/79 | St. Paul, MN | Prom Center | |
| 3/21/79 | Fond du Lac, WI | Arbuckle’s | |
| 3/23/79 | Superior, WI | University of Wisconsin–Superior | |
| 3/24/79 | Lake Geneva, WI | Shade Tree Studios | Recording |
| 4/9/79 | Lake Geneva, WI | Shade Tree Studios | Mixing |
| 4/18/79 | Boulder, CO | The Blue Note | |
| 4/20/79 | Pasco, WA | Columbia Basin College | |
| 4/21/79 | Bellingham, WA | Western Washington University | |
| 4/22/79 | Seattle, WA | Edmonds Community College | |
| 4/23/79 | Seattle, WA | The Rainbow Room | |
| 4/24/79 | Bremerton, WA | Olympic College | |
| 4/25/79 | Corvallis, OR | Oregon State University | |
| 4/26/79 | Portland, OR | Euphoria | |
| 4/27/79 | Portland, OR | Lewis and Clark College | |
| 4/28/79 | Eugene, OR | University of Oregon | |
| 4/29/79 | Bend, OR | Central Oregon College | |
| 4/30/79 | Weed, CA | College of the Siskiyous | |
| 5/2/79 | Santa Rosa, CA | Santa Rosa Junior College | |
| 5/3/79 | Berkeley, CA | The Keystone | |
| 5/4/79 | Davis, CA | UC Davis – Whole Earth Festival | Hubert Laws and Freddie Hubbard also on bill |
| 5/5/79 | Palo Alto, CA | Stanford University – Dinkelspiel Auditorium | Opened for Hubert Laws |
| 5/6/79 | Santa Barbara, CA | Baudelaire’s | |
| 5/8–9/79 | Los Angeles, CA | The Starwood | |
| 5/11/79 | Concord, CA | The Concord Pavilion | |
| 5/15/79 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa Community College | Bud Brisbois Memorial Concert |
| 5/24/79 | Eau Claire, WI | The Joynt | 5/26: Dietch and Maria married; Matrix Brass Quartet provided the music |
| 6/5/79 | Detroit, MI | Plaza Theatre | Gap Mangione also played |
| 6/8/79 | Chicago, IL | 1st National Bank | |
| 6/10/79 | Kansas City, MO | Brush Creek Park | |
| 6/29/79 | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest | |
| 7/22/79 | Milwaukee, WI | Alewives Festival / Performing Arts Center | |
| 8/3–4/79 | Door County, WI | Omnibus | |
| 8/9/79 | Chicago, IL | Chicagofest | |
| 8/12–13/79 | Green Bay, WI | Duck Duck Goose | |
| 8/14/79 | Minneapolis, MN | The Longhorn | |
| 8/17–19/79 | Telluride, CO | Telluride Jazz Festival | Met Flora Purim |
| 9/28/79 | Cary, IL | Harry Hope’s | |
| 9/29/79 | Neenah, WI | Pickard Auditorium | With Flora Purim |
| 10/5–6/79 | Rockford, IL | Charlotte’s Web | |
| 10/13/79 | Cary, IL | Harry Hope’s | |
| 10/20/79 | Eureka, CA | Humboldt State University | Tour with Flora Purim begins |
| 10/21/79 | Eugene, OR | University of Oregon | |
| 10/22–23/79 | Seattle, WA | Goldy’s | |
| 10/25–26/79 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall | |
| 10/27/79 | Los Angeles, CA | UCLA | |
| 10/28–29/79 | Hollywood, CA | The Roxy | |
| 10/30/79 | San Diego, CA | The Catamaran | |
| 11/1/79 | Tucson, AZ | Dooley’s | |
| 11/16/79 | Grand Rapids, MI | Calvin College | School of dear friend and mentor Derald DeYoung |
| 11/17/79 | Rockford, IL | Charlotte’s Web | “Fatal” band meeting — decided to give it up, at least for a while |
| Reunion Years |
| 7/92 | Milwaukee & Oshkosh, WI | Performing Arts Center; Oshkosh West High School; Pabst Theater | The famous ’92 World Tour – Green Lake Music Festival |
| 9/2/2000 | Neenah, WI | Neenah Jazz Festival | |
| 6/29/2002 | Lake Arrowhead, WI | Northern Aire Jazz Festival | Also on bill: Count Basie Orchestra and Nicholas Payton’s Quintet |
| 9/4/2009 | Green Lake, WI | Thrasher Opera House | Long-awaited reunion; one of the most fun gigs ever |
| 9/5/2009 | Menasha, WI | Fox Jazz Fest | More good fun for lots of old friends |