In 2001, the ‘Gerry & Franca Mulligan Foundation’, a charitable organization, was established to fulfill Gerry’s wish of supporting young musicians to attend music school, and to donate music instruments to inner city schools. In addition, the Foundation is also interested in perpetuating the music of Gerry Mulligan for educational purposes. Please visit our donation page for more information on how you can be a part of the ‘Gerry & Franca Mulligan Foundation’.
I am pleased to announce that I have recently established the ‘Gerry & Franca Mulligan Scholarship’ at the Juilliard School. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a Juilliard jazz student, with preference to a sax player or composer.
Jordan Pettay is the first recipient of the ‘Gerry and Franca Mulligan Scholarship’ at The Juilliard School.
It is also my pleasure to announce that the Juilliard Jazz program will incorporate Gerry Mulligan’s music in a jazz performance or workshop on an annual basis. The Scholarship recipient will also include a Gerry Mulligan compositions in a performance or recital.
One of Gerry’s baritone saxophones will be donated to the Juilliard School.
Juilliard will have a Tribute Concert to celebrate the ‘Gerry & Franca Mulligan Scholarship’. on Wednesday February 29th, 2012 at 8.00 pm in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, at Lincoln Center, featuring the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra performing Gerry’s music.
Free tickets available.
Please visit www.juilliard.edu/mulliganscholarship where you can also make a contribution designated for the ‘Gerry and Franca Mulligan Scholarship’.