If you missed “The Buddy Rich Show”, which featured Gerry and others on PBS this weekend, DVD and streaming options are available via the Drum Channel: This is perhaps the last unseen footage of Buddy …
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Prizewinners of the 2020 Gerry’s Jazz Challenge Announced
Meet the prizewinners of the 2020 Gerry Mulligan Jazz Challenge: First Place Co-Winners Zeb Durham Academy, North Carolina Thank you so much for the opportunity you have gifted me by creating the Gerry and Franca …
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Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are extended the closing date of Gerry’s Jazz Challenge to May 15th 2020. Click here for more information and to enter.
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For Jazz Appreciation Month we created this educational video about Gerry:
Continue Reading2020 Gerry’s Jazz Challenge
Students: Announcing the 2020 Gerry’s Jazz Challenge In this very difficult time of COVID-19, the Gerry & Franca Mulligan Foundation has created an activity for music teachers and students who are working and studying from …
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Gerry’s 2020 Jazz Challenge has ended. See you next year.
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In conjunction with this year’s Jazz Challenge we are offering some very special big band charts of Gerry’s iconic song Idol Gossip arranged for us by David Larsen Gerry’s 2020 Jazz Challenge has ended. …
Continue ReadingMulligan Foundation Donates Instruments
The Gerry and Franca Mulligan foundation has made a donation of $25,000 in Conn-Selmer instruments to Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk CT. The Foundation, based in Darien CT, gave deserving young musicians at Brien …
Continue ReadingEastman School of Music Celebrates Gerry Mulligan
On Monday, October 7th, Franca Mulligan, accompanied by Mia Toschi, the Executive Director of the Foundation, attended a tribute concert honoring Gerry Mulligan at the Eastman School of Music at Rochester University. In the summer …
Continue Reading2019 Essay Contest Winners Announced
Entries for the 2019 Gerry Mulligan Essay Contest came in to the foundation offices from around the country, and on behalf of the Gerry & Franca Mulligan Foundation, the judges are pleased to announce the …
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