Ted received a Master's Degree in Jazz Composition with  distinction from DePaul University in 2005. Ted is a well-respected jazz educator with a private teaching studio and offers master classes at various schools and universities in the Chicago metropolitan area. He is also a composer and arranger and has written compositions and arrangements for schools such as Illinois Weslyan University and Roosevelt Middle School, as well as features for individual performers such as Mark Colby. Ted has recorded with many world-class artists including Phil Woods and Slide Hampton. He has performed with a wide array of musicians including Joe Lovano, Lennie Niehaus, Buddy DeFranco, and others.

The Mulligan Mosaics Big Band is a 13-piece jazz band, founded and lead by baritone saxophonist, composer, and arranger Ted Hogarth, with the mission of preserving and performing the music of Gerry Mulligan, and those composers and arrangers whom he influenced, including members of the band. The band consists of some of the top jazz musicians and educators in Chicago. In addition to performing, the band has an educational component. More information is available at mulliganmosaics.com.

The Mulligan Project has several aspects. The goals of the project are:

• To digitize Gerry Mulligan’s compositions and to make Gerry Mulligan’s original compositions and the edited version available to the general public, at no cost.
• To perform compositions and arrangements by Gerry Mulligan and those he influenced including members of The Mulligan Mosaics Big Band.
• To educate young musicians about Gerry Mulligan’s life, music, and his various contributions to music.
• To raise funds to support the creation of new compositions and arrangements influenced by Gerry Mulligan.

Ted Hogarth formed The Mulligan Mosaics Big Band to perform the music of Gerry Mulligan. In addition to performing Mulligan’s music the project is multifaceted—digitization of compositions, educational outreach, composition competition—with no projected end date.

Support from FAI will allow fans of the band to contribute money to support the band and the project’s many facets, and in turn receive a tax deduction for this support.