Ted Alan

Ted Alan is a professional guitarist and vocalist, specializing in jazz and blues and working with a variety of great musicians including Sherman Mitchell, Rob Smith, Herb Ellis, Mose Allison, and Pete Magadini.

For 30 years, Ted has performed and organized events centering on Live Music in Public Places. He is the former director of the Music Performance Trust Fund for the state of Arizona, former Artist in Residence for the Arizona Commission on the Arts and has worked with private, public, Governmental entities to gather monies to make music expected in public areas. Ted also is advocate of fair pay for artists, particularly musicians at free and open events. Since moving back to Michigan in 2016, Ted has performed at many live music venues in the Northern Michigan area.