Pat Mallinger was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota and began playing the saxophone at 11 years of age. He received his Jazz Studies degree from North Texas State University on a “One O'clock Lab Band” Scholarship. He lived and performed in Los Angeles, Dallas, Boston, and Japan, before establishing Chicago as his home in 1990.    Pat leads the Saturday night band at Chicago's Green Mill   He is also heard around Chicago performing with the Bobby Lewis Quintet, Model Citizens Big Band, and his own quartet to name a few.

The Twin Cities Jazz Festival Presents Jazz Fest Live Featuring the Pat Mallinger Quartet