Tony Balluff

Anthony James Balluff (born January 31, 1967)
clarinetist, composer, arranger and bandleader.

Born in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and raised in south Minneapolis. Balluff began playing jazz as early as high school. Already a skilled classical performer, he went on to study with members of the Hall Brothers Jazz Band, and Dr. Henry Blackburn.

Tony Balluff's tastes in jazz have run the gamut from early jazz (traditional or Dixieland jazz) to modern jazz. He has settled into a groove by focusing on traditional New Orleans jazz and Gypsy jazz.

Balluff performs regularly in Minnesota and at major jazz festivals nationally, including the New Orleans French Quarter Festival.

Current and Past Bands

*34th Street Irregulars (Leader)
*The Bill Evans New Orleans Jazz Band
*Brass Messengers
*The Charlie DeVore New Orleans Jazz Band
*Fidgety Feet (Leader)
*The Freight House Jazz Band (Leader)
*Parisota Hot Club
*The Pontchartrain Owls
*The Southside Aces (Co-Leader)
*Twin Cities Hot Club
*Special appearances with local, national and international bands

Compositions

*Brown Sugar at Midnight
*C.S. Stomp
*March of the Nomads
*My Red Alma

Arrangements

*Stuck On Me
*Why Don’t You Do Right
*Just a Closer Walk with Thee
**Many other Spirituals, Dixieland, Big Band and modern tunes done in a Dixieland style

*For Whom the Jingle Bells Toll
**Many other Christmas songs in a Dixieland style

External links

[http://southsideaces.com Southside Aces homepage]