Tony Balluff
Anthony James Balluff (born January 31, 1966) clarinetist, composer, arranger and bandleader.
Born in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and raised in the suburbs of Minneapolis. Balluff began playing jazz as early as high school. Already a skilled classical performer, he went on to study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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 Dixieland and Gypsy jazz.
Balluff performs regularly in Minnesota and at major jazz festivals nationally.
Current and Past Bands
- 32nd 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 Southside Aces
- 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