The Southside Aces Jazz Band

The Southside Aces perform traditional New Orleans jazz. The band first began as the brainchild of Clarinetist Tony Balluff and Sousaphone player Erik Jacobson. Their whispers and rumors materialized in Tony’s foyer near Pillsbury and 27th in South Minneapolis, late August 2003.

Since their first gig on a flatbed truck in Apple Valley, they’ve played weddings, festivals, clubs— “music furnished for all occasions”. The Aces self-produced and released two CDs: “All Aboard!!” on Mardi Gras, 2005, and “Bucktown Bounce” in September of 2006. Their music garnered the declaration, “A true authentic New Orleans dance-hall style band” from the New Orleans Traditional Jazz Quarterly.

Newest Release:
Bucktown Bounce

The band had the extreme pleasure of recording two nights at Patrick's Cabaret in South Minneapolis. We had this great room all to ourselves, and with the help of Wild Sound Studio recorded literally hours of material. Special guest Henry Blackburn stamped his approval with his wonderful sound and touch.

Buy the CD at CDBaby.com.

Go to the Music Page to listen to selections from the album, and to learn more about the "Bucktown" neighborhood of New Orleans.

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