Joan Hutton is a performer, composer and educator residing in Minneapolis. Joan’s diverse interests have taken her from jazz, free improv and funk to classical, chamber music and pit orchestras. She has released two albums on Shifting Paradigm Records,“Take That Back” (2022) and “Splash” (2024). Both albums feature compositions written by Joan and co-leader Sue Orfield. Joan is a long-time member of the Ancia Saxophone Quartet, with recordings on the Naxos and Albany labels. Joan teaches a large studio of private students around the Twin Cities and is the saxophone and clarinet instructor at Augsburg University.