Marc Ballard is a saxophonist and educator in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ballard attended Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, AR and earned both a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The University of Southern Mississippi where he studied with world-renouned saxophonist Lawrence Gwozdz.

He frequently performs recitals around the country as both a soloist and member of the ensemble Fujin, and has performed at various music conferences, including the World Saxophone Congress, the Mid-South Flute Festival, and the U.S. Navy International Saxophone Symposium. Regularly performing and recording with several bands around New Orleans, he has also appeared numerous times at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and is a past winner of the New Orleans Blues Challenge.