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Nathanal Brusiloff (1904 – 31 October 1951 Larchmont, New York was an American violinist and conductor of radio broadcast, theatre, and dance orchestras. He was the house conductor for the CBS network beginning in the early 1930s, and enjoyed a lengthy stint as the musical director for Kate Smith. The music Brusiloff created as the leader of his own orchestras, usually numbering around a dozen or so members, remains buried away on various rare transcription discs.

Nat collaborated writing popular songs with Pat Ballard and Bert Jay Pellish (born 1914).

Leon Brusiloff (22 July 1899 Kiev, Ukraine – 1 April 1973 Washington, D.C.) was a Ukraine-born American violinist-turned-bandmaster. His family moved to the United States when he was six years old, settling in Baltimore. There, Brusiloff attended the Peabody Conservatory and, in 1917, became the youngest member of the Baltimore Symphony. Brusiloff began his conducting career at age 17 and directed the Columbia Theater Orchestra in Washington, D.C. He became the conductor of the Fox Theatre in 1927 and shortly thereafter was named music director. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1932 and organized the 6th Marine Reserve Brigade Band. While serving with the 1st Marine Division during World War II, he and his band saw action as they went ashore on Cape Gloucester, New Britain. He was discharged in 1945 and then served as a Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserves. After World War II, Brusiloff led a dance band in Washington and also supervised and conducted recordings for federal government films and musical projects. For 35 years he served as the director of the Washington Metropolitan Police Boys Club Band until his death in 1973.

Selected discography

Nat Brusiloff

Three Blue Boys

"Digga Digga Do"

W.C. Handy (music)

Instrumental trio

Irving Mills, director

C. Cornell, accordion

Nat Brusiloff, violin

Tony Parenti, clarinet

Victor BVE-53434, 10-in.

May 23, 1929