Daruma

DARUMA is a nationally touring band whose music speaks to the 21st century through a potent blend of improvisation, electronics, driving grooves, and evocative cinematic textures. They were recently named 2025 Creative Capital finalists and won the 2024 South Arts Jazz Road touring grant, supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Mellon Foundation, and the Doris Duke Foundation.

The band has performed throughout the US and has been featured on NPR, PBS, and CBS broadcast TV. They look forward to performing at The Kennedy Center in June 2025.

Members of the band have performed with leading voices in contemporary music including Billy Childs, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Action Bronson, Big Gigantic, Tia Fuller, and Theo Croker, at notable venues including Birdland, the Blue Note Amsterdam, Dodger Stadium, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and have won ASCAP and Downbeat Magazine awards.