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Tarun Balani is a multi-disciplinary artist, musician, and educator known for crafting immersive sonic experiences that blend improvisation, composition, performance, and technology. Regarded as one of India’s finest musicians and composers, Balani’s work spans contemporary jazz, ambient electronic music, and sonic storytelling, exploring themes of climate change, migration, and identity.
His critically acclaimed projects, 2° (2020) and Where the Ice Meets the Water (2023), reflect personal climate anxiety and ecological grief while emphasizing the potential for hope in a changing world. Through his solo performances, Balani merges the finesse and discipline of jazz with synth-driven ambient electronic music
As the bandleader of his genre-defying quartet, Dharma, Balani collaborates with some of today’s most exciting jazz musicians, including trumpeter Adam O’Farrill, pianist Sharik Hasan, and guitarist Olli Hirvonen. Together, they push the boundaries of contemporary jazz, inspired by their cross-cultural influences. Their upcoming album, ڪڏهن ملنداسين Kadahin Milandaasin (2024), releasing via BERTHOLD Records blends traditional Sindhi folk music with modern jazz.
Balani’s music has been featured on WNYC, BBC, GQ, Rolling Stone India, hr2 Kultur, RedBull Music, and Platform Magazine, and he has performed at renowned stages such as Roskilde Music Festival, Jazz Ahead, Magnetic Fields Festival, NH7 Weekender, Serendipity Arts Festival, and Jazz Café, London.
His critically acclaimed projects, 2° (2020) and Where the Ice Meets the Water (2023), reflect personal climate anxiety and ecological grief while emphasizing the potential for hope in a changing world. Through his solo performances, Balani merges the finesse and discipline of jazz with synth-driven ambient electronic music
As the bandleader of his genre-defying quartet, Dharma, Balani collaborates with some of today’s most exciting jazz musicians, including trumpeter Adam O’Farrill, pianist Sharik Hasan, and guitarist Olli Hirvonen. Together, they push the boundaries of contemporary jazz, inspired by their cross-cultural influences. Their upcoming album, ڪڏهن ملنداسين Kadahin Milandaasin (2024), releasing via BERTHOLD Records blends traditional Sindhi folk music with modern jazz.
Balani’s music has been featured on WNYC, BBC, GQ, Rolling Stone India, hr2 Kultur, RedBull Music, and Platform Magazine, and he has performed at renowned stages such as Roskilde Music Festival, Jazz Ahead, Magnetic Fields Festival, NH7 Weekender, Serendipity Arts Festival, and Jazz Café, London.
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