Gigs
Starting September 2026, Kitamura teaches a weekly workshop on structured improvisation at New York Jazz Workshop in Manhattan.
December 2026
International Contemporary Ensemble x Tri-Centric plays Anthony Braxton’s Thunder Music // GBSR Duo plays Stockhausen’s Kontakte Darmstadt at 80 Festival
New York premiere of Anthony Braxton’s Thunder Music
Personnel
International Contemporary Ensemble x Tri-Centric plays Anthony Braxton’s Thunder Music
Carl Testa (double bass and electronics), Levy Lorenzo (percussion), Ingrid Laubrock (saxophone), Darius Jones (saxophone), Reut Regev (trombone), Chris McIntyre (trombone), Rebekah Heller (bassoon and conductor), Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet), Nick Hallett (voice), Kyoko Kitamura (voice), Raquel Klein (voice), Adam Matlock (voice and accordion), Anne Rhodes (voice), Fay Victor (voice)
GBSR Duo plays Stockhausen’s Kontakte George Barton (percussion), Siwan Rhys (piano)
October 2026
Bennington College Residency
Workshop and showing. Info forthcoming.
September 2026
Workshop on the Music of Anthony Braxton @ Brothers Wash & Dry
Hosted by Dylan DelGiudice
InGardens Arts for Art
Outdoor concert
August 2026
New York Jazz Workshop Jazz Mini-Week
Demo class previewing the upcoming “No Wrong Notes” workshop, starting this fall.
July 2026
Open Source Gallery
With Mara Rosenbloom (piano), Claire de Brunner (bassoon). Kitamura (voice, found objects, electronics)
Ibeam Brooklyn — Sound & Movement Improvisation Workshop Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival
Open to musicians, dancers, and anyone curious about communication through shared perception. No experience required — just bring your body and breath.
Full description
Bernsen and Kitamura lead accessible movement explorations integrating sound and motion, drawing on their long-running collaboration and work with artists including Anthony Braxton, Yvonne Rainer, Matthew Barney, and Audra Wolowiec. Builds toward a short participatory performance.
May 2026
Ibeam — Siren Xypher Collective
Melanie Dyer (viola, voice), Mara Rosenbloom (piano, voice), Kyoko Kitamura (voice, objects).
Dartmouth College
Teaching two classes on music as communication, structured improvisation, and navigating technological disruption. Private coaching sessions available by request.
April 2026
Loove Annex — Inter(Space) Residency
Loove Annex — Inter(Space) Residency
Siren Xypher Collective: Melanie Dyer, Mara Rosenbloom, Kyoko Kitamura.
Loove Annex — Inter(Space) Residency
Bennington College Residency
Showing on the morning of April 8.
March 2026
Loove Annex OUT Fest
9PM: Geometry (Joe Morris, Tomeka Reid, Taylor Ho Bynum, Kyoko Kitamura). 10PM: with William Parker’s Pocket Watch Orchestra, part of AFA’s OUT Fest. Not to be confused with Loove Labs on 6th St.
February 2026
トーキョーコンサーツ・ラボ, Tokyo, Japan
January 2026
William Parker’s Pocket Watch Orchestra Winter Jazzfest
Personnel
William Parker – composition, conducting, double reeds; Rob Brown – alto; Alfredo Colon – tenor; Aakash Mittal – alto; Devin Brahja Waldman – alto; Isaiah Barr – tenor; Dave Sewelson – baritone; Diego Hedez – trumpet; Colin Babcock – trombone; Masahiko Kono – trombone; Colson Jimenez – bass; Juan Pablo Carletti – drums, percussion; Hans Young Binter – keyboard; Ellen Christi – vocals; Kyoko Kitamura – vocals; Patricia Nicholson – vocals, spoken word.
December 2025
Siren Xypher Collective Holiday Party
A gathering to finish the year off musically improvising.
Melanie Dyer’s Incalculable Likelihood
Co-created and coproduced by Melanie Dyer and Sandye Wilson. A creative improvised oratorio inspired by tape of composer Melanie Dyer’s grandmother singing sacred songs from the Church of God and Saints of Christ community in Virginia.
Creative team & performers
Creative team: Melanie Dyer – composition/libretto; Sandye Wilson – libretto/director; Hao Bai – projection & lighting design; Damayanti Wallace – stage manager.
Performers: Lezlie Harrison, celebrant; Carla Cook, Kyoko Kitamura & Jason Walker – vocals; Gwen Laster & Charles Burnham – violin; Melanie Dyer – viola; Teddy Rankin-Parker – cello; Jordyn Davis – bass; J.D. Parran – winds/reeds; Shanyse Strickland – French horn; Trae Crudup – drums; Nik Francis – percussion; Alexis Marcelo – piano.
November 2025
Roulette — Composition No. 101 // Syntactical Ghost Trance Music
Ingrid Laubrock and Shinya Lin open with the rarely performed Composition No. 101, followed by the Tri-Centric Vocal Ensemble’s return to Roulette since 2019, performing Braxton’s Syntactical Ghost Trance Music using Composition No. 219 as primary territory.
Ensemble
Roland Burks, Tomás Cruz, Chris DiMeglio, Nick Hallett, Kyoko Kitamura, Adam Matlock, Anne Rhodes, Kamala Sankaram, Elizabeth Saunders.
Roulette — A Workshop on the Music of Anthony Braxton All levels
Adam Matlock, Anne Rhodes, and Kitamura lead a hands-on session exploring Braxton’s Language Music and Syntactical Ghost Trance Music systems, with real scores shown and navigated live.
October 2025
Sheepshead Bay Library
Lena Bloch – saxophone/composition; Jacob Sacks – piano; Ken Filiano – bass; Michael Sarin – drums; Kyoko Kitamura – voice.