My latest newsletter, thoughts on the recent Anthony Braxton workshop and news about upcoming performances #music mailerlite.kyokokitamura.com/preview/7574...

Gift article, for this wonderful overview of the Braxton events at Roulette Intermedium by The New York Times. Happy to have been able to celebrate Anthony's oeuvre with the Tri-Centric Vocal Ensemble. Hooray for music! #music #AnthonyBraxton www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...

A wonderful fan reminded me of the work pianist Yayoi Ikawa and I did many years ago, compiled in this playlist. Yayoi Ikawa is such an amazing pianist. Enjoy! #music soundcloud.com/kyoko-kitamu...

Fundraiser going on now for the organization I used to work for and lead, Anthony Braxton's Tri-Centric Foundation! Perks are 🔥. I got a tote. How fortunate I am to be able to call Anthony Braxton my former boss. fnd.us/braxton80fun...

Coming up in December, I will be part of this incredible opera by Melanie Dyer and Sandye Wilson! At Mabou Mines, 12/5&6. www.maboumines.org/production/i...

Some members of the Tri-Centric Vocal Ensemble with the composer. L to R: Chris DiMeglio, Kamala Sankaram, Elizabeth Saunders, Anthony Braxton, members, Roland Burks, Tomás Cruz. At @roulettenyc.bsky.social last night.

Last night. (Tonight, we'll demonstrate how this all works in a performance.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-j9...

Congrats Dodgers, grueling post-season games, what an inspiration. Big ups to the Toronto Blue Jays for their phenomenal defense and offense. Also thanks for making it the Autumn Koshien for adults! 在米ファンの間で「大人のための秋の甲子園」と呼ばれた今年ワールドシリーズ。感動しました。ありがとう。また来年。

Analyzing Anthony Braxton's Composition No. 101, Language Music and Diamond Clef in my latest newsletter. mailerlite.kyokokitamura.com/preview/7574... #AnthonyBraxton #Music

Revisiting Anthony Braxton's opera Trillium J, excerpts of which will be incorporated in the upcoming performance at @roulettenyc.bsky.social on November 5. vimeo.com/ondemand/tri...

Highly recommended for all educators who encourage curiosity, engagement and critical thinking—for democracy. Catch it if you can. It’s awesome. #TheLastClass www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...

Us watching Shohei.

Two Nights of Anthony Braxton in NYC Source: Roulette. A Workshop on the Music of Anthony Braxton Tuesday November 4, 2025 7PM Three of Anthony Braxton’s current and former collaborators—Adam Matlock, Anne Rhodes, and Kyoko Kitamura—will lead a hands-on, participatory workshop exploring the music…

When I was growing up in NYC (I was born in NYC), Asian-American representation in entertainment was nonexistent. As the U.S. becomes more majority minority with each generation, we'll continue to see more diverse representation. I think that's a good thing. www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...

Wednesday morning research daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/02/corn...

Performing this Saturday with Siren Xypher for this festival at @roulettenyc.bsky.social . Featuring Jen Shyu, Becca Stevens, Kenny Barron and more. m3musicians.org/m%C2%B3-fest...

Today's eclectic soundtrack from Herbie Hancock to Noël Akchoté and everything in between www.onejazz.net/listen-again...

Discussion, not cancellation. My blog posts on music and business have often been source material for others, which I am very happy about. I learned recently that this TikTok video references my writing on the Larry Clark/Keiko Yamada controversy. Discuss on! www.tiktok.com/@ms.shoemake...

My dear friend and bandmate Melanie Dyer in the current issue of NYCJR: "Musicians are vehicles for something greater than the sum of our parts, communicating through us...I want to be ready for it when it happens...Every time I get on the bandstand, it’s a lesson." nycjazzrecord.com/wp-content/u...

Now on YouTube, the documentary I created on Anthony Braxton and Syntactical Ghost Trance Music. Tri-Centric is moving videos to YouTube after the announcement of Vimeo's acquisition by Bending Spoon. Workshop happening at Roulette in November. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDAO... #music #AnthonyBraxton

Sunday morning research www.pointofdeparture.org/archives/PoD... #OrnetteColeman #music #LoftEra

Starting the slow prep for the Tri-Centric Vocal Ensemble performance in November. My desk is once again covered in Braxton scores. It’s been a while. Feels good to be back in this music. #music #AnthonyBraxton

Ellen Christi and me. Happy making music. William Parker's "Ellington In Mourning"/BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival/Prospect Park/August 15, 2025.

William Parker's "Ellington In Mourning" August 15, 2025 at BRIC Prospect Park video thread (this seems to be the entire performance) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZx_...

Last night’s rehearsal with William Parker, Cooper-Moore and many many others. Performance on Friday at Prospect Park. bricartsmedia.org/event/willia...

Working on my next solo album, which will be a continuation of this track recorded 16 years ago. soundcloud.com/kyoko-kitamu... #music

Small group rehearsal started tonight for “William Parker Presents Ellington in Mourning” August 15 @ Prospect Park Lena Horne Bandshell bricartsmedia.org/event/willia... #music #WilliamParker

Everything worth doing is worth trying! Listen at wfmu.org/playlists/sh... or on yer transistor at 91.1fm (90.1 in the Catskills/Poconos, 91.9 in NYC/Rockland Co.)

Vocal Fry gets an hour a week to share adventurous music featuring extraordinary vocals. In this Geometry series, Kyoko Kitamura @kyokokitamura.com's voice spins weaves & crackles w/Tomeka Reid's cello, Taylor Ho Bynum's cornet & Joe Morris's guitar. Can we survey their creations in 1 mere hour?

Note by Jack Whitten “TO AVOID AT ALL COST” #art #JackWhitten

Beautiful review of Siren Xypher Collective and the Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival from The New York City Jazz Record August 2025 issue, by Ariella Stok. "The set glowed with spirit: not just freedom, but care. A music made in and for community, and one that didn’t pretend to resolve the unknown.”

Currently listening to Live in Foggia w/ Larry Stabbins, Keith Tippett, Louis Moholo-Moholo, drums, voice. Raw energy and life force. #music ogun3.bandcamp.com/album/larry-...

Many students I know had been bombarded by messages from "promoter"s promising them work and exposure, sometimes even asking them to pay a fee upfront. I was surprised at how many students had difficulty discerning the legitimacy of these cold messages. www.kyokokitamura.com/if-it-sounds... #music

Another hugely successful Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival at Ibeam! I was working and couldn't take many photos, but here are two from tonight. Amina Claudine Myers listening session was mind blowing. Thank you to everyone who made this happen! #music #BrooklynFreeSpiritFestival

Some of the things I will be playing today. #BrooklynFreeSpiritFestival @ Ibeam 7:30 pm www.kyokokitamura.com/brooklyn-fre...

Coming up, today 2-5PM EST Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival artistic director Mara Rosenbloom will be on @wfmu.bsky.social Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson! (You might hear my compositions.) freeform.wfmu.org/playlists/sh... #music #WFMU @mara-rosenbloom.bsky.social

On Sunday July 13, Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival @ Ibeam Brooklyn will offer a workshop on the music systems of Anthony Braxton, including Syntactical Ghost Trance Music. #AnthonyBraxton #Music www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UCA...

Reposting, since this received some attention. How is the next generation engaging with music? Do downloads have a future? How is the discontinuation of iPod affecting music discovery? And more. #music www.kyokokitamura.com/how-do-we-fi...

Currently listening to new album by Matthew Herbert and Momoko Gill, released today. Breathtakingly beautiful. @bandcamp.com #music momokogill.bandcamp.com/album/clay

Currently listening to: Yowzers by Ben LaMar Gay. Fabulous. #music #BenLaMarGay intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/yowzers

Thursday listening: Hermann Szobel, the young prodigy who disappeared after recording this one mind-blowing album. #music www.youtube.com/watch?v=E89V...

Two Anthony Braxton collaborators, Chris DiMeglio and I, will be offering an improvisation workshop covering Braxton music systems, July 13th as part of Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival at Ibeam Brooklyn. Score excerpts provided. www.kyokokitamura.com/brooklyn-fre... #music #AnthonyBraxton

It seems that my blog post on Mr. Larry Clark and Keiko Yamada controversy has been getting some traction, so here it is again. www.kyokokitamura.com/the-case-of-... #music #musiceducation #LarryClark #KeikoYamada #CarlFischer

Beautiful performance last night at Vision Festival w/Michael Wimberly-drums, Oluyemi Thomas-bass clarinet, JD Parran–sax, William Parker–bass, Lisa Sokolov-voice (on screen Jeff Schlanger-visual art)

New blog post. How do we find music? 2025 version. It's people, not algorithms. Always. www.kyokokitamura.com/how-do-we-fi...

Coming to the IBeam Brooklyn Source: IBeam Brooklyn. Novoa/Pérez/Warren/López Saturday, June 21, 2025 8:00 PM 9:15 PM Gían Pérez, electric guitar & effects Kenny Warren, trumpet Cecilia López, keys & electronics Eva Novoa, piano & Chinese gongs This quartet gets together for the first time and…

Getting ready to teach my final class at Bennington College. Thank you for the wonderful four years! On to the next.

Currently listening to Takkak Takkak on @bandcamp.com (by Berlin-based Japanese producer Shigeru Ishihara aka Scotch Rolex and Vilnius-based Indonesian composer and instrument builder Mo’ong Santoso Pribadi) nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/takkak... #music

I had the great pleasure of working with Matthew Barney on "Secondary" which premiered back in 2023. There will be a rare showning at Metrograph (NYC) in May. (I am part of the music team and also have an on-screen role.) #MatthewBarney #Secondary #music metrograph.com/film/?vista_...

Are Chinese AI platforms part of the next music disruption? If 1995-2005 = era of resistance against streaming, 2005-2025 = the simmering period overlapping with the next disruption. So far, it's Chinese-led w/ Mureka, Melodio and Manus barging ahead. Copyright? #music #musicbusiness #Bennington