Kyoko Kitamura

Kyoko Kitamura is a musician residing in New York City, who combines different forms of vocal improvisation with real-time vocal processing using a laptop.

Background

She was born in NYC and raised partially in Tokyo. She studied piano at the Juilliard School of Music prep division but later chose to become a TV reporter with Fuji Television, a national network in Japan and was based in Paris for many years as their French news correspondent. After quitting her job, she moved back to NYC in 1997, worked as a freelance magazine writer for a few years before getting back into music after a hiatus of close to 15 years. Unusual for a vocalist, she honed craft as a sideperson-vocalist with NYC musicians such as bassist Reggie Workman, saxophonist Steve Coleman, Argentine composer/conductor Laura Andel, and German pianist Ursel Schlicht, while taking lessons whenever possible with various musicians/singers including pianist Marc Copland and vocalist Jay Clayton.

Discography

Nothing as a leader. Discography as a sideperson includes Laura Andel Orchestra "Somnambulist" (Red Toucan Records 2003), Laura Andel Electric Percussive Orchestra "In::tension:."(Rossbin Records October 2005), Steve Coleman "Lucidarium" (Label Bleu 2004), Ras Moshe "Live Spirits" 2 & 4 (Utech Records).

Have performed and/or recorded with

Laura Andel Orchestra, Daniel Carter, Jay Clayton, Steve Coleman, Shane Endsley, Angie Eng (video artist), Gerry Hemingway, Jeff Hirshfield, William Hooker, Jason Hwang, Khabu, Art Lande, Derek Layes, Mike McGinnis, Maria Mitchell (dancer), Tony Moreno, Ras Moshe, Kirk Nurock, Reuben Radding, Ursel Schlicht, Ed Schuller, Judi Silvano's "Voices Together", Take Toriyama, Bruce Williamson, Reggie Workman, and others.

References

allmusicguide.comallaboutjazz.comroulette.orgkyokokitamura.com