Kyoko Kitamura is a vocal improviser residing in Brooklyn, New York. She
does weird things with her voice and uses the laptop to make it sound
even weirder.
"a major asset...Kitamura is an expressive vocalist who knows how to be quirky and eccentric but is also quite musical." (Alex Henderson - All Music Guide)
"Kitamura's voice is an amazing instrument..." (Richard Kamins - Hartford Courant)
"Kitamura is a gifted singer... electrifyingon Ornette Coleman’s 'What Reason Could I Give'..." (Point of Departure October 2009 Issue by Bill Shoemaker on
Taylor Ho Bynum & SpiderMonkey Strings "Madeleine Dreams")
"an extraordinary experimental/jazz vocalist..." (Downtown Music Gallery)
"...a wonderful storyteller..." (Uncle Dave Lewis, musicologist)
For audio samples, CLICK HERE TO LAUNCH AUDIO PLAYER (the audio player will open in a new window)
For info on ok|ok,
the avant/punk chamber ensemble she co-leads with Mike McGinnis
(clarinet) and Khabu Doug Young (guitars, ukulele), please visit http://myspace.com/okokmusic
All photos on this site by Michael Weintrob unless otherwise noted.
"a major asset...Kitamura is an expressive vocalist who knows how to be quirky and eccentric but is also quite musical." (Alex Henderson - All Music Guide)