I am very excited to announce that I will be performing on the 2024 edition of the Cruise To The Edge, the prestigious annual prog rock cruise. I am looking forward to it immensely!

The cruise will sail from Miami on March 8-13, 2024 with stops in Jamaica and Grand Cayman. I will be joining a very exciting line-up of prog musicians, including Marillion, Steve Hackett, Flying Colors, Big Big Train, Riverside and many more!

Book your cabin now! All cabins are now sold out, but you can still join the waiting list.

This is a very special announcement: The Myth of the Mostrophus, my highly-rated, much anticipated solo album twenty years in the making, is going to come roaring to life for two shows only, in Los Angeles, CA, at Champion Site and Sound on November 5th (doors open at 6 p.m., shows starts at 7 p.m.) and 6th (doors open at 5 p.m., show is at 6 p.m.), 2022.

Featuring a hand-picked band of musicians — Jonathan Mover on drums, Marc Bonilla, Joey Frevola and Alan Morse from Spock’s Beard on guitar, Pete Griffin on bass, Kevin Krohn on keys and backing vocals, and my “collabowriter” on the album, Michael Whiteman straight from the U.K. on lead vocals and guitar, this is going to be an unforgettable night of epic music.

We will be performing the Myth of the Mostrophus in its entirety, plus tracks from my previous solo albums “Coming Through” and “Makin’ Rock” along with a few other wonderful musical surprises.

Seating is extremely limited, so make sure you get your tickets early!

Mounting a show of this kind is a massive effort, requiring time, energy, the dedication and talents of all involved, and a fair amount of money.

The only reason to make it all happen is to share this music with you, the fans. Not fame, not glory, not wine or women…it is to bring my vision of great, timeless prog to those who will truly appreciate it.

Please watch my social media for announcements and visit ryookumoto.com for updates and to purchase the album, now available on both CD and vinyl!

Hope to see you there!

Big announcement!!

This is it folks.

Finally after 2 years of practicing with my new group ProgJect, our debut concert in Los Angeles is here! I hope to see you all, my friends and fans, on April 1st at Champion Site+Sound. It will be most memorable night for hard core proggers!

Tickets are now available for purchase on the ProgJect tour page.

ProgJect Spring 2022 US Tour

• April 1, 2022 - Los Angeles, CA - Champion Site + Sound
• April 6, 2022 - Edwardsville, IL - The Wildey Theatre
• April 7, 2022 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
• April 9, 2022 - Indianapolis, IN - The Irving Theater
• April 10, 2022 - Cincinnati, OH - The Ludlow Garage
• April 12, 2022 - Kent, OH - Kent Stage
• April 13, 2022 - Buffalo, NY - Showplace Theater
• April 15, 2022 - Derry, NH - The Tupelo Music Hall
• April 16, 2022 - Horseheads, NY - The L Live
• April 17, 2022 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theater
• April 19-20, 2022 - New York, NY - The Iridium
• April 21, 2022 - Newton, NJ - The Newton Theater
• April 22, 2022 - Norwalk, CT - The Wall St. Theater
• April 23, 2022 - Vineland, NJ - The Landis Theater
• April 26, 2022 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head On Stage
• April 28, 2022 - Sanford, FL - Tuffy’s Music Box
• April 29, 2022 - Boca Raton, FL - The Funky Biscuit (2 shows)
• April 30, 2022 - Largo, FL - CPPAC
• May 1, 2022 - Cape Canaveral, FL - Cruise To The Edge Pre-Cruise Event

Playing with Mr. Lou Gramm, the original lead vocal from Foreigner & also playing with ASIA this weekend in LA! I’m very excited to play with Lou! He’s my hero!

Just got call for this gig today and I have practically 9 hours to copy 18 songs and program sound and practice because I’m recording my solo album with Jonathan Mover at Rich Mouser studio for next 3 days till Wednesday then fly to Las Vegas for rehearsal then back to LA for shows Friday and Saturday.

I really need to uncoil all the way to Asia!

• Friday, November 19 - The Canyon Club Montclair
• Saturday, November 20 - The Saban Theater Beverly Hills

Legendary US progressive rockers Spock’s Beard are beyond excited to be announcing UK tour dates for March 2022.

Alan Morse comments:

“We’re just so excited to get back on the road again, we can’t wait to see all our friends we’ve missed so much during this crazy time. We are ready to rock! We’re planning to play some of the Spock’s “classics” we know y’all love to hear, plus some surprises you haven’t heard in a long time - or maybe ever! Come up and say hello! Hope everyone is rested up and ready for a major supernova of prog rock madness, cos we’re bringing it, baby!”

Here’s the complete list of dates:

• 14/03 - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
• 15/03 - Glasgow, G2
• 16/03 - Bilston, Robin 2
• 17/03 - London, 229
• 18/03 - Great Yarmouth, HRH Prog

Tickets will go on sale on September 17th at 10 a.m. GMT.

Time to Rock in UK!!

Spock’s Beard to perform at the HRH Prog XII festival in Great Yarmouth, UK

Spock’s Beard is proud to announce we will be back to perform in the UK in 2022!

We will be sharing a headlining bill with bands such as Tangerine Dream and Pendragon at the HRH Prog XII festival in Great Yarmouth on the east coast of England.

The festival will take place between March 17th and 20th of 2022. Head over to their website for more information. Hope to see you there!

The Ryo Okumoto Project performs on November 14, 2020 at 6pm PST / 9pm EST

The ProgStock Presents Virtual Series is proud to announce an upcoming series of concerts and events, Moogvember, which will benefit the Bob Moog Foundation. Spanning all four Saturdays in November, Moogvember will feature acclaimed artists Adam Holzman, Larry Fast (with Erik Norlander), The Ryo Okumoto Project, Jordan Rudess, and Tom Brislin. Shows begin at 4pm and end at 10pm, ranging between $4-$10. Each concert requires a separate ticket.

A portion of the proceeds from each Moogvember show will be donated to the Bob Moog Foundation to benefit their educational and archive preservation efforts, including the new Moogseum, which was closed for five months due to the pandemic.

Tickets for the live TROP Performance cost $10 and can be purchased here.

Tickets for all other performances can be purchased at StageIt.com/ProgStock

Attendees are encouraged to create a StageIt account and purchase tickets prior to the event. More details are available on the Moog Foundation anouncement.

Joining Ryo for this special Moogvember performance will be:

• Matt Dorsey (Sound Of Contact, Dave Kerzner, In Continuum) on bass, guitar and lead vocals
• Jonathan Mover (Steve Hackett, GTR, Joe Satriani) on drums
• Erik Madsen (Jamie Foxx, Trueschool All Stars) on guitar
• Keiko Okumoto on lead vocals

The show will be live-streamed from Champion Site+Sound in Los Angeles, a professional studio facility owned by Jonathan Mover. The experience will be as close as possible to a real live show, with a fully staffed light, audio and multi-camera setup in a real studio.

The live set will feature covers of songs from marquee artists including King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Genesis, UK and Spock’s Beard.

Performed in real time and live once only! You do not want to miss this!

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Friday, June 26, 2020

• 7:30 p.m. Japan
• 8:30 p.m. Sydney
• 11:30 a.m. London
• 12:30 p.m. Germany
• 3:30 a.m. Los Angeles
• 6:30 a.m. New York

Members:

• Keyboards: Ryo Okumoto
• Guitar: Timothy Reid
• Bass: Katsuji Morioka
• Drums: Yu Murakami

The Ryo Okumoto Project returns to Umeda Always in Osaka, Japan for this special live-streamed performance!

On the heels of his recent over-the-top performance in this same club, and the acclaimed “Prog From Home” performance, the Spock’s Beard keyboardist and his exciting new band will play a selection of songs from his solo albums, as well as some Spock’s Beard favorites.

Watch the June 9 performance below!

This event is being live-streamed in HD on YouTube and Facebook, with a new extensive 8-camera setup, and will also have a very limited audience on site.

Ryo will again be performing on the legendary Yamaha C7 grand piano, along with his full keyboard rig of classic synths, the mighty drawbar organ and Leslie, and an assortment of modern plug-ins, mad scientist style.

Ryo is one of the most animated, entertaining musicians in the genre, and the band is comprised of the best musicians Japan has to offer.

It will be a night of too many notes, and way too much fun!

See you there!

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June 7, 2020

• 7 p.m. Japan
• 8 p.m. Sydney
• 11 a.m. London
• 12 p.m. Germany
• 3 a.m. Los Angeles
• 6 a.m. New York

Members:

• Keyboards: Ryo Okumoto
• Guitar: Timothy Reid
• Bass: Katsuji Morioka
• Drums: Yu Murakami

Fans of progressive rock REJOICE! Ryo Okumoto, recording artist legendary keyboardist of Spock’s Beard will be performing in a follow-up performance to his well-received “Prog From Home” appearance!

This is a unique opportunity to see Ryo and his band tear through original songs from his solo albums, “Makin’ Rock” and “Coming Through”, as well as a selection of Spock’s Beard material.

This is a full four-camera livestream event! Ryo will be performing on the legendary Yamaha C7 grand piano, along with his full keyboard rig of classic synths, the mighty drawbar organ and Leslie, and an assortment of modern plug-ins, mad scientist style.

It will be a night of too many notes, and way too much fun!

Prog-rock aficionados, show up for the songs you know and love… but stay for the sonic insanity and adventurous music-making in a time when we need such odysseys most. Explore the outer realms of music without ever leaving your chair.

Ryo is one of the most animated, entertaining musicians in the genre, and the band is comprised of the best musicians Japan has to offer.

Together it will make for a night of progressive music to remember. DON’T MISS THIS!

RYO IS ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!

See you there!

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Spring 2020

• March 8 - Tokyo - Silver Elephant
• March 22 - Fukuoka - Square Garden
• April 5 - Osaka - Mrs. Dolphin - Live Streamed

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Produced by: Enter The Abyss

Members:

• Ryo Okumoto (Keyboards)
• Naoya Izumi（Bass)
• Yu Murakami（Drums）

The Beard is back!! After a long hiatus we are re-emerging for rare back-to-back local shows at the fabulous Alvas Showroom in San Pedro, February 1 & 2, 2020. Tickets are selling out fast get yours now! Click the links below:

• February 1
• February 2

Come check out our amazing new drummer Mike Thorne (Saga), he’s crazy! See you all there!

June 10, 2018

The Ryo Okumoto Okumoto Project Progressive Live in Fukuoka

Open: 6PM Start: 7PM

• 奥本亮 Ryo Okumoto (Keys)
• 奥本啓子 Keiko Okumoto (Vocal)
• 山本安男 Yasuo Yamamoto (Guitar)
• 児玉康成 Yasunari Kodama (Bass)
• 山部三喜男 Yamabe Mikio (Drums)

May 26, 2018

Mother Popcorn, Osaka, Japan - 7pm

メンバー：

• 奥本亮：Keyboard
• 奥本啓子：Vocal
• 山口マリ：Sax
• 井上央一：Guitar
• 泉尚也：Bass
• 崎山翼：Drums

April 27, 2018

Silver Elephant, Tokyo, Japan

Day 1 of the 4-Day Progressive Rock Festival “ProgTokyo 2018 Spring”, starring: The Ryo Okumoto Project.

May 17, 2014

LiveHouse Chicken Shack, Tokyo, Japan

• 奥本 亮 [KEY]
• 村上 聖 [BA]
• 山本 真央樹 [DR]
• 奥本 啓子 [VO]

October 26, 2013

Alvas Showroom, San Pedro, CA - 7pm

• Chad A. Wright (Drums)
• Derrick Murdock (Bass)
• Steve Poloni (Guitar)

In July 2012, Spock’s Beard will make an exclusive European appearance at Loreley’s Night of The Prog Festival in Germany.