I’m done with our highly-successful show in my home town of Osaka, Japan! Very grateful to all the musicians involved, and of course, to the fans; thank you!

The next exciting announcement is: The long-awaited “ProgJect” US tour kicks off in August with a cast of incredible cats, including a new face sharing the stage – bassist extraordinaire, Ric Fierabracci! I’ve been playing with Ric since 2011, so I know what to expect, and I promise you’re going to love what you see and hear with Ric on tour in ProgJect. The repertoire has expanded and the guys are playing up a storm.

I can’t believe that I’m playing with all these supremely talented and respected musicians; I don’t know how I got so lucky, but I’m very honored to be making music with everyone in this band. I will not disappoint them, nor the audience coming to witness us do justice covering the greatest Prog bands ever!

The best part of this group is that unlike most ‘tribute’ bands, we’re not trying to duplicate exactly what each band originally played. We have selectively re-arranged songs beyond the recordings, giving our ProgJect versions, a refreshing new personality, making them even more challenging and so much fun to play, and we hope, more enjoyable to you, fans of Prog, to listen to; surprises and all.

I can’t wait for the tour to start. I hope to see you all, let’s party!

Time to Prog!! 🤘

• Tour dates and ticket links

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