Amirtha Kidambi is invested in the performance and creation of music, from Free Improvisation and Avant-Garde Jazz, to Experimental bands, and New Music.

She is a soloist, collaborator, and ensemble member in groups including the Early Music influenced dark folk band Seaven Teares, Mary Halvorson's newest quintet Code Girl, analog percussion and light ensemble Ashcan Orchestra, and Darius Jones' vocal quartet Elizabeth-Caroline Unit.