Seiko Akita

Based in New York City, composer Seiko Akita was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. Since arriving in NYC.She has arranged, composed and performed for various concerts and competitions in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Indonesia. With Big Band Concert for Japanese Ambassadors, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra and Kyoto Symphony Orchestra.Since arriving she has composed and arranged for musicians and one of her recent works is a recording for the movie "Climbing Miss Sophia" with Percussionist Cafe which is set to open at the Cinema Festival in NYClShe initiated a music collaboration called The Brazilian Project which performed a fund raiser for AFRICA since 2005 at The National Black Theater.it didn’t take long for Seiko to be embraced by her fellow musicians taught by Ronnie Mathews from Former genius pianist jazz messengers. She played and worked Liza Minnelli as rehearsal pianist, performed and recorded Lonnie Plaxico, Edison Silva Cafe as Brazilian percussionist, Ulysses Owen.jr.
Been played as house musician at Society illustrators since 2003.