Mayu Saeki, Music Educator, Flutist, Pianist, Composer,

Mayu Saeki is a Japanese-born flutist, pianist, composer, recording artist, bandleader, and educator based in New York. After finishing her master’s degree in music in 1998, Mayu started her career as a performer and an educator in Tokyo Japan, then she has expanded them to New York City in 2009.

Performing with NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton, Grammy winning artist Arturo O’Farrill, Celtic Voices, and more, but also Mayu released her own album “HOPE” from BJURECORDS in 2018. Artist career brought her to be an international endorsement artist for Trevor James Flutes, also a voting member for Recording Academy. Performance field expanded to Broadway musical world in 2018, and Mayu performed with Fiddler On The Roof in Yiddish, Miss Saigon, and The Secret Garden, as Reed 1 (flutes) and  as pianist as well. Mayu also has accompanied (playing the piano) for many of Broadway actors including Ben Jeffrey from The Lion King. Mayu played with several orchestras in past years, and big success was “Cosi Fan Tutte” with Opera Next Door (principal flute), Bronx Art ensemble and Orchestra (second flute).

Mayu has also been always very passionate about being an educator, sharing her experience in professional performance world. Mayu has been teaching the piano and flute over 25 years including NYSSMA preparation. She also has been teaching for summer camps for Texas A&M university, Arizona State University, and recent one was being a guest speaker for The University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music in 2023, sharing her musical life with the students. She currently teaches large piano ensemble class for Jazz House Kids, and ThinkingCap for PS101Q and PS206Q after school program for their music class. She believes that music education is not just teaching music but also sharing life experiences with young talent to expand their possibilities to beyond music. 

Education :

Master of Music - Elizabeth University of Music, Japan

Bachelor of Music - Elizabeth University of Music, Japan

Classes Ms. Mayu is offering at Hug Music: Piano lesson, Flute Lesson, Musicreative™, Hug Melody Solo