Takeru Saito Pianist Jazz Pianist from New York City, NY
Will travel up to 120 miles
- Avg 5.0 | 4 Reviews
- 9 Verified Bookings
- Member Since 2024
- 1 Award or Badge
- Accepts Online Payment
- Starting at $200 per event
About Vendor
Learn more about this vendor for your event.
Award-winning pianist, composer, and educator based on New York City. Offering solo, acoustic bass duo, or jazz piano trio performances. Music tailored for any occasion including weddings, cocktail hours, baby shower, private party, celebrations, corporate event, etc. I can play a diverse selection of music, from classical and jazz to pop, rock, Broadway, film scores, Disney classics, and holiday songs. I’m also happy to accommodate any special song requests! Bio- In 2014 he was awarded a scholarship both from TOMODACHI Suntory Music Scholarship Fund and Rotary Club Japan to attend Berklee College Of Music, where he studied with notable musicians including Joanne Brackeen, Darren Barrett, David Santoro, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Billy Kilson. While in school he was selected to perform at U.S.-Japan Council Annual Conference held in Tokyo, an event Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Sinzo Abe, Japanese former Prime Minister participated in. He recorded with Grammy award-winning trumpeter Darren Barrett for his project, But Beautiful “Time For Romance”, which was released in 2018. In 2022, he was chosen to perform with Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Jack Walrath at Dizzy’s Club Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. In the same year he earned Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies from Manhattan School Of Music. He has toured throughout the US as well as Japan. Currently he is based in New York, where he has been actively performing in various venues in the city.
Services
View a list of services offered by this vendor.
Reviews
Check out these verified reviews from bookings on The Bash.
Sort:
Review by Brian C.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on August 23, 2024•From New York City, NY
Review by Allegra C.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on October 7, 2024•From Darien, CT
Review by Tayna S.
Private Party•Reviewed on August 30, 2024•From New York City, NY
Awards & Badges
See why this vendor is top rated on The Bash.
Song List
Get a feel for the songs performed by this vendor. Contact them directly for special requests.
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | The Rolling Stones
- A Change Is Gonna Come | Sam Cooke
- A Thousand Years | Christina Perri
- A Whole New World | Alan Menken (from Aladdin)
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- All of Me | John Legend
- All You Need Is Love | The Beatles
- American Boy | Estelle ft. Kanye West
- Any Jazz Standards | Great American Songbook
- At Last | Etta James
- Back to Black | Amy Winehouse
- Bad Guy | Billie Eilish
- Bad Romance | Lady Gaga
- Beauty and the Beast | Alan Menken (from Beauty and the Beast)
- Bennie And The Jets | Elton John
- Best Part | Daniel Caesar & H.E.R
- Birds of a Feather | Billie Eilish
- Blackbird | The Beatles
- Blinding Lights | The Weeknd
- Blueberry Hill | Fats Domino
- Bring It On Home To Me | Sam Cooke
- Call Me Maybe | Carley Rae Jepsen
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You | Frankie Valli
- Circles | Post Malone
- Clocks | Coldplay
- Close to You | The Carpenters
- Cold Heart | Elton John & Dua Lipa
- Come Together | The Beatles
- Crazy | Gnarls Barkley
- Creep | Radiohead
- Crocodile Rock | Elton John
- Cruisin' | Smokey Robinson
- Cupid | Sam Cooke
- Dance Monkey | Tones And I
- Dancing Queen | ABBA
- Don't Know Why | Norah Jones
- Don't Start Now | Dua Lipa
- Don't Stop Believin' | Journey
- Don’t You Worry 'Bout a Thing | Stevie Wonder
- Dreams | Fleetwood Mac
- Every Breath You Take | Police
- Fever | Peggy Lee
- Forget You | CeeLo Green
- Girl From Ipanema | Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Happy | Pharrell Williams
- Hit the Road Jack | Ray Charles
- I Feel Good | James Brown
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Marvin Gaye
- I Want It That Way | Backstreet Boys
- I Want to Hold Your Hand | The Beatles
- I Want You Back | Jackson Five
- I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor
- I'm Your Baby Tonight | Whitney Houston
- Just My Imagination | The Temptations
- Just the Two of Us | Bill Withers
- Just the Way You Are | Bruno Mars
- Just the Way You Are | Billy Joel
- Killing Me Softly with His Song | Fugees
- Lean On Me | Bill Withers
- Let It Be | The Beatles
- Let It Go | Idina Menzel (from Disney's Frozen)
- Let's Stay Together | Al Green
- Levitating | Dua Lipa
- Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley
- Lovely Day | Bill Withers
- Make You Feel My Love | Bob Dylan
- Mamma Mia | ABBA
- Manhattan | Ella Fitzgerald
- Moon River | Henry Mancini
- Moondance | Van Morrison
- My Favorite Things | Rodgers and Hammerstein(Sound of Music)
- Nature Boy | Michael Jackson
- New York State of Mind | Billy Joel
- No Scrubs | TLC
- Only the Good Die Young | Billy Joel
- Only You (And You Alone) | The Platters
- Ordinary People | John Legend
- Overjoyed | Stevie Wonder
- Piano Man | Billy Joel
- Poker Face | Lady Gaga
- Put Your Records On | Corinne Bailey Rae
- Rehab | Amy Winehouse
- Respect | Aretha Franklin
- River Flows in You | Yiruma
- Rock With You | Michael Jackson
- Rock Your Body | Justin Timberlake
- Rocket Man | Elton John
- Runaway Baby | Bruno Mars
- Santeria | Sublime
- September | Earth, Wind & Fire
- Shake It Off | Taylor Swift
- Shape of You | Ed Sheeran
- Since I Met You Baby | Ivory Joe Hunter
- Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay | Otis Redding
- Smooth Operator | Sade
- So Sick | Ne-Yo
- Someone Like You | Adele
- Son of a Preacher Man | Dusty Springfield
- Sorry | Justin Bieber
- Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin
- Stand By Me | Ben E. King
- Step Into Christmas | Elton John
- Sunday Morning | Maroon 5
- Superstition | Stevie Wonder
- Sweet Caroline | Neil Diamond
- Take Five | Dave Brubeck
- The Way You Look Tonight | Frank Sinatra
- Thinking Out Loud | Ed Sheeran
- Tutti Frutti | Little Richard
- Uptown Funk | Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
- Use Me | Bill Withers
- Valerie | Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse
- Virtual Insanity | Jamiroquai
- Viva La Vida | Coldplay
- Waiting in Vain | Bob Marley
- Waiting On The World To Change | John Mayer
- Watermelon Sugar | Harry Styles
- What a Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong
- What's Going On | Marvin Gaye
- When You Wish Upon a Star | Leigh Harline (from Pinocchio)
- Where Are You Going | Dave Matthews Band
- You Send Me | Sam Cooke
Booked Events
: The Bash Verified Bookings
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Plan, book, celebrate—with confidence
Find Jazz Pianists in New York City, NY to bring your event to life.
Trusted Vendors
With verified reviews and thousands of ratings, it's easy to book the perfect Jazz Pianists for all types of events in New York City, NY—no matter how big or small.
Money-Back Promise
You'll never lose a deposit or balance payment made through The Bash with our 100% money-back guarantee. Online payments are secure through Stripe.
Top-Rated Service
Our US based team of Account Specialists are here to help every step of the way. Since 1997, we've connected planners with vendors for over half a million events.