<p>Mikio Sasaki is an active freelance trumpet player in New York City, having earned a Master’s Degree in trumpet performance at the Yale University School of Music and a Bachelor’s Degree at the Juilliard School. He began playing trumpet at age 7, studying with his father, Ray Sasaki, and has become an active performer of various styles in addition to his dedicated work as an educator and arranger. He has performed with the Saint Louis Brass Quintet, yMusic, Broadway’s Matilda, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Feist, and, as a high schooler, he performed as soloist with the Austin Symphony. Mikio has travelled internationally with yMusic in Athens, and Thessaloniki, Greece, the Axiom Ensemble at the Helsiki Festival, and with fellow Juilliard students at Festival de Inverno in Campos do Jordao, Brazil. Previous teachers include Allan Dean, Mark Gould, Raymond Mase, and Ray Sasaki.<br></p>