Seiya
Matsushita.

About

Seiya Matsushita is a jazz pianist, vocalist, composer and arranger from Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. He graduated from the Jazz Program at Kunitachi College of Music and began his professional performing career while still a student. He now performs in Japan and internationally.

Alongside leading his own solo, trio and piano-and-vocal projects, Matsushita is active as a sideman and collaborative pianist, performing with jazz ensembles and vocalists and contributing to recording sessions. His work also extends to composition, arranging and music production.

In 2022, he released 音便り – OTOTAYORI, a duo album with saxophonist Yosuke Sato. His first album as a bandleader, Get on the Highway, followed in 2023. In 2026, he released My Voice, My Piano – For Jazz Standards, featuring jazz standards sung and accompanied by Matsushita at the piano, and ECHOES OF COLORS, an album of entirely original solo piano compositions inspired by traditional Japanese colors. Tracks from both 2026 albums have been featured on Apple Music’s editorial playlist Jazz Scene: Japan.

In 2026, he toured Europe, performing in France, Germany and Switzerland, and continued developing musical collaborations and connections within the European jazz scene.

Matsushita also runs Pivo Music School, where he teaches jazz piano, jazz vocals, piano-and-vocal performance, improvisation and music theory. He teaches at Shobi Music College and serves as Vice Representative Director of the Kyoto Arts and Cultures Exchange Chamber (KACE) and Music Director of Nishijin Mosaic in Kyoto. In addition to performing and teaching, he is involved in cultural and arts initiatives.