Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Taiga Benito is an emerging artist and double bassist. Strongly engaged in orchestral music, he is currently the Assistant Principal Bassist of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Section Bassist of the Owensboro Symphony, and Per Service Section Bassist of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Previously, he was an Associate Member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago during the 2021-2022 season. As a chamber musician, he has been frequently invited to play with the Starling Chamber Orchestra lead and organized by violin pedagogue and professor, Kurt Sassmannshaus.

As a student, Benito received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where he studied under the guidance of Rachel Calin and received instruction from Owen Lee. While he was at CCM, he also received chamber music instruction from the Ariel Quartet and violist, Ayane Kozasa. He is currently pursuing a Performance Diploma in Orchestral Studies at the Jacobs School of Music in Indiana University Bloomington where he is under the guidance of Kurt Muroki and receiving instruction from Jeffrey Turner. He has previously attended the Fresno Summer Music Academy’s FOOSA Philharmonic, Brevard Music Center, and the National Orchestral Institute + Festival. 

Benito currently plays on a bass made in 2010 by Christopher Savino and a bow made in 2021 by Lynn Hannings.