Makiko Hirabayashi

Makiko Hirabayashi (born 1966) is a Japanese jazz pianist based in Denmark.[1] She started to play the piano at the age of four, and subsequently violin at nine. As a teenager, she became interested in composing film music and won a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she became more involved with jazz and improvisation. After graduation, she moved to Copenhagen to start her career as a pianist and composer.[2]

Makiko Hirabayashi
Makiko Hirabayashi Trio, Marilyn Mazur (d), Klavs Hovman (b)

Her compositions are inspired by elements from classical music, jazz, music from the Far East and the Nordic moods.[3]

Discography
  • Makiko (Enja 2006) Makiko Hirabayashi Trio - Makiko Hirabayashi (p), Klavs Hovman (b), Marilyn Mazur (dr/perc/voc)
  • Grey to Blue (Stunt 2008) Grey To Blue - Mariane Bitran (fl), Makiko Hirabayashi (p), Bob Rockwell (sax), Erik Olevik (b), Morten Lund (dr)
  • Hide and Seek (Enja 2009) Makiko Hirabayashi Trio - Makiko Hirabayashi (p), Klavs Hovman (b), Marilyn Mazur (dr/perc/voc)
  • Binocular (Stunt 2010) Binocular - Flemming Agerskov (tpt/flg), Makiko Hirabayashi (p), Francesco Cali (acc)
  • Surely (Enja 2013) Makiko Hirabayashi Trio - Makiko Hirabayashi (p), Klavs Hovman (b), Marilyn Mazur (dr/perc/voc) [1]
  • Gong (Gateway 2016) Bob Rockwell (sax), Makiko Hirabayashi (p)
  • Where The Sea Breaks (Enja/Yellowbird 2018) - Jakob Buchanan (flg), Makiko Hirabayashi (p), Klavs Hovman (b), Marilyn Mazur (dr/perc/voc)

References
  1. Kopman, Budd (30 October 2014). "Makiko Hirabayashi: Surely (2013)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. "Tanz zwischen den Genres". Badische Zeitung (in German). 12 December 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. "Ich freue mich schon auf Halle" (in German). Kulturfalter. January 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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