Makiko Hirabayashi
Makiko Hirabayashi is a Japanese jazz pianist based in Denmark. 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.
Her compositions are inspired by elements from classical music, jazz, music from the Far East and the Nordic moods.
Discography
Makiko Makiko Hirabayashi Trio - Makiko Hirabayashi, Klavs Hovman, Marilyn Mazur Grey to Blue Grey To Blue - Mariane Bitran, Makiko Hirabayashi, Bob Rockwell, Erik Olevik, Morten Lund Hide and Seek Makiko Hirabayashi Trio - Makiko Hirabayashi, Klavs Hovman, Marilyn Mazur Binocular Binocular - Flemming Agerskov, Makiko Hirabayashi, Francesco Cali Surely Makiko Hirabayashi Trio - Makiko Hirabayashi, Klavs Hovman, Marilyn Mazur Gong Bob Rockwell, Makiko Hirabayashi Where The Sea Breaks - Jakob Buchanan, Makiko Hirabayashi, Klavs Hovman, Marilyn Mazur Weavers - Fredrik Lundin, Makiko Hirabayashi, Thommy Andersson, Bjørn Heebøll Meteora - Makiko Hirabayashi Trio - Makiko Hirabayashi, Klavs Hovman, Marilyn Mazur Gifts - Makiko Hirabayashi Weavers — Makiko Hirabayashi ; Fredrik Lundin ; Bjorn Heebol ; Thommy Andersson