Makiko Hirabayashi

Makiko Hirabayashi (born 1966) 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 (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)