Makiko Hirabayashi
Born in Tokyo, Japan on September 17, 1966, Makiko Hirabayashi is a critically acclaimed jazz pianist and composer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She began playing piano at the age of 4 and spent five of her formative years in Hong Kong. When she was 20, she won a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Initially interested in film scoring, she changed her focus while studying in Boston when she became immersed in the city’s live jazz scene. After graduation, Makiko Hirabayashi relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark to focus on a career as a pianist and composer. Inspired by classical and world music, her compositions have earned her acclaim from critics and jazz connoisseurs. She formed her own trio - Klavs Hovman on bass and Marilyn Mazur on drums - and recorded her debut album, Makiko (2006). The trio returned with two more albums - Hide and Seek (2009) and Surely (2013) - before adding Jakob Buchanan (flugelhorn) to their lineup and released the album Where the Sea Breaks (2018). In between these trio releases, she also issued the albums Binocular (2010) and Gong (2016). Working with a new quartet, Makiko Hirabayashi released the album Weavers in April 2021.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Meteora
Makiko Hirabayashi, Marilyn Mazur, Klavs Hovman
Jazz - Released by Yellowbird Records on 22/09/2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Surely
Makiko Hirabayashi, Marilyn Mazur & Klavs Hovman
Jazz - Released by Yellowbird Records on 15/01/2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hide and Seek
Makiko Hirabayashi, Klavs Hovman, Marilyn Mazur
Jazz - Released by Yellowbird Records on 13/03/2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Makiko
Makiko Hirabayashi, Klavs Hovman, Marilyn Mazur
Jazz - Released by ENJA RECORDS Werner Aldinger on 19/01/2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Binocular
Makiko Hirabayashi, Flemming Agerskov
Jazz - Released by Stunt Records on 19/09/2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Gong
Makiko Hirabayashi, Bob Rockwell
Jazz - Released by Gateway Music on 20/03/2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Chestnut Alley
Makiko Hirabayashi, Marilyn Mazur, Klavs Hovman
Jazz - Released by Yellowbird Records on 28/07/2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Warp
Makiko Hirabayashi, Marilyn Mazur, Klavs Hovman
Jazz - Released by Yellowbird Records on 1/09/2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Winter Landscape in Black & White
Jazz - Released by Yellowbird Records on 9/04/2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo