Makiko Hirabayashi (born 1966) is a Japanese jazz pianist based in

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. 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

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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'' (

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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),

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(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) * ''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) * ''Weavers'' (Enja/Yellowbird 2021) - Fredrik Lundin (sax), Makiko Hirabayashi (p), Thommy Andersson (b), Bjørn Heebøll (d) * ''Meteora'' (Enja 2023) - Makiko Hirabayashi Trio - Makiko Hirabayashi (p), Klavs Hovman (b), Marilyn Mazur (dr/perc)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirabayashi, Makiko Japanese jazz pianists Japanese women pianists Danish jazz pianists Danish women pianists Women jazz pianists 1966 births Living people 21st-century pianists 21st-century Japanese women musicians 21st-century women pianists