MAKIKO HIRABAYASHI
Genres: 21st Century Modern, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Third Stream, Post Bop • Japan

Japanese jazz musician born in 1966 in Tokyo, based in Copenhagen since 1990. from discogs Since the release of her trio album “Makiko” (Enja 2006), Makiko Hirabayashi has received critical acclaim both in Europe where she resides, and in her home country, Japan. The freshness of both her compositions and the trio’s vibrant interplay has caught the ears of many listeners around the world. The trio, featuring drummer/percussionist Marilyn Mazur (Miles Davis Group 85-89, Jan Garbarek Group 91-05) and bassist Klavs Hovman has been her main focus in the recent years, where she established her unique voice through performances at international jazz festivals and venues around the world. Their second album “Hide And Seek” (Enja 2009) received Jazz Audio Disk Award and Jazz Melody Award for its title tune in Jazz Critique Magazine, Japan. In 2008, a quintet album was released with the title, “Grey To Blue” where she collaborated with the read more...