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Makiko Hirabayashi

Born: September 17, 1966

Makiko Hirabayashi is a prize-winning pianist/composer, based in Copenhagen since 1990. She has received wide critical acclaim as a personal voice on the international jazz scene since the release of her first trio album in 2006, featuring Marilyn Mazur (Miles Davis Group, Jan Garbarek Group) and Klavs Hovman. This trio has toured extensively throughout Europe and Asia over the last 17 years.

Her latest release with the new quartet, Weavers won the Danish Music Award for Jazz Album Of The Year 2021. This project, featuring some of the leading figures of the Scandinavian music scene, (Fredrik Lundin-Thommy Andersson-Bjørn Heebøll) sees her expanding her musical universe with a fresh approach

A Few More of My Favorite 2023 Jazz Things - Part 3

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 4, 2024

A playlist with a few more among the songs that we have collected through the past six months with a plan to share them, all at once, in an attempt to close out the year under more than a few good notes. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. ...

Meteora

By Makiko Hirabayashi

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: 1.Warp 2.Birds Ascending 3.The Door 4.Chestnut Alley 5.Meaningful Encounter 6.Skorpio Recital 7.Meteor 8.Infinity 9.Desert Rose 10.Kilden

Ava Mendoza, Daniel Karlsson, Makiko Hirabayashi, Hannah Marks & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
November 28, 2023

From wall of sound albums to projects of sparse beauty, this week we cover the whole sonic gamut, with a special attention to the trio format, because... three is the perfect jazz number!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" Mondo Jazz Theme 0:00 Daniel Karlsson Trio ...

Aarhus Jazz Festival 2022

by Jakob Baekgaard
July 20, 2022

Aarhus Jazz Festival Various Venues Aarhus, Denmark July 9-16, 2022 With around 283,000 citizens, jny: Aarhus is the second-largest city in Denmark, and the role of playing second fiddle doesn't suit a city that tends to be overshadowed by its big brother, the capital jny: Copenhagen. Or so you would think. ...

Kalia Vandever, Binker Golding, Miles Davis, Alex Sipiagin & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 21, 2022

The spotlight on emerging trombonist Kalia Vandever, Binker Golding midwestern fantasies, a version of “Bitches Brew" (the song) from before Bitches Brew (the album), and much more in this set.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ghost Funk Orchestra, Ben Pirani “Can't Get Out Your Own ...

Weavers

By Makiko Hirabayashi

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: 1.Magnolia 2.Spring 2000 3.Flip 4.Winter Landscape In Black&White 5.Workers' Song 6.Citybuzz 7.Embraceable Night 8.Crane Dance 9.Vashkar

Maluba Orchestra

Label: Stunt Records/Sundance Music
Released: 2019
Track listing: 1. Circling Back (Lundin) 2. Vibe (Mazur) 3. Marcology part I-III (Bai) 4. Night Travel (Lundin) 5. Maluba Birds (Mazur) 6. Presto Hymne (Mazur) 7. Windy Wish (Mazur) 8. Maluba Fanfare (Mazur). __ 9. Hattifnat (Bai) 10. All’s Well that Ends Well (Lundin, Bach)

Reykjavik Jazz Festival 2018

by Luca Vitali
October 8, 2018

Reykjavik Jazz Festival Reykjavik, Iceland September 5-9, 2018 Iceland has produced, and continues to produce, many outstanding artists--some of them world-famous, such as Björk, Múm, Sigur Rós, Ólafur Arnalds, Gus Gus, Emiliana Torrini, Of Monsters and Men--which is quite remarkable if one thinks that the country has less than 350,000 inhabitants. 130,000 ...

Reykjavik Jazz Festival 2018

by Luca Vitali
October 2, 2018

Reykjavik Jazz Festival Reykjavik, Islanda 5-9.9.2018 L'Islanda ha prodotto, e produce, una grande quantità di artisti, alcuni dei quali molto conosciuti a livello internazionale come Björk, Múm, Sigur Ros, Ólafur Arnalds, Gus Gus, Emiliana Torrini, Of Monsters and Men... il che, a pensarci bene, ha dell'incredibile, se pensiamo che il ...