Makiko Hirabayashi is a Japanese/Danish pianist and 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 15 years.

Her latest quartet album, “Weavers” won Jazz Album Of The Year at Danish Music Awards 2021. This new 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. Keeping the collective, creative force at its core, Weavers explore new paths in music, balancing between strong lyricism and abstract soundscapes.