A new week means a new profile piece. Today's feature? Swedish singer/songwriter Maia Hirasawa: [click here]

Profile: Maia Hirasawa

I don't normally post about tours inside Sweden, but this sounded extra special so I gotta let you know about it: singer/songwriter Maia Hirasawa (also plays w/Hello Saferide) is performing in a jazz trio alongside Thomas Backman (reeds, Loney, Dear, Television Pickup) and Oskar Schönning (doublebass, see recently posted mp3) and the three of them will be doing a church tour. Dates:

06/12 - Björksätra kyrka, Sandviken
07/08 - Stjärnsund kyrka, Dalarna
07/09 - Källstad kyrka, Vadstena
07/12 - Essinge kyrka, Stockholm
07/13 - Veta församlingshem, Linköping
08/27 - Hyltinge kyrka utanför, Flen

Singer/songwriter Maia Hirasawa, also a member of Hello Saferide's backing band, won the Roland/SAMI Music Awards. Read more: http://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=9091 (in Swedish)