Tony Malaby

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Tony Malaby
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Background information
Born (1964-01-02) January 2, 1964 (age 61)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Genres Jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentSaxophone
Labels Arabesque, Sunnyside, Clean Feed, Marge
Website www.tonymalaby.com

Tony Malaby (born January 12, 1964) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. [1]

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Malaby was born in Tucson, Arizona. He moved to New York City in 1995 and played with several notable jazz groups, including Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra, Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band, Mark Helias's Open Loose, Fred Hersch's Trio + 2 and Walt Whitman project. He also played with bands led by Mario Pavone, Chris Lightcap, Bobby Previte, Tom Varner, Marty Ehrlich, Angelica Sanchez, Mark Dresser, and Kenny Wheeler. Other collaborators included Tom Rainey, Christian Lillinger, Ben Monder, Eivind Opsvik, Nasheet Waits, Samo Šalamon and Michael Formanek. His first album as a co-leader was Cosas with Joey Sellers.

The New York Times has called him one "of the best players of their generation." [2]

Discography

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Tony Malaby

As leader

As sideman

with Damian Allegretti

with Kris Davis

With Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra

with Pandelis Karayorgis and Mat Maneri

with Paul Motian

With Mario Pavone

with Samo Šalamon

With Josh D. Reed, Matt Smiley and Ron Coulter

References

  1. ↑ Chinen, Nate (2011-12-19). "Roiling Through an Undertow (Published 2011)" . The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  2. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (2010-08-25). "Two Saxophonists Step in as a Pair of Substitutes (Published 2010)" . The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  3. ↑ Mike Shanley (December 31, 2021). "Tony Malaby's Sabino: The Cave of Winds (Pyroclastic)". Jazz Times. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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