Tony Malaby


Tony Malaby is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
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."

Discography

As leader

  • Sabino
  • Apparitions
  • Adobe
  • Tamarindo
  • Warblepeck
  • Paloma Recio
  • Voladores
  • Tamarindo Live
  • Novela
  • Somos Agua
  • Scorpion Eater
  • Incantations
  • ''The Cave of Winds''

    As sideman

with Damian Allegretti
  • Stoddard Place
with Kris Davis
With Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra
with Pandelis Karayorgis and Mat Maneri
with Paul Motian
With Mario Pavone
with Samo Šalamon
  • Two Hours
  • ''Traveling Moving Breathing
With Josh D. Reed, Matt Smiley and Ron Coulter