Since his arrival in NYC in the early ‘90’s, Tony Malaby has become an integral member of the thriving improvised music community with his noted singular voice on the saxophone. Malaby was recently named one of Downbeat's "80 Coolest Things in Jazz". In recent years, Malaby has led and recorded many projects including the Tamarindo Trio with Nasheet Waits and William Parker, TubaCello with John Hollenbeck, Chris Hoffman and Dan Peck, as well as Palomo Recio with Ben Monder, Eivind Opsvik, Dan Weiss, Billy Mintz and Ben Gerstein. Malaby has lent his talents to such groups such as Paul Motian’s Electric Be-Bop Band, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, Fred Hersch's Quintet and Ches Smith's These Arches.
Born and raised in Tucson, Malaby's Mexican heritage permeates his musical life. Malaby remembers that, "being a kid, in 1970s Tucson, was very Mexican. The atmosphere was filled with music and rituals -going to mass, funerals, praying the rosary, plumes of incense smoke ...all of these things have lingered. “I really think that's who I am. And there's really strong imagery for me, from back then. I try to communicate those experiences, with my sound and how I play." Malaby's vivid improvisational work and his sparse, folklike melodies are part-and-parcel with his unique musical concept.
Recent AFA performances:
August 6, 2020 On_Line Salon w/ John Hébert, Billy Mintz
May 1, 2020 On_Line Salon w/ Angelica Sanchez
Find Tony's music at https://tonymalaby.bandcamp.com
Born and raised in Tucson, Malaby's Mexican heritage permeates his musical life. Malaby remembers that, "being a kid, in 1970s Tucson, was very Mexican. The atmosphere was filled with music and rituals -going to mass, funerals, praying the rosary, plumes of incense smoke ...all of these things have lingered. “I really think that's who I am. And there's really strong imagery for me, from back then. I try to communicate those experiences, with my sound and how I play." Malaby's vivid improvisational work and his sparse, folklike melodies are part-and-parcel with his unique musical concept.
Recent AFA performances:
August 6, 2020 On_Line Salon w/ John Hébert, Billy Mintz
May 1, 2020 On_Line Salon w/ Angelica Sanchez
Find Tony's music at https://tonymalaby.bandcamp.com
Tony Malaby at the AFA U_L Salon
Filmed & recorded at Broome St Loft, NYC, December 13, 2015 as part of the Under_Line Salon Series.
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