Jazz Articles about Tony Malaby

Tony Malaby: Tamarindo

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
March 11, 2008

Saxophonist Tony Malaby is a relentless musical seeker, not content to bask in his growing renown. He constantly works in diverse groups, as both a leader and sideman, often favoring trios because their copious space accommodates his expansive ideas. His approach is contemporary; he seeks partners that are fully active in shaping and interpreting the music, not just a rhythm section to keep time for his solos. On Tamarindo he's found ideal foils in venerable bassist William Parker and nimble ...

Tony Malaby: Tamarindo

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 10, 2008

Tony Malaby, originario dell'Arizona ma emigrato a New York ormai da qualche anno, non è un “giovanissimo," eppure compare sempre più spesso negli elenchi e nelle indicazioni sui migliori nuovi talenti. Questo suo nuovo lavoro discografico, che viene presentato in Italia con una serie di concerti proprio in questi giorni, dimostra bene tutto il suo valore sia di strumentista che di compositore. Si tratta di un disco in cui l'improvvisazione conduce il trio verso dinamiche accentuate in un contrasto a ...

Tony Malaby: Tamarindo

by Troy Collins
January 25, 2008

Saxophonist Tony Malaby is rapidly becoming one of the most impressive artists of his generation. With a resume including memberships in Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra and Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band, he has gone from ubiquitous to acclaimed, seemingly overnight. Tamarindo features Malaby fronting a powerhouse trio of his peers, including bassist William Parker and drummer Nasheet Waits.

Malaby's assured tone, rich melodic sensibility and adventurous outlook have endeared him to such notable New York bandleaders as Mario ...

Tony Malaby: Tamarindo

by Greg Camphire
January 10, 2008

Portugal's Clean Feed label is fast proving itself as one of the flagship supporters of modern jazz and improvised music around the world, with an international roster that includes some of the finest working musicians across America, Europe and beyond. Among its latest batch of impressive releases is Tamarindo, which captures the hardcore New York City virtuosity of saxophonist Tony Malaby leading a trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Nasheet Waits.

The feeling one gets when listening closely to ...

Tony Malaby / Angelica Sanchez / Tom Rainey: Alive in Brooklyn, Vol. 2

by Troy Collins
September 2, 2006

Alive in Brooklyn, Vol. 2 is the second album from this excellent freewheeling trio. Pianist Angelica Sanchez and her husband, tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, share their intuitive rapport with resourceful drummer Tom Rainey on another set of nebulous and visceral improvisations recorded at Barbès, one of Brooklyn's best new music venues.

Sanchez once again eschews acoustic piano for an electric Wurlitzer, invoking the brooding atmospherics of late-1970s fusion as well as the aggressive pointillist attack of that hallowed ...

Tony Malaby: Adobe

by AAJ Staff
December 26, 2004

As he mentioned in last month's issue of All About Jazz-Los Angeles , saxophonist Tony Malaby finds great challenges and rewards from being a jazz musician in New York City, “It's such a wonderful place. I continue to get my butt kicked every week." What ever has not killed him has certainly made him stronger, as evidenced by Adobe, Malaby's fourth solo album. A work enriched greatly by the lively and sincere musical relationship among Malaby, Drew Gress (bass), and ...

Tony Malaby: Adobe

by Jeff Stockton
October 3, 2004

Tony Malaby is a five-tool saxophonist who can handle standards, ballads, fiery improvisation, delicate abstraction, and sympathetic accompaniment with equivalent skill. He demonstrates the full range of his talents on Adobe, a trio session with bassist Drew Gress and revolutionary drummer Paul Motian. In this setting, there is no true leader as each player alternately moves to the front or stands aside to serve the demands of the tune. The result is a relaxed, inviting recording whose loose spirit and ...