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Tony Malaby

Jazz band from Tucson, AZ · formed 1964

Shows on record: 5
Rooms played: 5
Cities: 4
Releases: 28
Last show: Jan 12, 2020Sultan Room, Turk's Inn

About

Tony Malaby is a band from Tucson, AZ, formed in 1964, tagged avant-garde jazz, jazz, post-bop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2010 to 2020, across 5 rooms in 4 cities.

Tony Malaby formed in 1964 — MusicBrainz
Tony Malaby is based in Tucson — MusicBrainz
Chris Lightcap’s Bigmouth: tenor saxophone — MusicBrainz
Malaby / Dumoulin / Ber: soprano saxophone — MusicBrainz
Sabino: member — MusicBrainz
Tony Malaby/Joey Sellers Quartet: member — MusicBrainz
Tony Malaby Trio: member — MusicBrainz
Whit Dickey Quartet: tenor saxophone — MusicBrainz
Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: eponymous, soprano saxophone — MusicBrainz
Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet: soprano saxophone — MusicBrainz
Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra: tenor saxophone — MusicBrainz
(D)ivo Saxophone Quartet: soprano saxophone — MusicBrainz
Ches Smith & These Arches: member — MusicBrainz
Tony Malaby has 18 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2000–2022 — MusicBrainz
Tony Malaby plays Jazz — Wikipedia
Tony Malaby has 3850 listeners on Last.fm — Tony Malaby on Last.fm
Tony Malaby has released 10 recordings between 2021 and 2026 — Tony Malaby on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

5 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20101 show
20112 shows
20161 show
20201 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Jan 12, 2020	Sultan Room, Turk's Inn · BrooklynSupportwith Kris Davis, Terri Lyne Carrington, Val Jeanty, +2	Support	Kris Davis, Terri Lyne Carrington, Val Jeanty, +2
Mar 6, 2016	Real Art Ways · HartfordSupportwith Mario Pavone, Michael Sarin, Peter McEachern, +5	Support	Mario Pavone, Michael Sarin, Peter McEachern, +5
Oct 21, 2011	Bimhuis · AmsterdamSupportwith Ches Smith, Tim Berne, Mary Halvorson, +1	Support	Ches Smith, Tim Berne, Mary Halvorson, +1
Jun 2, 2011	Sullivan Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith Resent, The Prettiest Meltdown, THE RESISTANCE, +7	Support	Resent, The Prettiest Meltdown, THE RESISTANCE, +7
Oct 12, 2010	The Stone · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mcphee, Swell, Rosen	Support	Mcphee, Swell, Rosen

Where they play

5 rooms in 4 cities

Rooms played most

Bimhuis · Amsterdam1 show
Real Art Ways · Hartford1 show
Sullivan Hall · New York (NYC)1 show
Sultan Room, Turk's Inn · Brooklyn1 show
The Stone · New York (NYC)1 show

Cities played

New York (NYC)2 shows
Amsterdam1 show
Brooklyn1 show
Hartford1 show

Releases

28 releases, 2000–2026

Areas
2026
Trees On Wheels
2025
The Cave of Winds
2022 · Album
Huapango
2022
Depuis Longtemps
2022
Live In Lisbon
2022
(D)IVO
2022
Live At The 55 Bar
2021
Turnpike Diaries Volume 1
2021
Turnpike Diaries Volume 2
2021
Turnpike Diaries Volume 3
2021
Zoning
2019 · Album
Head Under Water
2018 · Album
Traveling Moving Breathing
2018 · Album
A Life in a Day
2015 · Album
A Way a Land of Life
2014 · Album
Warrior
2014 · Album
No Difference
2013 · Album
9 Stygn
2012 · Album
Haptein
2012 · Album
Novela
2011 · Album
Pas de dense
2010 · Album
Full Contact
2008 · Album
Tamarindo
2007 · Album
Apparitions
2003 · Album
Twice Told Tales
2003 · Album
Sabino
2000 · Album
Synapse
Album

Lineup

Chris Lightcap’s Bigmouth · tenor saxophone
Malaby / Dumoulin / Ber · soprano saxophone
Sabino
Tony Malaby/Joey Sellers Quartet
Tony Malaby Trio
Whit Dickey Quartet · tenor saxophone
Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo · eponymous, soprano saxophone
Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet · soprano saxophone
Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra · tenor saxophone
(D)ivo Saxophone Quartet · soprano saxophone
Ches Smith & These Arches

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 7 plays, 2003-10-12–2022-01-24 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (John Gilbreath) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Larry Metro) — KEXP

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Tony Malaby on Last.fm	Artist facts
Tony Malaby on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.