Tamarindo Review from the New York Times
Tony Malaby
| Within the last decade the tenor and soprano saxophonist Tony Malaby has earned a reputation as one of New York’s stalwart improvisers, through an array of sideman appointments and some rigorously rewarding albums. As a leader he favors trios, working often with bass and drums. On “Tamarindo” (Clean Feed) the bassist is William Parker, and the drummer is Nasheet Waits, and both musicians bring a driving purpose to the task. |
 Photo by Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times |
| Meanwhile Mr. Malaby, simmering as often as he squalls, coherently pushes the music forward. Clearly this band, which has occasionally billed itself as Tony Malaby’s Exploding Heart, should continue working, even though Mr. Malaby has other immediate plans: His next album will feature the drummer John Hollenbeck and the cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm, who also join him in performance at Barbès on Wednesday and at the Cornelia Street Café on Friday. | |
Review of Tamarindo from AllAboutJazz.com
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.... AllAboutJazz.com
Review of Tamarindo From Time-Out New York
"More than just an outstanding example of trio chemistry, Tamarindo represents a bold statement of unity for New York jazz. Saxist Tony Malaby and his supporting cast, bassist William Parker and drummer Nasheet Waits, are three of the busiest, most sought-after players in town. But since the musicians run in different circles—Malaby with avant-boppers like Mark Helias and Angelica Sanchez, Parker with a host of free-jazz luminaries, and Waits with progressive mainstreamers such as Jason Moran—it’s surprising to see them teaming up..." Time Out New York
Review of Tamarindo from cleanfeed.wordpress.com
"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...." cleanfeed.wordpress.com
Review of Tamarindo from Blogspot.com
"The end of the year still held a serious contender for the best albums of 2007. Tony Malaby is an absolutely exquisite saxophonist, whose first records "Sabino", "Apparitions" and "Adobe", offered a modern creative kind of jazz, but then he moved into free-er territory with Angelica Sanchez (his wife) and Tom Rainey (two albums which are easy to recommend), but what he brings here exceeds all expectations. This is free music of the highest levels, with three musicians at the top of their skills, with William Parker on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. It seems after several listenings that for each of the tracks the only anchor point is a wonderful melody that Malaby keeps up his sleeve for a long time into the piece, while the trio builds up to its release..." freejazz-stef.blogspot.com
Review of Tamarindo from jazzreview.com
"This is a high-impact free-form progressive jazz extravaganza brought to us by three hard-hitting heavyweights of the genre. No doubt, this trio comes at you from all angles, to include avant world-music tinged passages to asymmetrical swing vamps, often accelerated by drummer Nasheet Wait’s pulsating ride cymbal strokes. Tenor/soprano saxophonist Tony Malaby pronounces moments of angst and terror while bass great William Parker punches out the sinewy discourses via fluid lines and gruff, arco passages.
It’s a mighty force of three that lays it all out within various rhythmic matrixes. With jangling drums, pounding accents and a great deal of counterpoint, the band also delves into nip and tuck style motifs..." www.jazzreviews.com
Read the review of Tony's live gig w/ Marc Ducret & Daniel Humair
Tony Malaby Trio Live at the Sunset in Paris, Sept. 2006"
"Si l’enfer est baigné de cette atmosphère chauffée à blanc, et peuplé de diablotins du même acabit que Tony, Marc et Daniel, il y a fort à parier pour que le paradis ne soit pas là où l’on croit...
" - Citizen Jazz.
All About Jazz: New York's Best of 2004
Tony named Musician of the Year
"Winding down a memorable 2004, we at AAJ:NY would like to share some of what sticks out in our ears and minds from this past year in jazz..." Read the article!
TONY MALABY'S Paloma Recio
Mr. Malaby, a powerful and increasingly prominent tenor saxophonist, brings a Spanish tinge to this progressive ensemble,
The New York Times
The Chicago Tribune Feature
Adventurous trio not for all taste, March 19, 2004
The Chicago Tribune reviews a live concert. The exceptional ensemble that played Wednesday night at the Chicago Cultural Center is not exactly a household name, but if its reputation were commensurate with its achievements, the Malaby/Sanchez/Rainey Trio might be the talk of the jazz world.
All About Jazz Feature
All About Jazz, October 28, 2003
All About Jazz features Tony: "Tony Malaby is wearing running pants and sandals. His window is wide open to the street out front and the chilly air that the sunset is bringing in. He has just gotten off the phone with the Knitting Factory, working out the particulars for the June 30th CD release party for his upcoming album, Apparitions..."
'Apparations' and 'Adobe' Reviewed in Time Out NY
Time Out New York, November 2003
Time Out New York reviews Tony's, Apparition and Adobe: "Best known as a reliable inside-outside utility player for leaders as disparate as Tim Berne, Fred Hersch and Guillermo Klein, saxophonist Tony Malaby has a predilection for patient woodshedding, which has resulted in a dearth of recordings under his own name..."
The Japan Times Reviews 'Adobe'
Japan Times, January 2004
"Saxophonist Tony Malaby leaps over these hurdles on his trio's latest release, "Adobe," by simply leaving no slack." Read more...