Tony Malaby – Saxophone
Jacob Sacks – Piano
Eivind Opsvik – Bass
Dan Weiss – Drums

The live album ‘Strands’ by Tony Malaby recorded at Close Up – Out September 24th, 2026

Close Up presents the ‘Orchard Street Jazz Festival’ from Sep 30th – October 5th bringing together a collection of some of the brightest musical innovators of our time. The festival also celebrates the release and launch of the club’s label with 7 bands performing who’s live records were released in September 2026. This festival is made in part by our partners at D’Addario.

In his two decades as an integral member of New York City’s improvised music community, saxophonist and composer Tony Malaby has emerged as a wholly unique and singular voice. DownBeat’s “80 Coolest Things in Jazz” article said “[Malaby] is a formidably accomplished soprano and tenor saxophonist with enviable tone and an endless font of compelling ideas [who] steers his music away from perfection” and “his considerable gifts as a melodist tend to sneak up on you.” JazzTimes called him “a hero of today’s improvised music scene.” These accolades are unsurprising given the number of projects Malaby has been involved in since arriving in New York in the early 1990s.