US tenor saxophonist and clarinetist in modern creative and post-bop jazz.
Born 1964 in Tucson, Arizona.
In 1990 he moved to New Jersey, and began working with Joey Defrancesco, The Mingus Dynasty, Marty Ehrlich and the Mingus Big Band. He returned to Arizona in 1992 to teach at Arizona State University. Since moving to New York in 1995 Malaby has become a regular member of groups led by Paul Motian, Fred Hersch, Bobby Previte, Tim Berne, Marty Ehrlich, Mark Helias, Tom Varner, Mark Dresser, Michael Formanek, Angelica Sanchez and George Schuller.