Bob Malach – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

Bob Malach is a jazz musician who plays saxophone, clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone. Bob Malach was born on 23 August 1954 in Philadelphia. The music is usually filed under jazz and big band music. The discography here lists 4 albums, from “Some People” (1980) to “After Hours” (1998).

Bob Malach (born August 23, 1954) is an American jazz saxophonist. Malach learned several reed instruments in his youth, and played with Philadelphia soul bands such as The Stylistics and The O'Jays while still a teenager. He played in the big bands of Lin Biviano and Les Elgart in the mid-1970s, then moved to New York City in 1977, where he met Alphonse Mouzon. He recorded with Mouzon and went on tour with him in Europe, leading to eventual collaborations with European jazz artists including George Gruntz, Chris Hinze, Joachim Kuhn, Didier Lockwood, Palle Mikkelborg, Michel Petrucciani, Aldo Romano, Bo Stief, and Jasper Van't Hof. In the US, Malach played extensively both in jazz circles and with pop, rock, and soul musicians.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Some People 1980

Mood Swing 1990

The Searcher 1995

After Hours 1998

Also plays on

Albums where Bob Malach is credited as a sideman

1978	Modern Man — Stanley Clarke	tenor saxophone, flute
1978	In Search of a Dream — Alphonse Mouzon	tenor saxophone, other instruments
1978	However — Jasper van ’t Hof	tenor saxophone
1987	Ever Since the World Ended — Mose Allison	alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
1988	Street Dreams — Lyle Mays	flute, tenor saxophone
1988	Spectrum — Bob Mintzer	tenor saxophone
1989	Urban Contours — Bob Mintzer	saxophone, tenor saxophone
1993	Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux — Miles Davis & Quincy Jones	clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
1994	Is What It Is — Mike Stern	saxophone
1996	My People — Joe Zawinul	tenor saxophone
1999	Play — Mike Stern	tenor saxophone
2002	Faces & Places — Joe Zawinul	woodwind, tenor saxophone, saxophone
2004	These Times — Mike Stern	tenor saxophone
2004	Taking a Chance on Love — Jane Monheit	horn
2006	Who Let the Cats Out? — Mike Stern	saxophone
2007	Universal Syncopations II — Miroslav Vitouš	tenor saxophone
2009	Big Neighborhood — Mike Stern	saxophone
2012	All Over the Place — Mike Stern	saxophone