UPCOMING EVENTS
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Thursday, July 25
Mike Allen Trio
TBA
7pm to 10pm
$5
2nd Floor, Water St. Cafe 300 Water Street-Vancouver
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Tuesday, July 30
Kelby MacNayr And Friends
"Tuesday Night Jazz At The Church"
Brad Turner-trumpet
7pm to 8:30pm
Mike Allen-tenor sax
Russ Botten-bass
Kelby MacNayr-drums
$10 by donation
James Bay United Church 511 Michigan Street-Victoria
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Wednesday, July 31
Kelby MacNayr And Friends
Mike Allen-tenor sax
7:30pm to 10pm
Brad Turner-trumpet
Tony Genge-piano
Neil Swainson-bass
Kelby MacNayr-drums
$20/$18
Hermann's Jazz Club 753 View Street-Victoria
(250) 388-9166
NEWS
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New Quartet Album “Celebrating Sonny Greenwich”
Celebrating Sonny Greenwich on Almus Jazz (ALM 17711) features compositions by the legendary Canadian jazz guitarist and Mike Allen. The current edition of MAQ includes longtime musical associates Miles Black-piano&guitar, Steve Holy-bass and Dave Robbins-drums.
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New Trio Album with Peter Washington and Lewis Nash
New Mike Allen Trio album “Just Like Magic” featuring Peter Washington and Lewis Nash was released May 10, 2019 on Cellar Music. Recorded at the one and only Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs NJ in January 2019.
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All About Jazz Review:
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/just-like-magic-mike-allen-cellar-records-review-by-jack-bowers.php
Watch video from the recording session at VanGelder Studio:
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Neon Jazz Interview
Podcast Hosted by Jim Dimino
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https://youtu.be/pmE9Q_3tRfs -
The Globe And Mail “Mike Allen’s Odyssey”
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Bob’s Piano (ALM 16306)
Pianist Miles Black and I have been making music together for more than two decades. From big bands to nonets, duos, trios and quartets, we have performed and recorded all over Canada, the Pacific Northwest and in Finland. On the new album we honour our friend and colleague, Bob Murphy. In addition to the six tracks of Miles and me, the album includes four tracks of Bob and myself recorded just a few months before Bob’s passing, plus several of Bob’s most recent compositions. All the music was recorded on the wonderful piano in Bob’s home studio.
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DownBeat Magazine Interview
http://downbeat.com/news/detail/qa-with-saxophonist-mike-allen-music-that-matters
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CBC News Story • Bob’s Piano/Hot Air Interview
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hot-air-bob-murphy-1.3947413
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Conn-Selmer CenterStage Artist
Mike plays a 1957 Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone and Yanagisawa S991 soprano sax.
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https://centerstage.conn-selmer.com/artists/mike-allen
FEATURED RECORDINGS
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The Power Of Observation Love One Another view album |
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The Night We Called It A Day Faculty Jazz Collective view album |
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Memories Of Miles Celebrating Sonny Greenwich view album |
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Murph’s Turf Bob’s Piano view album |
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Oceans Under Europa A Hip Cosmos view album |
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Love Walked In Change Is view album |