UPCOMING EVENTS
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Thursday, October 17
Mike Allen Quartet
"Cosmic Hiptet"
Mike Allen-tenor sax
7:30pm to 10:30pm
Tony Genge-piano
John Lee-bass
Kelby MacNayr-drums
$20-general / $10-students (at the door)
Hermann's Jazz Club 753 View Street-Victoria
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Friday/Saturday - Oct 18/18
Mike Allen Trio with Peter Washington and Lewis Nash
"Just Like Magic CD Release"
Mike Allen-tenor sax
8pm to 10:30pm
Peter Washington-bass
Lewis Nash-drums
$30
Frankie's Jazz Club 755 Beatty Street-Vancouver
(604) 688-6368
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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CD Release Shows: Oct 18/19 @ Frankie’s Jazz Club (Vancouver) & Oct 20 @ BuckingJam Palace (Calgary)
October 18/19 (8pm) shows at Frankie’s Jazz Club (Vancouver)
https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/mike-allen-feat-peter-washington-lewis-nash/Oct 20 (2pm & 8pm) shows at BuckingJam Palace (Calgary)
https://buckingjampalace.com/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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Love Walked In Change Is view album |