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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.
https://soundcloud.com/mike-allen-62637677/sets/celebrating-sonny-greenwich-almus-jazz-alm-17711
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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.
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:
https://youtu.be/ZisqdQ_aHqc
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Neon Jazz Interview

Podcast Hosted by Jim Dimino
https://youtu.be/pmE9Q_3tRfs
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The Globe And Mail “Mike Allen’s Odyssey”

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.
https://centerstage.conn-selmer.com/artists/mike-allen
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