UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, April 15 Mike Allen Trio 7:30pm to 10pm
$16 cover charge
Frankie's Jazz Club 755 Beatty Street-Vancouver
(604) 688-6368
Saturday, May 15 Mike Allen Quartet 2pm to 6pm
Pat's Pub 403 East Hastings Street-Vancouver
(604) 255-4301
Friday, July 2 Mike Allen Quartet "Vancouver International Jazz Festival" 8pm
Pyatt Hall 843 Seymour Street-Vancouver
(604) 872-5200

NEWS

Going To Space

I’ve applied to be part of Yusaku Maezawa‘s civilian/artist crew to fly around the moon on a SpaceX Starship in 2023 - I sure hope I am chosen to be part of the crew. Obviously, it’s a long shot but I feel like my life has been leading up to this from the beginning. I’m fascinated and inspired by every advancement in space travel, science and astronomy. When I was young I made futuristic comic strip drawings and created stories about space exploration, inspired by the TV shows U.F.O., Space 1999 and the advent of NASA’s Space Shuttle program.
I was delighted to hear jazz music (and a kicking tenor sax solo) as the background music for a video tour of Yusaku Maezawa’s private jet on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LJT404Sq8s&ab_channel=YusakuMaezawa%E3%80%90MZ%E3%80%91
I find tremendous inspiration in space exploration for my music. A Hip Cosmos is my tribute to the wonders of the unknown and yet to be discovered!
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Mike’s albums are now available on Bandcamp.com

https://mikeallenjazz.bandcamp.com/
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Just Like Magic (Cellar Music) featuring Peter Washington and Lewis Nash

https://cellarlive.com/collections/all/products/mike-allen-with-peter-washington-lewis-nash-just-like-magic
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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-guitar, Steve Holy-bass and Dave Robbins-drums.
https://mikeallenjazz.bandcamp.com/album/celebrating-sonny-greenwich
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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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