On his return to the west coast, tenor saxophonist Mike Allen teams up with a who’s who of Vancouver’s best. Performing a selection of hardbop swingers, soulful jazz standards and catchy original tunes, Allen will be joined by the incomparable Oliver Gannon – guitar, and flanked by his longtime musical partners, Miles Black – piano, Adam Thomas – bass, and Joe Poole – drums.
“Allen’s tone is as pure as that of Joe Henderson. His aesthetic habits come straight out of a blue-chip tenor tradition: from Joe Lovano back to Coleman Hawkins and into his primary inspiration, John Coltrane.” (The Vancouver Sun).
