Canadian tenor saxophonist Mike Allen performs music that just simply feels good and sounds cool on this easy-to-listen-to recording of originals interlaced with a few standards. Mostly on the mellower side of jazz along with some spicier pieces, this album stikes a successful balance between individuality and accessibility. The very appealing original Donna Maria and the famous Streetcar Named Desire, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing and Blues O'Mightyare just some of the highlights. Accompanied by bass and drums.

A mix of original music and famous tunes from the likes of Thelonius Monk ('Round Midnight) and Cole Porter (Every Time We Say Goodbye) are highlights on a CD characterized by thoughtfully measured adventurism. This album is the next best thing to being at that favourite cellar jazz club in town. 2003 Western Canadian Music Awards Outstanding Jazz Recording winner. Tenor/soprano sax, bass and drums.

An album of original works in the cellar and lounge jazz styles.  An expressive mix of mellow and upbeat original material. Intelligent, melodic and beautiful. Tenor/alto/soprano sax, piano, drums and bass. 

On this aclaimed follow-up album to 2003's Fearless, Mike Allen moves with ease from reflective to exciting and back again. An attractive album of original works that includes his fabulous Bossa Nova tune The Best For Me.Tenor sax, piano, bass and drums. 

This all-original album runs the gamut from very mellow to hopping, with some songs setting an attractive ambience for wining and dining and others bringing to the table side dishes steaming with more playfull twists. Straight-ahead jazz with a nod to the Big Band era sound on some of the tracks. Tenor sax, brass instruments, electric guitar, piano, drums, bass. 

Another accessible collection of music from this veteran Canadian jazz saxophonist. Contains a mix of appealing original and classic jazz pieces by the likes of Miles Davis and John Green. The original Morning on Carmine Street is a gorgeous composition that speaks movie soundtrack. Also features a great cover of the classic Body & Soul. Tenor sax, flugelhorn, trumpet, piano, drums and bass. 

Being his first record outing, this is classic Mike Allen. Featuring two ensembles of musicians, a quartet and a quintet, performing mostly melodic works by Allen plus McCoy Tyner’s well-known Blues On The Corner. A blend of tempos and moods. Tenor sax, guitar, piano, trombone, bass and drums. 

This exceptionally well-recorded recent release of original songs carries an atmosphere that is very much more than the sum of its parts. A great opening piece sets the tone for this remarkably full-sounding duet recording. A perfect balance of very listenable up-tempo with the beautifully serene. Mike Allen: tenor sax; George McFetridge: piano. 

Vancouver will be center stage for the 2010 Winter Olympics and this album is a fitting jazz tribute to this wonderful city. With a mix of moods and tempos, the Mike Allen Quartet capture the vibrancy and diversity of Canada’s majestic jewel by the sea.  Includes smooth vocals on a few of the tunes. Tenor sax, piano, drums, bass and vocals. 

A terrific on-stage presence, Maria has captured audiences in Europe and North America with her classic jazz stylings. Her warm, breathy vocals and instinctive lyrical sense put her in a league with the very greatest female jazz singers. This album of timeless classics ranges from swing to ballad, from sultry to saucy. Includes You don't Know Me, Meditation, Feel Like Makin' Love, The Very thought Of You, Bye Bye Blackbird, Teach Me Tonight, Spiderman, Candy, Our Love Is Here To Stay, Since I Fell For You, E Se Domani and Blue Moon.

A memorable collection of fabulous renditions of 12 timeless classics like Satin Doll, My Funny Valentine, Summertime, Take Five, Michelle, As Time Goes By, Girl From Ipanema and more.  These light and lovely jazz-style interpretations are performed by a quartet of piano, bass, drums and saxophone or flute.

Romantic Bossa Nova classics sung in Latin and featuring the fabulous Brazilian singer and sax player Caio Torrado.  Includes familiar hits such as Mas Que Nada, Girl From Ipanema, Black Orpheus and others. Sensuous Latin music at its most appealing, with instrumentation that includes nylon string guitar, electric guitar, tenor sax, soprano sax, bass and percussion.  Learn more on our "New Releases" page. 

This newest of Mark Bracken's recordings is a brilliant, innovative recording of exotic and inspired Poetry With Music plus sublime instrumentals infused with a World Beat sensuality.  Acoustic and electric guitars with hand drums, tablas, tamboura, synthesizer and spoken word.

Acoustic guitars with synthesizers and sampled instrumentation paint a dreamy and mysterious soundscape for haunting ballads, sung in spoken word style, that include romantic visions from 19th century poets Keats and Byron as well as original poetry.