Mike Allen Trio

Mike Allen Trio: Dialectic

by David A. Orthmann
August 10, 2004

Mike Allen Trio Dialectic Almus 2003

The winner of the 2003 Western Canadian Music Awards Outstanding Jazz Recording, Mike Allen's Dialectic (Almus, ALM11092) is a prime example of an exceptional disc produced outside of the major jazz centers of the United States. A longtime participant in the fertile Vancouver music scene, Allen thrives in a trio format that prominently features bassist Paul Rushka and drummer Julian MacDonough. Although the tenor and soprano saxophonist has ...