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David King (musician)
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David King is a drummer/ composer from Minneapolis. He is best known for being a founding member of the jazz groups The Bad Plus (with Reid Anderson and Ethan Iverson) and Happy Apple (with Michael Lewis and Erik Fratzke) although he is active in many other projects including free jazz collective Buffalo Collision with NYC "Downtown" legends Tim Berne and Hank Roberts and the electronic art/pop group Halloween Alaska as well as the noise/prog band The Gang Font with former Husker Du
bassist Greg Norton
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He has also recorded and or performed with Dewey Redman, Jeff Beck, Boots Reilly, Dead Prez, Bill Carrothers, Anthony Cox, Atmosphere, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Jef Lee Johnson, Beniot Delbec, Django Bates, Meat Beat Manifesto, Craig Taborn's Junk Magic, Tchad Blake, Tony Platt, Mason Jennings, Haley Bonar, Wendy Lewis, Chris Morissey, Ursus Minor, Peter Lang, and Craig Green among others.
King has also written and performed for modern dance with the world renowned Mark Morris Dance Group and for fashion, composing and performing live for three seasons of maverick designer Isaac Mizrahi's fashion week shows at Bryant Park NYC and for film with the award winning animated shorts "Bike Ride Story" and "Bike Race" by Tom Schroeder. In March 2008 King appeared with The Bad Plus on the Late Night with Conan O'brien television show playing one of Kings compositions "Thriftstore Jewelry". This marked the first and only time a jazz group performed on the show in its 17 year run. The drummer also has a website daveking.net where his complete discography and touring schedule can be viewed as well as periodic blog posts.
Husker Du
Husker Du means "Do you remember" in Danish and Norwegian, and may refer to:*Hüsker Dü, American punk band*Hūsker Dū?, a Danish board game*Husker Du, a Danish documentary series about the 1970s...
bassist Greg Norton
Greg Norton
Greg Norton is an American musician, formerly of the band Hüsker Dü....
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Music Career
In March 2010 King formed two new ensembles to debut at a 2 night concert celebration of his work held at the renowned Walker Art Center called The Dave King Trucking Company (with Chris Speed and Brandon Wozniak on tenor saxes, Erik Fratzke on guitar and Adam Linz on bass) and Golden Valley Is Now (with Craig Taborn on keyboards and Reid Anderson on bass and electronics). Both ensembles plan on recording in 2011. King also released a solo record titled "Indelicate" in 2010 on the Sunnyside label where the drummer plays duets with himself on piano aided by overdubbing in the studio.He has also recorded and or performed with Dewey Redman, Jeff Beck, Boots Reilly, Dead Prez, Bill Carrothers, Anthony Cox, Atmosphere, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Jef Lee Johnson, Beniot Delbec, Django Bates, Meat Beat Manifesto, Craig Taborn's Junk Magic, Tchad Blake, Tony Platt, Mason Jennings, Haley Bonar, Wendy Lewis, Chris Morissey, Ursus Minor, Peter Lang, and Craig Green among others.
King has also written and performed for modern dance with the world renowned Mark Morris Dance Group and for fashion, composing and performing live for three seasons of maverick designer Isaac Mizrahi's fashion week shows at Bryant Park NYC and for film with the award winning animated shorts "Bike Ride Story" and "Bike Race" by Tom Schroeder. In March 2008 King appeared with The Bad Plus on the Late Night with Conan O'brien television show playing one of Kings compositions "Thriftstore Jewelry". This marked the first and only time a jazz group performed on the show in its 17 year run. The drummer also has a website daveking.net where his complete discography and touring schedule can be viewed as well as periodic blog posts.
Active Bands
- The Bad PlusThe Bad PlusThe Bad Plus are a jazz trio from the United States, consisting of pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson, and drummer Dave King, originating from Minneapolis, MN.-History:...
- Happy AppleHappy AppleHappy Apple is an American jazz trio.Formed in 1996 in Minneapolis, members of the band are David King , Michael Lewis and Erik Fratzke ....
- Halloween, AlaskaHalloween, AlaskaHalloween, Alaska is a Minnesota-based band consisting of James Diers , Jake Hanson , Bill Shaw , and David King . All of the group's members live in the Twin Cities. Original keyboardist and programmer Ev left the band in 2008...
- Golden Valley is Now
- Dave King Trucking Company
- The Gang Font, feat. Interloper
- Buffalo Collision (with pianist Ethan IversonEthan IversonEthan Iverson is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the postmodern jazz trio The Bad Plus, with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King....
, cellist Hank RobertsHank RobertsHank Roberts is an American jazz cellist and vocalist. He plays the electric cello, and his style is a mixture of rock, jazz, avant garde, folk and classical influences...
and saxophonist Tim BerneTim BerneTim Berne is an American jazz saxophone player and composer.Described by critic Thom Jurek as commanding "considerable power as a composer and ... frighteningly deft ability as a soloist," Berne has composed and performed prolifically since the 1980s...
) - Chris Morrissey Trio
Past Projects/Collaborators
- 12 Rods12 Rods12 Rods was an indie rock band formed in Oxford, Ohio, United States in 1992. The group went on to relocate to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995 until its end in 2004.-History:...
- Love-Cars
- F*K*G
- Bill Carrothers' "The Electric Bill"
- Craig TabornCraig TabornCraig Taborn is an American keyboardist and composer. Playing piano, organ, and Moog synthesizer, Taborn has worked mostly in jazz, although he also does dark ambient and techno music....
(plays on Junk Magic album) - Meat Beat ManifestoMeat Beat ManifestoMeat Beat Manifesto, often shortened to Meat Beat or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK...
(plays on At the Center album) - Ursus Minor
- Haley BonarHaley BonarHaley Bonar is an American alternative country singer-songwriter who hails from South Dakota. She has lived in Duluth and St. Paul, Minnesota. In July 2009, she moved to Portland, Oregon, where she spent a year writing songs for her newest album Golder, which is to be released April 19, 2011...
- Mason JenningsMason JenningsMason Jennings is an American pop-folk singer-songwriter. He is well known for his simple yet catchy melodies, intimate lyrics, literary and historical themes, and distinctive voice...
(plays on BonecloudsBonecloudsBoneclouds is the fifth album by Mason Jennings. It was released in 2006 on Epic Records.-Track listing:#"Be Here Now" – 3:48#"Gentlest Hammer" – 3:14#"If You Ain't Got Love" – 3:16#"Some Say I'm Not" – 3:57#"Moon Sailing on the Water" – 4:34...
album) - Siamese Fighting FishSiamese fighting fishThe Siamese fighting fish , also known as the betta , is a popular species of freshwater aquarium fish. The name of the genus is derived from ikan bettah, taken from a local dialect of Malay...
(with bassist Anthony CoxAnthony Cox (musician)Anthony Cox is an American jazz bass player.Played with: Geri Allen, Dewey Redman, Dave Douglas, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Gary Thomas, Marty Ehrlich, Ed Blackwell, Joe Lovano, Dave King, and others.Lives and plays in Minnesota....
and guitarist Dean Granros)