Michael Lewis (musician)

Mike Lewis
Birth name	Michael Lewis
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres	Indie rock, jazz
Occupation(s)	Multi-instrumentalist
Instruments	Saxophone, bass guitar
Years active	1997-present
Associated acts	Bon Iver, Andrew Bird, Jack White, St. Vincent, Dosh, Fog, Gayngs, Happy Apple

Mike Lewis (born Michael Lewis) is a saxophonist and bassist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a founding member of contemporary jazz groups Happy Apple and Fat Kid Wednesdays.^[1] He also plays electric bass in Alpha Consumer and Red Start.

Mike Lewis has contributed to other projects such as Fog's Ditherer and Gayngs' Relayted. He is currently a member of Andrew Bird's band, as well as Dosh, Bon Iver, and The Tallest Man on Earth.^[2]

After trying trumpet, Mike Lewis settled on the saxophone at age 10.

Discography

Happy Apple

Blown Shockwaves And Crash Flow (1997)
Part Of The Solution Problem (1998)
Please Refrain From Fronting (2001)
Youth Oriented (2002)
The Peace Between Our Companies (2004)
Happy Apple Back On Top (2007)

Redstart

So Far From Over (2004)

Contributions

Fog - Ether Teeth (2003)
Dosh - Pure Trash (2004)
Fog - Loss Leader (2006)
Dosh - The Lost Take (2006)
Fog - Ditherer (2007)
Dosh - Wolves and Wishes (2008)
Andrew Bird - Noble Beast (2009)
Gayngs - Relayted (2010)
Dosh - Tommy (2010)
Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver (2011)
Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself (2012)
The Tallest Man on Earth - Dark Bird Is Home (2015)
Bon Iver - "22, A Million" (2016)

References

↑ Leggett, Steve. "Happy Apple Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
↑ Espeland, Pamela (February 25, 2009). "Michael Lewis tours with Andrew Bird, turns up on Letterman and Leno". Minnpost.

External links

Michael Lewis discography at Discogs
Official Bon Iver website

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