American musician
Mike Lewis
Birth name Michael Lewis Origin Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S.Genres Indie rock , jazz Occupation Musician Instruments Saxophone upright bass bass guitar Years active 1997–present Member of Formerly of Fog
Musical artist
Mike Lewis is an American saxophonist and bassist from Minneapolis , Minnesota. He is a founding member of the contemporary jazz groups Happy Apple and Fat Kid Wednesdays.[ 1] He plays electric bass in Alpha Consumer [ 2] and saxophone in Bon Iver . He is also a member of the group Gayngs and formerly the hip hop group Fog .
Lewis has recorded and performed live with Andrew Bird 's band[ 3] as well as Dosh . He has also recorded with the Tallest Man on Earth .[ 4]
Discography
Happy Apple
Blown Shockwaves & Crash Flow (1997)
Part of the Solutionproblem (1998)
Body Popping Moon Walking Top Rocking (1999)
Jazzercise with the Elders/E Equals What I Says It Does/God Bless Certain Portions of the USA (2000)
Please Refrain from Fronting (2001)
Youth Oriented (2003)
The Peace Between Our Companies (2004)
Happy Apple Back on Top (2007)
New York CD (2020)
Nothin' But Net: Live 1998–2000 (2021)
Fat Kid Wednesdays
Set One (2002)
The Art of Cherry (2004)
Singles (2006)
Ether Teeth (2003)
Hummer (2004)
10th Avenue Freakout (2005)
Loss Leader (2006)
Ditherer (2007)
For Good (2016)
Redstart
One (2002)
So Far from Over (2004)
Alpha Consumer
Alpha Consumer (2006)
Gary Victorsen's (2008)
Kick Drugs Out of America (2011)
Meat (2014)
The Morning World (2009)
North Hero (2013)
Bryan Nichols Quintet
Gramma's Boyfriend
Other contributions
Dosh
Andrew Bird
Haley Bonar
Golder (2011)
Pleasureland (2018)
The Tallest Man on Earth
References
^ Leggett, Steve. "Happy Apple Biography" . Allmusic. Retrieved June 19, 2010 .
^ "Alpha Consumer release Kick Drugs Out of America" . citypages.com . January 19, 2011. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2024 .
^ Espeland, Pamela (February 25, 2009). "Michael Lewis tours with Andrew Bird, turns up on Letterman and Leno" . Minnpost.
^ Gallagher, Caitlin (November 5, 2015). "Q&A: The Tallest Man on Earth's 'Dark Bird Is Home' Was Almost 'Too Personal' " .
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