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

1. Leggett, Steve. "Happy Apple Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
2. 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