Michael Lewis (musician)

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Birth name Michael Lewis Name Michael Lewis Role Saxophonist		Genres Indie rock, Jazz Years active 1997-present

Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Associated acts Bon Iver, Andrew Bird, Jack White, St. Vincent, Dosh, Fog, Gayngs, Happy Apple Music groups Happy Apple (Since 1996), Bon Iver, Gayngs Albums For Emma - Forever Ago, Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Relayted, iTunes Session, Please Refrain From Fro Similar People David King, CJ Camerieri, Rob Moose, Michael Noyce, Justin Vernon
Instruments Saxophone, bass guitar Occupation(s) Multi-instrumentalist

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. 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.

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

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)

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Redstart

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