Happy Apple

Artist Description

"There's a small subgenre of bands right now that are making a tricky but inevitable connection: the combustible energy, sardonic attitudes and harsh, crackling timbres of indie rock and the musicianship, improvisational logic and humanism of jazz."
- The New York Times



happy apple. modern jazz for people who like david lee roth better than sammy hagar. Saxophones, bass, drums. Formed in 1996 in Minneapolis, MN. Named after a Fisher-Price toy from the '60s. Have released six studio albums to date, as well as a limited-edition 3-disc live set. Have appeared in bars, theaters, jazz clubs, rock clubs, school auditoriums, cafeterias, bakeries, museums, mini-marts, hockey venues, airport lounges and correctional facilities. Features DAVID KING. Drums, cymbals, toys. Composer. Founding member of Happy Apple. Also seen and heard with The Bad Plus, The Electric Bill, Love-cars, Halloween, Alaska, F*K*G, and Siamese Fighting Fish. Loves dessert. MICHAEL LEWIS. Soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. Little keyboards and pedals. Composer. Founding member of Happy Apple. Also seen and heard with the jazz trio Fat Kid Wednesdays, the electronic collective "T", the rock groups Redstart and Fog, The Electric Bill, and the double-trio Science Vs. Flames. Also loves dessert. ERIK FRATZKE. Fender bass. Composer. Member of Happy Apple since January of 1998. Former member of Casino Royale, The Auto Body Experience, Kick Acid, Juggernaut, and other rockin' good projects. Current leader of the instrumental doom-metal band Zebulon Pike. Loves metal.