Mike Lewis (born Michael Lewis) is an American saxophonist and bassist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a founding member and saxophonist in contemporary jazz groups Happy Apple and Fat Kid Wednesdays. He also plays electric bass in Alpha Consumer, and saxophone in Bon Iver.
Lewis has contributed to other projects such as Fog's Ditherer, and Gayngs' Relayted, and has recorded and performed live with Andrew Bird's band as well as Dosh. He has also recorded with the Tallest Man on Earth.
Discography
Happy Apple
Blown Shockwaves And Crash Flow (1997) Part Of The Solution Problem (1998) Body Popping Moon Walking Top Rocking (1999) Jazzercise With The Elders / God Bless Certain Portions Of The USA / E Equals What I Says It Does (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)
Chris Morrissey Quartet
The Morning World (2009) North Hero (2013)
Bryan Nichols Quintet
Bright Places (2011)
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)
Gramma's Boyfriend
Human Eye (2013)
Gayngs
Relayted (2010)
Bon Iver
Bon Iver, Bon Iver (2011) 22, A Million (2016) i,i (2019)
Contributions
Fog
Ether Teeth (2003) Hummer (2004) 10th Avenue Freakout (2005) Loss Leader (2006) Ditherer (2007) For Good (2016)
Dosh
Pure Trash (2004) The Lost Take (2006) Wolves and Wishes (2008) Tommy (2010) Milk Money (2013)
Andrew Bird
Noble Beast (2009) Break It Yourself (2012)
Haley Bonar
Golder (2011) Pleasureland (2018)
Other
The Tallest Man on Earth - Dark Bird Is Home (2015)
References
External links
Official Bon Iver website
Musicians from Minnesota
American male saxophonists
American double-bassists
Male double-bassists
Living people
Bon Iver members
21st-century American saxophonists
21st-century double-bassists
21st-century American male musicians
Year of birth missing (living people) Gayngs members