Mike Dillon (a.k.a. Mike D) is an American percussionist,

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, bandleader, and vocalist born in

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. He is a member of

Critters Buggin Critters Buggin is a Seattle, Washington-based instrumental group which performs in a jazz, rock and African-influenced, eclectic style. The band is composed of Matt Chamberlain (drums, percussion, piano, programming, synths, loops, samples and d ...

Les Claypool's Fancy Band Les Claypool's Fancy Band was a lineup of musicians on tour with Les Claypool from 2005 to 2007. The band consisted of Claypool on bass, Skerik on tenor and baritone saxophone, Mike Dillon on vibraphone, marimba, tabla, cuíca and percussion, ...

and

Garage A Trois Garage A Trois is an American jazz quartet including drummer Stanton Moore, saxophonist Skerik, vibraphone and percussionist Mike Dillon and keyboardist Marco Benevento. They play a variety of music including rock, funk and jazz. History Gar ...

. He has performed with many musicians including

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Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Karl Denson (born December 27, 1956) is an American funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and Singing, vocalist from Santa Ana, California. He was a member of Lenny Kravitz, Lenny Kravitz's band and has co-founded and led The Greyboy Allstars. Denso ...

Marco Benevento Marco Benevento (born July 22, 1977) is an American pianist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, who has been a fixture of the New York experimental music rock and jazz scene since 1999. He is the founder and recording e ...

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, and New Orleans musicians Kevin O'Day,

Johnny Vidacovich John Joseph Vidacovich Jr. (born June 27, 1949) is an American jazz drummer and a member of the band Astral Project with James Singleton, Tony Dagradi, and Steve Masakowski. He has also worked with Bobby McFerrin, Stanton Moore, Charlie H ...

and James Singleton. Dillon's love of playing percussion was born out of his love for the band Rush as a teenager. He originally performed in the 80's with local Dallas and Denton favorites Ten Hands. At the time, he was a casual drug user. Later when he led the 1990s Dallas-based

Billy Goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the ...

, he and his girlfriend (who he later married) became heroin addicts who began missing gigs and eventually were "on the verge of death". The band's management sent him to rehab, but he "only lasted three days". In the late 1990s, Billy Goat disbanded and he performed in the Kansas City-based Malachy Papers and the Austin-based

Hairy Apes BMX Hairy Apes BMX is an Austin, Texas, USA-based band playing an eclectic mix of rock, jazz, Latin, afro-funk, hip-hop, and punk. They won the Austin Regional Poll at The 1st Annual Independent Music Awards. According to Dillon, the band's name refers ...

(HABMX). Dillon quit heroin in 2000, and split with his wife around that time. In 2006, Dillon started a funky project "Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle" which included members of Billy Goat, drummer Go-Go Ray, and bassist, J.J. Jungle. The live Go-Go Jungle also performs songs from Dillon's prior projects. They released their second CD entitled ''Rock Star Bench Press'' in 2009. Dillon contributed the majority of compositions to Garage A Trois' ''

Power Patriot ''Power Patriot'' is the third studio album by Garage A Trois. It is the first CD with the musician line-up that includes Stanton Moore, Skerik, Mike Dillon and Marco Benevento. It was released October 2009.Keith SperGarage A Trois ranges from l ...

'' CD released in 2009. Dillon and saxophonist

Skerik Skerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, he is a pioneer in a playing style that has been called saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critt ...

perform as a trio called "The Dead Kenny G's" with alternate third members. National tours have included keyboardist

Brian Haas Brian Roy Haas (born March 18, 1974) is an American jazz pianist and founding member of the band Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. Haas spent his formative years in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa. He began studying class ...

and bassist

Brad Houser John Bradley Houser (born September 7, 1960) is an American bass guitar, baritone saxophone and bass clarinet player, originally from Dallas, Texas. He was a co-founding member of the New Bohemians, later to become known as Edie Brickell & New Bo ...

. With Houser they have also toured as "Critters Buggin Trio". They released a CD entitled ''Bewildered Herd'' in 2009. As a trio with bassist James Singleton, Dillon and Skerik have toured as "Illuminasti" and as a trio with

Les Claypool Leslie Edward Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and author. He is best known as the founder, lead singer, bassist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the ro ...

they have been billed as "The Fancy Trio". Dillon is married to artist

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, whom he resides with in Kansas City and New Orleans, but a busy touring schedule keeps him on the road much of the time.Keith Sper
Garage A Trois ranges from lounge jazz to prog-rock on a new CD
''nola.com'', November 13, 2009

Discography

* Black Frames ''

Solarallergy ''Solarallergy'' is a jazz and rock instrumental album by Black Frames. Black Frames is a collaborative project by Skerik, Mike Dillon (musician), Mike Dillon, Earl Harvin and Brad Houser from 2002. The album was accompanied by a national tour. Bet ...

'' (2002) * ''Mike Dillon'' (2003) * Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle ''

Battery Milk ''Battery Milk'' is the first album by Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle. The album includes experimental, funk and jazz. Musicians * Go-Go Ray - drums * JJ Jungle - bass, vocals * Ron Johnson - bass * Mike Dillon - vibraphone, tabla, percussion, v ...

'' (2007) * The Dead Kenny G's ''Bewildered Herd'' (2009) * Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle ''Rock Star Bench Press'' (2009) * Mike Dillon and Earl Harvin ''People Gardens'' (2010 – recorded 2005) * The Dead Kenny G's ''Operation Long Leash'' (2011) * Mike Dillon ''Urn'' (2012) * The Dead Kenny G's ''Gorelick'' (2012) * DVS

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"Bones" * Mike Dillon ''Band of Outsider'' (2014) * Nolatet "Dogs" (2016) * Mike Dillon ''Functioning Broke'' (2016) * Mike Dillon ''Life is Not a Football'' (2017) * Nolatet ''No Revenge Necessary'' (2018) * Mike Dillon '' Bonobo '' (2018) * Mike Dillon '' Roseweood'' (2019) * Mike Dillon & Punkadelic ''Shoot the Moon'' (2020) * Mike Dillon & The Bad Decisions ''Suitcase Man'' (2020) * Mike Dillon ''1918'' (2020)

With others

* Ten Hands ''Kung Fu ... That's What I Like'' (1988) * Ten Hands ''The Big One Is Coming'' (1989) * MC 900 Ft Jesus ''

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'' (1994) * ''Groove Collective'' (

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/Giant Step, 1994) U.S. Jazz No. 20 * Ten Hands ''The Big One That Got Away'' (1996) *

Pigface Pigface is an American industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin. History Pigface was formed from Ministry's ''The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste'' tour, which produced the '' In Case You Didn't Feel ...

'' The Best of Pigface: Preaching to the Perverted'' (2001) * Karl Denson ''The Bridge'' (2002) * Les Claypool '' Purple Onion'' (2002) * Les Claypool ''

Of Whales and Woe ''Of Whales And Woe'' is the first solo album by Les Claypool, the bassist and vocalist of Primus. The album was released on May 30, 2006. The album features Skerik (saxophonist of the Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade), Mike Dillon ...

'' (2006) * Ani DiFranco ''

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'' (2007) *

'' Live at Tonic'' (2007) *

Red Letter Year ''Red Letter Year'' is the 16th studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released on September 30, 2008. Says DiFranco about the album: “When I listen to my new record, I hear a very relaxed me, which I think has been absent in a lot o ...

'' (2008) * Santogold ''Santogold'' (2008) *

Of Fungi and Foe ''Of Fungi and Foe'' is the second solo album by Les Claypool. The album was released on the March 17, 2009. The album featured Eugene Hütz, Paulo Baldi, Mike Dillon, Lapland Miclovik, Sam Bass, Cage Claypool, and Bryonn Bain. Claypool sta ...

'' (2009) * Ani Difranco "Which Side Are You On" (2012) * Wavves "Afraid of Heights" (2013) *

Secret Chiefs 3 Secret Chiefs 3 (or SC3) is an American avant-garde group led by guitarist/composer Trey Spruance (of Mr. Bungle and formerly, Faith No More). Their studio recordings and tours have featured different lineups, as the group performs a wide range ...

(Ishraqiyun) ''Perichoresis'' (2014) * Primus '' Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble'' (2014) * Karl Denson ''New Ammo'' (2014) * The Revivalist ''Men Amongst Mountains'' (2015) * Stanton Moore "With You in Mind" (2017) * Robert Walter's 20th Congress ''Spacesuit'' (2018) *

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Book of Bad Decisions ''Book of Bad Decisions'' is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Clutch, released on September 7, 2018, through the band's own label Weathermaker Music. It was released on CD, regular black vinyl, limited coke bottle clear vinyl and ...

'' (2018) * The Dean Ween Group '' rock2 ''(2018) * Rickie Lee Jones '' Kicks '' 2019 * Karl Denson's Tiny Universe '' Gnomes and Badgers '' (2019) * The Iceman Special '' Circular Purple Circus '' (2021)

References

* - focus on Hairy Apes BMX and Billy Goat
Interview at Jambase, Dennis Cook, 2002
* - focus on Go-Go Jungle * focus on the bands Mike Dillon has toured with.

External links

Official website
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Discography

See also discographies

With others

References

External links