David King (born June 8, 1970) is an American drummer from

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. He is known for being a founding member of the jazz groups

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(with

Reid Anderson Reid Anderson (born 15 October 1970) is a bassist and composer from Minnesota. He is a member of The Bad Plus with drummer Dave King, saxophonist Chris Speed, and guitarist Ben Monder. The original lineup of The Bad Plus first played together ...

and

Ethan Iverson Ethan Iverson (born February 11, 1973) is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the avant-garde jazz trio The Bad Plus with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King. Biography Iverson was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin. ...

) and

Happy Apple Happy Apple is an American jazz trio from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Initially formed in 1996 by David King (drums), Michael Lewis (saxophone), Anton Denner (saxophone) and Cully Swansen (bass), since 1998 the lineup has consisted of King, Lewis, ...

(with

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and Erik Fratzke) although he is active in many other projects including free jazz collective Buffalo Collision with NYC "downtown" musicians

Tim Berne Tim Berne (born October 16, 1954) is an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and record label owner. His primary instruments are the alto and baritone saxophones. Biography Berne was born in Syracuse, New York, United States. He has said that ...

and

Hank Roberts Hank Roberts (born March 24, 1954, Terre Haute, Indiana) is an American jazz cellist and vocalist. He plays the electric cello, and his style is a mixture of rock, jazz, avant-garde, folk, and classical influences. He emerged with the downtown N ...

and the electronic art/pop group

Halloween, Alaska Halloween, Alaska is a Minnesota-based band consisting of James Diers (voice, guitar, keys), Jake Hanson (brother of Tapes 'n Tapes drummer Jeremy Hanson, guitar), Bill Shaw (electric bass guitar), and Dave King (acoustic and electronic drums). ...

, as well as the noise/prog band The Gang Font with former

Hüsker Dü Hüsker Dü () was an American punk rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1979. The band's continual members were guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould, bassist/vocalist Greg Norton, and drummer/vocalist Grant Hart. They first gained notabili ...

bassist

Greg Norton Gregory James Norton (born March 13, 1959) is an American musician, formerly of the band Hüsker Dü. Early life Norton was born in Davenport, Iowa, as this was the most local Catholic hospital to his family’s home in Rock Island, Illinois. He ...

, and jazz quintet Dave King Trucking Company.

Career

King has recorded or performed with Bill Frisell, Joshua Redman, Joe Lovano, Dewey Redman, Chris Speed, Ursus Minor (with Tony Hymas, Jef Lee Johnson, François Corneloup, Jeff Beck, Julian Lage, Boots Riley and Dead Prez), Joe 'Guido' Welsh, Viktor Krauss, Matt Maneri, Bill Carrothers, Anthony Cox, Atmosphere, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Benoît Delbecq, Django Bates, Meat Beat Manifesto, Craig Taborn's Junk Magic, Tchad Blake, Tony Platt, Mason Jennings, Haley Bonar, Wendy Lewis, Chris Morissey, Jim Mcneely and HR big band, Peter Lang, Craig Green and his high school big band among others. King has also written and performed for modern dance with the

Mark Morris Dance Group Mark William Morris (born August 29, 1956) is an American dancer, choreographer and director whose work is acclaimed for its craftsmanship, ingenuity, humor, and at times eclectic musical accompaniments. Morris is popular among dance aficionados, ...

and for fashion, composing and performing live for three seasons of designer

Isaac Mizrahi Isaac Mizrahi (born October 14, 1961) is an American fashion designer, television presenter and chief designer of the Isaac Mizrahi brand for Xcel Brands. Based in New York City, he is best known for his eponymous fashion lines. Mizrahi was prev ...

's fashion week shows at Bryant Park NYC and for film with the award winning animated shorts "Bike Ride Story" and "Bike Race" by Tom Schroeder. In March 2008 King appeared with The Bad Plus on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien television show playing one of King's compositions, "Thriftstore Jewelry". In 2010 King released a solo record titled "Indelicate" on the Sunnyside label where the drummer plays duets with himself on piano aided by overdubbing in the studio. In 2012 King released a trio record of standards featuring Bill Carrothers and Billy Peterson on Sunnyside Records titled "I'll Be Ringing You". He has also released three records with The Dave King Trucking Co.: Good Old Light (2011), Adopted Highway (2014), Surrounded By The Night (2016) on Sunnyside Records. King features in the documentary 'King for Two Days' which documents a two-night concert held at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN celebrating the music of Dave King and featuring performances by five of the bands he drums in. King for Two Days is an official selection for the 2012

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is an annual non-fiction film festival held in Missoula, Montana each February. The event showcases documentary films from around the world. The festival first began in 2003 as a seven-day event. It is now a ten- ...

. He also hosts a one-hour all-jazz radio show "King's Speech" Sunday nights on

Minnesota Public Radio Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), is a public radio network for the state of Minnesota. With its three services, News & Information, YourClassical MPR and The Current, MPR operates a 46-station regional radio network in the upper Midwest. MPR ha ...

KCMP KCMP (89.3 FM, 89.3 The Current) is a radio station owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) that broadcasts a AAA music format including a significant rotation of songs by local artists. Licensed to Northfield, Minnesota and covering the Minnea ...

, and a YouTube web series called "Rational Funk".

Discography

Solo

* ''Indelicate'' (2010)

with Bill Carrothers and
Billy Peterson Billy Peterson (born as Willard Peterson, in Minnesota) is an American bass player, songwriter, composer, session musician and producer. Growing up in a family of professional musicians, Peterson started with music at a very young age. Billy is b ...

* ''I've Been Ringing You'' (2012)

with
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* ''

'' (2001) * ''Authorized Bootleg: New York 12/16/01'' (2002) * '' These Are the Vistas'' (2003) * '' Give'' (2004) * ''Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo'' (2005) * '' Suspicious Activity?'' (2005) * '' Prog'' (2007) * '' For All I Care'' (2008 Europe, 2009 North America) * '' Never Stop'' (2010) * '' Made Possible'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

Inevitable Western ''Inevitable Western'' is a 2014 album by jazz trio The Bad Plus. It is the group's tenth studio album and it only contains original compositions. The rear CD insert features a photo of "Big Tex", the marketing icon of the State Fair of Texas. R ...

'' (2014) * ''

The Bad Plus Joshua Redman ''The Bad Plus Joshua Redman'' is a 2015 album by jazz trio The Bad Plus and saxophonist Joshua Redman. The album was generally positively received, achieving a Metacritic score of 84%. Background The record is the group's eleventh studio album ...

'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2016) * ''

Never Stop II ''Never Stop II'' is the thirteenth studio album by American jazz trio The Bad Plus, released on January 19, 2018 by Legbreaker Records label. Background This album is the first album with pianist Orrin Evans who replaced Ethan Iverson. The a ...

'' (2018) * ''

Activate Infinity ''Activate Infinity'' is an album by American jazz trio The Bad Plus that was released by Edition on October 25, 2019. The album contains eight original compositions written by band members. Reception Thom Jurek in his review for AllMusic stated ...

'' (2019)

with Golden Valley Is Now

* '' Golden Valley Is Now'' (2019)

with Buffalo Collision

* ''(duck)'' (2008)

with Broken Shadows

* ''Broken Shadows'' (Vinyl 2019, CD/Digital 2021) * ''Broken Shadows Live'' (2020)

with
Chris Speed Chris Speed (born February 12, 1967) is an American saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. Early life and career Speed grew up outside of Seattle and studied classical piano and clarinet from an early age. He later began studying jazz, took up ...
Trio

* ''Really OK'' (2014) * ''Platinum On Tap'' (2017) * ''Respect For Your Toughness'' (2019)

with Dave King Trucking Company

* ''Good Old Light'' (2011) * ''Adopted Highway'' (2013) * ''Surrounded By The Night'' (2016)

with
Happy Apple Happy Apple is an American jazz trio from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Initially formed in 1996 by David King (drums), Michael Lewis (saxophone), Anton Denner (saxophone) and Cully Swansen (bass), since 1998 the lineup has consisted of King, Lewis, ...

* ''Blown Shockwaves & Crash Flow'' (1997) * ''Part Of The Solutionproblem'' (1998) * ''Body Popping Moon Walking Top Rocking'' (1999) * ''Jazzercise With The Elders/E Equals What I Says It Does/God Bless Certain Portions of the USA'' (2000) * ''Please Refrain From Fronting'' (2001) * ''Youth Oriented'' (2003) * ''The Peace Between Our Companies'' (2004 Europe, 2005 North America) * ''Happy Apple Back On Top'' (2007) *''New York CD'' (2020)

with The Gang Font

* ''The Gang Font feat. Interloper'' (2007)

with Vector Families

* ''For Those About To Jazz/Rock We Salute You'' (2017)

with FKG

* ''Broken Drive-In Speakers'' (1998)

with Chris Morrissey Quartet

* ''The Morning World'' (2009)

with Craig Green

* ''Craig Green + David King'' (2008) * ''Moontower'' (2012)

with Ursus Minor

* ''Zugzwang'' (2005)

with Love-Cars

* ''Chump Lessons'' (1998) * ''I'm Friends With All Stars'' (2000) * ''Thank You For Telling Me What I Already Know'' (2002)

with
Halloween, Alaska Halloween, Alaska is a Minnesota-based band consisting of James Diers (voice, guitar, keys), Jake Hanson (brother of Tapes 'n Tapes drummer Jeremy Hanson, guitar), Bill Shaw (electric bass guitar), and Dave King (acoustic and electronic drums). ...

* ''Halloween, Alaska'' (2003) * ''Too Tall To Hide'' (2005) * ''Champagne Downtown'' (2009) * ''All Night The Calls Came In'' (2011) * ''Liberties'' (2013) * ''Le Centre'' (2018)

with
12 Rods 12 Rods (also known by the stylistic variants 12RODS and Twelve Rods) is an indie rock band from Minneapolis Minnesota. The group was formed in Oxford, Ohio in 1992, later relocating to Minneapolis in 1995 where it was based until its disbandmen ...

* '' Separation Anxieties'' (2000) * '' Lost Time'' (2002)

with
Julian Lage Julian Lage ( ; born December 25, 1987) is an American guitarist and composer. Career A child prodigy, Lage was the subject of the 1996 short documentary film ''Jules at Eight''. At 12, he performed at the 2000 Grammy Awards. Three years later ...

* ''

Love Hurts "Love Hurts" is a song written and composed by the American songwriter Boudleaux Bryant. First recorded by the Everly Brothers in July 1960, the song is most well known from the 1974 international hit version by Scottish hard rock band Nazare ...

'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2021)

Other appearances

*Rhea Valentine - ''Rhea Valentine'' (1995) *Tugboat - ''1981 Decor'' (1998) * Bill Carrothers - ''The Electric Bill'' (2002) *Robert Skoro - ''Proof'' (2002) *

Craig Taborn Craig Marvin Taborn (; born February 20, 1970) is an American pianist, organist, keyboardist and composer. He works solo and in bands, mostly playing various forms of jazz. He started playing piano and Moog synthesizer as an adolescent and was i ...

- '' Junk Magic'' (2004) *

Meat Beat Manifesto Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened as Meat Beat, Manifesto or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens that was formed in 1987 in Swindon, United Kingdom. The band, fronted by Dangers (the only ...

- ''

At The Center ''At the Center'' is an album by Meat Beat Manifesto, released in 2005 as part of the "Blue Series" of Thirsty Ear records fusing jazz with electronica. Jazz elements had been featured in occasional Meat Beat Manifesto songs over the years, but ...

'' (2005) *Bill Carrothers - ''Shine Ball'' (2006) *

Haley Bonar Haley McCallum (born 1983), professionally known as Haley and formerly Haley Bonar, is a Canadian-born American singer and songwriter who was raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. She has lived in Duluth and currently St. Paul, Minnesota. In 2009, s ...

- ''Lure The Fox'' (2006) *

Mason Jennings Mason Jennings is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter. Biography Born in Hawaii, Jennings moved with his family to Pittsburgh at an early age. Jennings learned to play guitar at the age of 13, when he began writing songs. Jennings later dr ...

- '' Boneclouds'' (2006) *Haley Bonar - ''Big Star'' (2008) *

Donna Lewis Donna Lewis (born August 1959) is a Welsh singer. She is best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", which peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, and also peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Aust ...

- ''Brand New Day'' (2015) *Craig Taborn - '' Daylight Ghosts'' (2017)

References

External links

Dave King's homepage
(with complete discography, touring schedule, and periodic blog posts)
2013 Audio Interview with Dave King from the podcast I'd Hit That
{{DEFAULTSORT:King, David 1970 births Living people Musicians from Minnesota 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 21st-century American drummers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians The Bad Plus members Sunnyside Records artists Intakt Records artists