Michael Lewis (musician) explained

Background:	person
Mike Lewis
Birth Name:	Michael Lewis
Origin:	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genre:	Indie rock, jazz
Occupation:	Musician
Years Active:	1997–present
Past Member Of:	Fog

Mike Lewis is an American saxophonist and bassist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a founding member of the contemporary jazz groups Happy Apple and Fat Kid Wednesdays.^[1] He plays electric bass in Alpha Consumer^[2] and saxophone in Bon Iver. He is also a member of the group Gayngs and formerly the hip hop group Fog.

Lewis has recorded and performed live with Andrew Bird's band^[3] as well as Dosh. He has also recorded with the Tallest Man on Earth.^[4]

Discography

Happy Apple

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)
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)

Fog

Ether Teeth (2003)
Hummer (2004)
10th Avenue Freakout (2005)
Loss Leader (2006)
Ditherer (2007)
For Good (2016)

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)

Chris Morrissey Quartet

The Morning World (2009)
North Hero (2013)

Gayngs

Relayted (2010)

Bryan Nichols Quintet

Bright Places (2011)

Bon Iver

Bon Iver, Bon Iver (2011)
22, A Million (2016)
i,i (2019)
Sable (2024)

Gramma's Boyfriend

Human Eye (2013)

Other contributions

Dosh

Pure Trash (2004)
The Lost Take (2006)
Wolves and Wishes (2008)
Tommy (2010)
Milk Money (2013)
Tomorrow 1972 (2021)

Andrew Bird

Noble Beast (2009)
Break It Yourself (2012)

Haley Bonar

Golder (2011)
Pleasureland (2018)

The Tallest Man on Earth

Dark Bird Is Home (2015)

Notes and References

Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p416929/biography|pure_url=yes}} Happy Apple Biography]. Allmusic. Steve. Leggett. June 19, 2010.
Web site: Alpha Consumer release Kick Drugs Out of America . citypages.com . January 19, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110216172144/http://www.citypages.com/2011-01-19/music/alpha-consumer-release-kick-drugs-out-of-america/ . October 18, 2024. February 16, 2011 .
Web site: Michael Lewis tours with Andrew Bird, turns up on Letterman and Leno. Minnpost. Pamela. Espeland. February 25, 2009.
Web site: Gallagher . Caitlin . November 5, 2015 . Q&A: The Tallest Man on Earth's 'Dark Bird Is Home' Was Almost 'Too Personal' .