David King (drummer)


David King is an American drummer from Minneapolis. He is known for being a founding member of the jazz groups The Bad Plus and Happy Apple. King is also active in many other projects including free jazz collective Buffalo Collision with NYC "downtown" musicians Tim Berne and Hank Roberts and the electronic art/pop group Halloween, Alaska. He is also a member of the noise/prog band The Gang Font with former Hüsker Dü bassist Greg Norton. He also has a jazz quintet called Dave King Trucking Company.

Career

King has recorded or performed with Bill Frisell, Joshua Redman, Joe Lovano, Dewey Redman, Chris Speed, Ursus Minor, 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 and for fashion, composing and performing live for three seasons of designer Isaac Mizrahi'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, Adopted Highway, Surrounded By The Night 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.
He also hosts a one-hour all-jazz radio show "King's Speech" Sunday nights on Minnesota Public Radio's KCMP, and a YouTube web series called "Rational Funk".

Discography

As Leader

SoloIndelicate OK Piano
with Bill Carrothers and Billy PetersonI've Been Ringing You
with Dave King Trucking CompanyGood Old Light Adopted Highway Surrounded By The Night
  • ''Old TV''

As Co-leader

with Happy AppleBlown Shockwaves & Crash Flow Part Of The Solutionproblem Body Popping Moon Walking Top Rocking Jazzercise With The Elders/E Equals What I Says It Does/God Bless Certain Portions of the USA Please Refrain From Fronting Youth Oriented The Peace Between Our Companies Happy Apple Back On Top New York CD
with The Bad PlusThe Bad Plus Authorized Bootleg: New York 12/16/01 These Are the Vistas Give Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo Suspicious Activity? Prog For All I Care Never Stop Made Possible The Rite Of Spring Inevitable Western The Bad Plus Joshua Redman It's Hard Never Stop II Activate Infinity The Bad Plus. Complex Emotions
with Reid Anderson and Craig TabornGolden Valley Is Now
with The Gang FontThe Gang Font feat. Interloper
with Vector FamiliesFor Those About To Jazz/Rock We Salute You
with Buffalo Collision'
with Broken ShadowsBroken Shadows Broken Shadows Live
with F*K*GBroken Drive-In Speakers
with Craig GreenCraig Green + David King Moontower
with Love-CarsChump Lessons I'm Friends With All Stars Thank You For Telling Me What I Already Know
with Halloween, Alaska'Halloween, Alaska Too Tall To Hide Champagne Downtown All Night The Calls Came In Liberties Le Centre''

As Sideman

with Chris Speed TrioReally OK Platinum On Tap Respect For Your Toughness Despite Obstacles
with Craig TabornJunk Magic Daylight Ghosts Compass Confusion
with Julian LageLove Hurts Squint View with a Room Layers Speak to Me
with Bill CarrothersThe Electric Bill Shine Ball
with Chris Morrissey QuartetThe Morning World
with Ursus MinorZugzwang
with 12 RodsSeparation Anxieties Lost Time
with Armen NalbandianThe Complex Relationship Between Two Simple Machines Death, Infinity and Zero
with Nick Roesler
  • Ghosting a Funeral
  • The Intimacy of Realism
with Margaret Glaspy

Other appearances