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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, and bass guitarist Erik Fratzke.

All three members compose music for the group, which places equal emphasis on improvisation. Happy Apple plays a brand of jazz music drawing on several other genres; the group's members play in other bands ranging from indie rock and heavy metal to free jazz and electronic. The best known of these is The Bad Plus, in which King also plays drums.

Matt Mitchell, Josephine Davies & Francisco Andrade

by Maurice Hogue
September 30, 2024

Several dynamic album debuts in this episode, highlighted by brilliant pianist Matt Mitchell with his long-standing trio of bassist Chris Tordini and drummer Dan Weiss. Despite the countless hours of rehearsals and gigs, Zealous Angles is the first recording by the three. Portuguese saxophonist Francisco Andrade brings a fresh new approach with his new Linhas E ...

Julian Lage at Club Hancher

by Joshua Weiner
September 20, 2024

Julian Lage TrioClub Hancher at Hancher Auditorium Iowa City, IA September 15, 2024 The gorgeous new Hancher Auditorium, rebuilt in 2016 following severe flood damage to the original building in 2008, is situated on the campus of The University of Iowa. While the large Hadley Stage auditorium seats 1,800 and ...

Rufus Cappadocia, Sheila Anozier, Hermeto Pascoal, Søren Skov & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 6, 2024

Mondo Jazz #300! To celebrate this milestone, a playlist featuring the global sounds which Mondo Jazz listeners have come to expect. Here's to 300 more episodes!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Tranpe “Lan Gran Chimen" Twa Fey, Twa Rasin (Self-produced) 0:16 Host talks 3:39 ...

Karen Borca, Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers, & Albert Beger

by Maurice Hogue
July 8, 2024

This episode finds itself in a lot of different nooks and crannies of creative improvised music; there's the bassoon of Karen Borca, often considered the pioneer of that instrument in jazz, on a never-heard-before album, there's meditative yet free collaboration between two long time friends and members the AACM, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Amina ...

Italian Showcase Festival and Fringe Program, Novara

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 26, 2019

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 European Jazz Conference 2019: Italian Showcase Festival and Fringe Program Various venues Novara, Italy September 11-15, 2019 At a time when the ideals of unity and transnational solidarity that represented the founding values of modern-day Europe seem to be faltering under ...

Autobahn: Of the Tree

by Dave Wayne
October 9, 2016

Not to be confused with the band of the same name from The Big Lebowski (or the similarly-named British indie- rock / emo band, for that matter) this Autobahn is a trio of jolly Canadians who play 21st Century jazz. Not “swinging" jazz in the traditional Blue Note sense, the music of this bass-free trio of ...

Dave King Trio – Asia Avails 2017

September 5, 2016

A very exciting new trio from three of the most dynamic jazz artists working today! Led by visionary drummer Dave King, this trio recently made a splash at the Winter JazzFest in New York in January 2016, and are warming up for a new record, set to come out on ECM Records in 2017. Dave King ...

Dave King Trucking Company: Surrounded by the Night

by Vincenzo Roggero
July 11, 2016

Ha raggiunto fama e notorietà con il super trio The Bad Plus ma Dave King ha partecipato a molte delle formazioni chiave della scena downtown newyorchese ed è tuttora protagonista con progetti all'avanguardia, attenti a percepire e rielaborare tendenze e umori contemporanei. Uno di questi è la band denominata Dave King Trucking Company, al terzo album ...

NYC Winter Jazzfest 2016

by Dan Bilawsky
January 19, 2016

NYC Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 13-17, 2016 If you make the rounds in New York City on any night of the week, during any week of the year, there's always an abundance of quality jazz to hear. But when NYC Winter Jazzfest takes hold, the cup truly runneth over. This massive ...