David King (drummer)

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David King
Dave King at the Moers Festival, 2017
Background information
Born	(1970-06-08) June 8, 1970 (age 54) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument	Drums
Labels	Sunnyside
Member of	The Bad Plus Happy Apple Halloween, Alaska Dave King Trucking Company Buffalo Collision The Gang Font

David King (born June 8, 1970) is an American drummer from Minneapolis. He is known for being a founding member of the jazz groups The Bad Plus (with Reid Anderson and Ethan Iverson) and Happy Apple (with Michael Lewis and Erik Fratzke). 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.