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, 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 Human Resources big band, Peter Language, 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 New York City 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 2011 King release the Debut album of the Dave King Trucking Company called Good Old Light on Sunnyside Records. In 2012 King released a trio record of standards featuring Bill Carrothers and Billy Peterson on Sunnyside Records.
King also features in the documentary "King for Two Days" which documents a two-night concert held at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota 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.
Active
The Bad Plus
Halloween, Alaska
Happy Apple
Past projects and collaborators
12 Rods
Bill Carrothers" "The Electric Bill"
Craig Taborn (plays on Junk Magic album)
Haley Bonar
Meat Beat Manifesto (plays on At the Center album)
Mason Jennings (plays on Boneclouds album)
Siamese Fighting Fish (with bassist Anthony Cox and guitarist Dean Granros).