David King (born June 8, 1970) is an American drummer and composer 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) although he is 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 as well as the noise/prog band The Gang Font with former
Hüsker Dü bassist
Greg Norton.