Happy AppleHappy Apple is Erik Fratzke (fender bass, guitar, composer), David King (drums, cymbals, toys, composer), and Michael Lewis (saxophones, keyboards, upright bass, composer), who have been making innovative freeform jazz together since 1996. It has been a while since the Apple last played at The Cedar, but the group has not been idle: in August 2007 they released a new record modestly titled "Happy Apple Back on Top" We're glad to hear it, and glad to have them back! Opening will be James Buckley Trio, lead by James Buckley on bass, and featuring J. T. Bates (drums), and Brian Nichols (piano). Their debut album Stitches has been praised as "a weathered and care-worn gem whose best quality is the way its resolutely lo-fi sound accents and enhances the comfortable and intimate interplay between the players." (Steve McPherson, ReveilleMag.com)