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Music · MusicBrainz
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
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Discography
Member of
- Defunkt1979–1981
- Power Tools1988–1990
- Jean-Paul Bourelly & the BluWave Bandits1994–1997
- Rollins Band1994–2000
- Harriet Tubmansince 1998
- Arto Lindsay Trio
- Eye and I
- Body Meπa
- SociaLybrium
- Zig Zag Power Trio
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- 2,190
- Total plays
- 10,395
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Melvin Gibbs has been called "the best bassist in the world" by Time Out New York magazine. A well-respected veteran of the New York music scene, he has contributed his singular talents to major artists in many diverse genres of music, appearing on close to 200 albums. Born in Brooklyn N.Y. his first musical studies were on the congas and Latin percussion, focused on the Afro-Diasporatic rhythms of Puerto Rico, Cuba and Brazil. He studied with Papo Dadiego <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mel
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Melvin
- Family name
- Gibbs
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Berklee College of Music
- Genre
- jazz fusion
- Instrument
- electric bass guitar
- Official website
- music.melvin-gibbs.com
- Image
- Melvin Gibbs TFF 2014 (cropped).JPG
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- date of birth
- 2000-01-01
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- Commons category
- Melvin Gibbs
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Available in 10 languages
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