Musician Dictionary

Melvin Gibbs

American bassist · US jazz/rock bass guitarist

DescriptionAmerican bassist
Source: Wikidata
Born1958-05-25
Source: Wikidata
BirthplaceBrooklyn Brooklyn
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer jazz musician record producer musician bassist
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentselectric bass guitar bass guitar guitar
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz fusion
Source: Wikidata
Member ofDefunkt Power Tools Jean-Paul Bourelly & the BluWave Bandits Rollins Band Harriet Tubman Arto Lindsay Trio Body Meπa SociaLybrium Zig Zag Power Trio Eye and I MG's Funk Posse Sonny Sharrock Band Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society Bootstrappers The Bluwave Bandits Eye & I Gentle Safe And Natural Brandon Ross' The Overflow The Clinton Administration Sedition Ensemble Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity Bruce Smith Jazz Ensemble Orange Wave Electric
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz

Also known as

Gibbs M Gibbs M. Gibbs M.G. MG Melvin Gibb Melvingibbs メルヴィン・ギブス

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Identifiers

mbid: 4fda2f89-3336-44c6-9398-6c4a9c53bd9c · wikidata: Q1919781 · isni: 0000000055545607 · discogs: 55382

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