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Melvin's prose grooves just as hard as his bass playing. * W. Kamau Bell, comedian, author, and director * A compelling and immersive journey, not only into music’s DNA, but also into why and how it does what it does to us. Conclusion: music is life and inextricably woven into the human experience. A deeply researched and well-written work. * Henry Rollins, writer and radio show host * Insightful, revelatory, and informative * Meshell Ndegeocello, singer-songwriter and poet *

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Melvin Gibbs is a Grammy-nominated songwriter, composer, and musician. He is the 2019 winner of the JazzTimes Critics’ Poll for electric bass. His cross-disciplinary work encompasses an ongoing collaboration with the theoretical cosmologist Stephon Alexander and a long-term working relationship with filmmaker and conceptual artist Arthur Jafa. He splits his time between Brooklyn and Minneapolis.

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