Melvin Gibbs
@melvingibbs.bsky.social
Human/Creator/Composer/Musician/Writer
Next Up:
music: Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2 - out now! on Hausu Mountain
Electrical Field Of Love - Feb '26 on Pi Recordings
writing: How Black Music Took Over The World - Apr 14 '26 on Basic Books
Next Up:
music: Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2 - out now! on Hausu Mountain
Electrical Field Of Love - Feb '26 on Pi Recordings
writing: How Black Music Took Over The World - Apr 14 '26 on Basic Books
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Melvin Gibbs
@melvingibbs.bsky.social
· Sep 26
Gullah Jack Style [Visualizer]
YouTube video by Melvin Gibbs
www.youtube.com
check out the visualizer for
"Gullah Jack Style"
the latest single from my album
Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2
dropping on October 14th
on Hausu Mountain Records
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSFC...
"Gullah Jack Style"
the latest single from my album
Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2
dropping on October 14th
on Hausu Mountain Records
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSFC...
one of the basic rules of late 70s/early 80s jazz
is
every Moers Music record
is worth owning
is
every Moers Music record
is worth owning
John Carter - clarinet: Recorded at Studio 57, Düsseldorf, Germany; August 16, 1979.
John Carter - A Suite of Early American Folk Pieces for Solo Clarinet (Moers Music, 1979)
YouTube video by Pollis Drake
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
one of the basic rules of late 70s/early 80s jazz
is
every Moers Music record
is worth owning
is
every Moers Music record
is worth owning
Dems once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Dems once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
people aren’t talking enough
about the fact that
every judge who’s ruled against
military deployments & LEO in US cities
says that the government is lying to us
about the fact that
every judge who’s ruled against
military deployments & LEO in US cities
says that the government is lying to us
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
people aren’t talking enough
about the fact that
every judge who’s ruled against
military deployments & LEO in US cities
says that the government is lying to us
about the fact that
every judge who’s ruled against
military deployments & LEO in US cities
says that the government is lying to us
you know you’re in Chicago
when you see Common’s picture
on the side of a bus…
when you see Common’s picture
on the side of a bus…
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
you know you’re in Chicago
when you see Common’s picture
on the side of a bus…
when you see Common’s picture
on the side of a bus…
I’m flying tomorrow
oh well
oh well
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’m flying tomorrow
oh well
oh well
this mf just that drug prices are gonna go down 600%
— and nobody called him on it
smh
— and nobody called him on it
smh
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
this mf just that drug prices are gonna go down 600%
— and nobody called him on it
smh
— and nobody called him on it
smh
Ooookkkaaaayyyy…..
Loevy plays a video of a woman's arrest. Hewson says the woman was "assaultive" because she kicked a can of tear gas that had been deployed.
Loevy: "When you tear gas somebody … and they try to kick the tear gas canister away from them, that's assaulting?"
Hewson: "Yes."
Loevy: "When you tear gas somebody … and they try to kick the tear gas canister away from them, that's assaulting?"
Hewson: "Yes."
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Ooookkkaaaayyyy…..
FYI - from the Chicago ICE/Border Patrol testimony
Loevy: "Tear gas is a serious weapon, would you agree?"
Hewson: "No."
Hewson: "No."
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
FYI - from the Chicago ICE/Border Patrol testimony
Reposted by Melvin Gibbs
Melvin Gibbs (@melvingibbs.bsky.social) interviewed in @jazztimes.bsky.social by @adamorosi.bsky.social:
"In 1980, I had to prove that I was one of the cats, that I was part of that community and making my mark. Now it’s about who I am as a person."
Read in full at:
jazztimes.com/features/pro...
"In 1980, I had to prove that I was one of the cats, that I was part of that community and making my mark. Now it’s about who I am as a person."
Read in full at:
jazztimes.com/features/pro...
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Melvin Gibbs (@melvingibbs.bsky.social) interviewed in @jazztimes.bsky.social by @adamorosi.bsky.social:
"In 1980, I had to prove that I was one of the cats, that I was part of that community and making my mark. Now it’s about who I am as a person."
Read in full at:
jazztimes.com/features/pro...
"In 1980, I had to prove that I was one of the cats, that I was part of that community and making my mark. Now it’s about who I am as a person."
Read in full at:
jazztimes.com/features/pro...
This is the person in charge of ICE in Chicago
Obviously his elementary school teachers didn’t make him read The Constitution
He reports directly to Kristi Noem
so I guess her teachers didn’t make her read it either
So, it’s up to the judge(s) now
Obviously his elementary school teachers didn’t make him read The Constitution
He reports directly to Kristi Noem
so I guess her teachers didn’t make her read it either
So, it’s up to the judge(s) now
The Bovino deposition continues.
Bovino: "I have instructed my officers that when threats are made, which is advocacy of violence, threats agaisnt law enforcement officers … that is arrestable."
Bovino: "I have instructed my officers that when threats are made, which is advocacy of violence, threats agaisnt law enforcement officers … that is arrestable."
November 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This is the person in charge of ICE in Chicago
Obviously his elementary school teachers didn’t make him read The Constitution
He reports directly to Kristi Noem
so I guess her teachers didn’t make her read it either
So, it’s up to the judge(s) now
Obviously his elementary school teachers didn’t make him read The Constitution
He reports directly to Kristi Noem
so I guess her teachers didn’t make her read it either
So, it’s up to the judge(s) now
…and now NY is just too damn expensive - the person fusing jazz&beats that did get the benefit of some degree of NYC infrastructure support in this era - Kassa Overall - is back in Seattle
the reason we haven’t had a Flying Lotus or Makaya McCraven in NYC isn’t because the person who rolled like that wasn’t here - Djinji Brown & Mark Batson immediately come to mind - it’s that the promoters & presenters in town weren’t ready for what they were doing - we didn’t have a Scottie McNeice
my hot take is
it’s the presenters, promoters, & publicity mechanisms that are different in NY - NOT the musicians per se
“Jazz” is inherently collaborative
you can’t make it by yourself (even if you play solo)
it’s the presenters, promoters, & publicity mechanisms that are different in NY - NOT the musicians per se
“Jazz” is inherently collaborative
you can’t make it by yourself (even if you play solo)
November 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
…and now NY is just too damn expensive - the person fusing jazz&beats that did get the benefit of some degree of NYC infrastructure support in this era - Kassa Overall - is back in Seattle
the reason we haven’t had a Flying Lotus or Makaya McCraven in NYC isn’t because the person who rolled like that wasn’t here - Djinji Brown & Mark Batson immediately come to mind - it’s that the promoters & presenters in town weren’t ready for what they were doing - we didn’t have a Scottie McNeice
my hot take is
it’s the presenters, promoters, & publicity mechanisms that are different in NY - NOT the musicians per se
“Jazz” is inherently collaborative
you can’t make it by yourself (even if you play solo)
it’s the presenters, promoters, & publicity mechanisms that are different in NY - NOT the musicians per se
“Jazz” is inherently collaborative
you can’t make it by yourself (even if you play solo)
I had the NY vs Chicago conversation (among other things) with Makaya McCraven a few weeks ago - a big difference is when a collective comes up in NY the press tends to push one person -Steve Coleman for M-Base, DJ Spooky for illbient, Daid Ware, then Will Parker for EV free jazz -as the face of it
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
the reason we haven’t had a Flying Lotus or Makaya McCraven in NYC isn’t because the person who rolled like that wasn’t here - Djinji Brown & Mark Batson immediately come to mind - it’s that the promoters & presenters in town weren’t ready for what they were doing - we didn’t have a Scottie McNeice
my hot take is
it’s the presenters, promoters, & publicity mechanisms that are different in NY - NOT the musicians per se
“Jazz” is inherently collaborative
you can’t make it by yourself (even if you play solo)
it’s the presenters, promoters, & publicity mechanisms that are different in NY - NOT the musicians per se
“Jazz” is inherently collaborative
you can’t make it by yourself (even if you play solo)
I had the NY vs Chicago conversation (among other things) with Makaya McCraven a few weeks ago - a big difference is when a collective comes up in NY the press tends to push one person -Steve Coleman for M-Base, DJ Spooky for illbient, Daid Ware, then Will Parker for EV free jazz -as the face of it
Today's newsletter is about The Bottle Tapes, an incredible new 6CD set of live avant-jazz recordings, and about the difference between the New York and Chicago music scenes:
burningambulance.substack.com/p/the-bottle...
burningambulance.substack.com/p/the-bottle...
November 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
my hot take is
it’s the presenters, promoters, & publicity mechanisms that are different in NY - NOT the musicians per se
“Jazz” is inherently collaborative
you can’t make it by yourself (even if you play solo)
it’s the presenters, promoters, & publicity mechanisms that are different in NY - NOT the musicians per se
“Jazz” is inherently collaborative
you can’t make it by yourself (even if you play solo)
the original M-Base crew
was
Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, Graham Haynes, Jean-Paul Bourelly, and Geri Allen
was
Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, Graham Haynes, Jean-Paul Bourelly, and Geri Allen
I need to dig in to the non-Coleman M-Base stuff, I just assumed it was his concept/ domain, I never considered it was broader than 5 Elements
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
the original M-Base crew
was
Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, Graham Haynes, Jean-Paul Bourelly, and Geri Allen
was
Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, Graham Haynes, Jean-Paul Bourelly, and Geri Allen
on that note
I’ll be in Chicago tomorrow
at Theaster Gate’s Land School
w Joshua Abrams & Ben Lamar Gay
7200 S. Dorchester Ave 7 PM
come through!
www.eventbrite.com/e/melvin-gib...
I’ll be in Chicago tomorrow
at Theaster Gate’s Land School
w Joshua Abrams & Ben Lamar Gay
7200 S. Dorchester Ave 7 PM
come through!
www.eventbrite.com/e/melvin-gib...
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
on that note
I’ll be in Chicago tomorrow
at Theaster Gate’s Land School
w Joshua Abrams & Ben Lamar Gay
7200 S. Dorchester Ave 7 PM
come through!
www.eventbrite.com/e/melvin-gib...
I’ll be in Chicago tomorrow
at Theaster Gate’s Land School
w Joshua Abrams & Ben Lamar Gay
7200 S. Dorchester Ave 7 PM
come through!
www.eventbrite.com/e/melvin-gib...
I had the NY vs Chicago conversation (among other things) with Makaya McCraven a few weeks ago - a big difference is when a collective comes up in NY the press tends to push one person -Steve Coleman for M-Base, DJ Spooky for illbient, Daid Ware, then Will Parker for EV free jazz -as the face of it
Today's newsletter is about The Bottle Tapes, an incredible new 6CD set of live avant-jazz recordings, and about the difference between the New York and Chicago music scenes:
burningambulance.substack.com/p/the-bottle...
burningambulance.substack.com/p/the-bottle...
The Bottle Tapes
An essential storehouse of Chicago music history
burningambulance.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I had the NY vs Chicago conversation (among other things) with Makaya McCraven a few weeks ago - a big difference is when a collective comes up in NY the press tends to push one person -Steve Coleman for M-Base, DJ Spooky for illbient, Daid Ware, then Will Parker for EV free jazz -as the face of it
I’ve been lowkey working on my Swahili
If I ever meet Mamdani I’m gonna drop a “habari” on him to see how he responds
If I ever meet Mamdani I’m gonna drop a “habari” on him to see how he responds
first of all
Mamdani is Ugandan
… so we’re talking
Zebra rides
not camel rides
Mamdani is Ugandan
… so we’re talking
Zebra rides
not camel rides
This guy
November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I’ve been lowkey working on my Swahili
If I ever meet Mamdani I’m gonna drop a “habari” on him to see how he responds
If I ever meet Mamdani I’m gonna drop a “habari” on him to see how he responds
first of all
Mamdani is Ugandan
… so we’re talking
Zebra rides
not camel rides
Mamdani is Ugandan
… so we’re talking
Zebra rides
not camel rides
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
first of all
Mamdani is Ugandan
… so we’re talking
Zebra rides
not camel rides
Mamdani is Ugandan
… so we’re talking
Zebra rides
not camel rides
beyond the obvious racism
his CV shows that he's built to EXACTLY to appeal to the Majority of NY'ers - it seems like whoever wrote this has never ridden the subway, let alone been to The Bronx
his CV shows that he's built to EXACTLY to appeal to the Majority of NY'ers - it seems like whoever wrote this has never ridden the subway, let alone been to The Bronx
It is worth saying that putting “Africana studies” in scare quotes as if it’s a ridiculous concept is not a political argument. It’s just racism. “Africa is not worthy of a major” is the implication. Yeah dude you’re just racist. (From Gerard Baker at the WSJ today)
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
beyond the obvious racism
his CV shows that he's built to EXACTLY to appeal to the Majority of NY'ers - it seems like whoever wrote this has never ridden the subway, let alone been to The Bronx
his CV shows that he's built to EXACTLY to appeal to the Majority of NY'ers - it seems like whoever wrote this has never ridden the subway, let alone been to The Bronx
Chicago!
I'll be at The Land School
this Thursday
hosting a listening party for my new album
I'll be joined by Ben Lamar Gay & Joshua Abrams
Ben and I will play- the the 3 of us will chop it up & listen to the album together
thank you to The Rebuild Foundation & @hausumountain.bsky.social
I'll be at The Land School
this Thursday
hosting a listening party for my new album
I'll be joined by Ben Lamar Gay & Joshua Abrams
Ben and I will play- the the 3 of us will chop it up & listen to the album together
thank you to The Rebuild Foundation & @hausumountain.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Chicago!
I'll be at The Land School
this Thursday
hosting a listening party for my new album
I'll be joined by Ben Lamar Gay & Joshua Abrams
Ben and I will play- the the 3 of us will chop it up & listen to the album together
thank you to The Rebuild Foundation & @hausumountain.bsky.social
I'll be at The Land School
this Thursday
hosting a listening party for my new album
I'll be joined by Ben Lamar Gay & Joshua Abrams
Ben and I will play- the the 3 of us will chop it up & listen to the album together
thank you to The Rebuild Foundation & @hausumountain.bsky.social
Reposted by Melvin Gibbs
Happy Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Happy Halloween
the bathroom on the left looks like the bathroom in the house of a person whose family has been rich for a long-ass time
the bathroom on the right looks like it's in a suite in a hotel in a random city that has the bar where that city's A-level coke dealers & the highest-priced hoes hang out
the bathroom on the right looks like it's in a suite in a hotel in a random city that has the bar where that city's A-level coke dealers & the highest-priced hoes hang out
The guy who tore down half the White House and keeps plastering tacky gold shit everywhere is suddenly concerned with the building’s aesthetic traditions.
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
the bathroom on the left looks like the bathroom in the house of a person whose family has been rich for a long-ass time
the bathroom on the right looks like it's in a suite in a hotel in a random city that has the bar where that city's A-level coke dealers & the highest-priced hoes hang out
the bathroom on the right looks like it's in a suite in a hotel in a random city that has the bar where that city's A-level coke dealers & the highest-priced hoes hang out
punk rock uncles ftw
I know this fascist shit is doomed when I see late 50s and early 60s white guys in their Costco Shopping Finest screaming ‘fuck you’ in DHS officers’ faces
Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
punk rock uncles ftw
Chicago!
Thursday Nov. 6th at 7 PM at The Land School
I'm having a listening party for my new album
"Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2"
Ben Lamar Gay and Joshua Abrams will be there with me
(Ben & I will play a little)
Suggested Donation: $1.00 or more
Come Through!
www.eventbrite.com/e/melvin-gib...
Thursday Nov. 6th at 7 PM at The Land School
I'm having a listening party for my new album
"Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2"
Ben Lamar Gay and Joshua Abrams will be there with me
(Ben & I will play a little)
Suggested Donation: $1.00 or more
Come Through!
www.eventbrite.com/e/melvin-gib...
Melvin Gibbs' 'Amasia' Listening Party
A listening party, performance & conversation to celebrate Melvin Gibbs' 'Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2' release, presented by Hausu Mountain.
www.eventbrite.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Chicago!
Thursday Nov. 6th at 7 PM at The Land School
I'm having a listening party for my new album
"Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2"
Ben Lamar Gay and Joshua Abrams will be there with me
(Ben & I will play a little)
Suggested Donation: $1.00 or more
Come Through!
www.eventbrite.com/e/melvin-gib...
Thursday Nov. 6th at 7 PM at The Land School
I'm having a listening party for my new album
"Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2"
Ben Lamar Gay and Joshua Abrams will be there with me
(Ben & I will play a little)
Suggested Donation: $1.00 or more
Come Through!
www.eventbrite.com/e/melvin-gib...
it really feels like he's trying to goad someone into an assassination attempt so he can call out the troops
And now he’s on a posting spree of photos showing the remodeled bathroom. At least half a dozen of these posts so far.
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
it really feels like he's trying to goad someone into an assassination attempt so he can call out the troops