Melvin Seals (born 1953 in San Francisco, California)[1] is an American musician, best known as a longtime member of the Jerry Garcia Band.

JGB aims to continue the Jerry Garcia Band’s legacy beyond the loss of some of its key members.

Jerry Garcia Band drummer David Kemper joined Melvin Seals & JGB in 2007.

To date, other musicians/friends of Jerry's have included Donna Jean, Mookie Siegel, Pete Sears, G. E. Smith, Barry Sless, Mark Karan, Mike Lawson, Dave Hebert Brian Lesh to name a few musicians.

[7] Seals played two concerts with Phil Lesh & Friends at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York on May 28 and 29, 2016.