In-Depth Interview With…. Nathan East
Smooth Jazz Magazine|Nathan East Mar/Apr 2017

In-Depth Interview With…. Nathan East

Lisa Summer
In-Depth Interview With…. Nathan East

Q & A with Bassist Nathan East about his new CD release:“Reverence” Jan 20, 2017

Smooth Jazz Magazine caught up briefly with Nathan at the Yamaha exhibit at this year’s NAMM 2017 to set up a time to talk to him about his new music, his life and what it’s like being one of baddest bass players on the planet.

Nathan Harrell East born December 8, 1955, one of eight children is a jazz, R & B, rock and roll, pop, contemporary bass player, writer and producer. Nathan is considered one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music with more than 2,000 recordings to his credit. He is a founding member of the contemporary jazz quartet, Fourplay. He is a legend in his own right who writes, records, performs and produces songs with performers such as Eric Clapton, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, George Harrison, Toto, Daft Punk, Herbie Hancock and many others. Nathan has an online course to teach anyone to play the bass guitar like a pro. With four tours scheduled this year with Fourplay, Eric Clapton, Chick Corea and his own. He also designs and creates bass guitars for Yamaha; does voice overs and has a foundation. His exceptional musicianship, philanthropic desires, spirituality and balancing skills are what makes Nathan East one of the most successful musicians in the business over the past 40 years.

Nathan East Interview: Smooth Jazz Magazine got an opportunity to interview Bassist, Nathan East while taping the Jimmy Kimbel Show in New York last month. Unlike other interviews, we wanted to give you a more personal look at the humble man behind the bass and what this industry means to him, its effect on his family, his philosophy about life and his new CD, Reverence.

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