NATHAN EAST
Genres: RnB, Soul Jazz • United States

American soul and jazz bassist, born 8 December 1955 in Philadelphia, raised in San Diego. Brother of Marcel East and father of Noah East. In his long career he has recorded with a wide variety of artists including Anita Baker, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Quincy Jones, Eric Clapton, and Elton John. from discogs Born one of the seven children of Thomas and Gwendolyn East in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nathan East and his family moved to San Diego, California, when he was four years old to accommodate his father's aerodynamics engineering job. As a child, East pecked out familiar melodies on the family piano. He began playing the cello in his junior high school orchestra. At the age of 14, East switched to bass guitar, inspired by his older brother David's mastery of the instrument. He began playing for local church groups and folk masses with his brothers. East played along with the recordings of read more...