Nathan (Nate) East (born December 8, 1955, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a jazz bass player. Born to Thomas and Gwendolyn East, he was one of seven children (five boys and two girls) and raised in San Diego, California, where the family moved when he was four. December 8 is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... “Children” redirects here. ... “Lads” redirects here. ... Two girls who are friends A girl is a female child, as opposed to a boy, a male child. ... Nickname: Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

East first studied cello in seventh through ninth grade and played in his middle school orchestra. At fourteen he developed an interest in bass guitar, playing in San Diego church groups and folk masses with his brothers in San Diego. He was active in his high school's music programs along with Top 40 bands. He has said his early influences included Ron Carter and Ray Brown on upright bass. The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello, or cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a bowed stringed instrument,is not the lowest-sounding member of the violin family, the bass is. ... Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... It has been suggested that Ecclesia (Church) be merged into this article or section. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan) is an American jazz bassist. ... Raymond Matthews (Ray) Brown (October 13, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania– July 2, 2002) was an American jazz bassist. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass Guitar is a commonly spoken phrase used to refer to the electric bass and horizontal acoustic basses, a stringed instrument similar in design to the electric guitar, but larger in size, commonly fretted and sometimes fretless and with a lower range. ...

East has recorded, performed and co-written songs with Anita Baker, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Joe Satriani, Laura Branigan, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, Sheila Majid, Herbie Hancock and David Benoit. He co-wrote "Easy Lover", a Number one hit, for Phil Collins & Philip Bailey. He also featured in Enrique Iglesias' popular album 'Enrique' which had released in 1999. “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for an encyclopedia. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century,[1] garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE [2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a multiple Grammy and Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Joe Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York, USA) is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. ... Laura Branigan (July 3, 1957 – August 26, 2004) was a popular American singer/actress from Brewster, New York, best known in the U.S. for the song Gloria (1982). ... Quincy Delight Jones Jr. ... Alwyn Lopez Al Jarreau (born April 12, 1940) is an American singer. ... Shaheila binti Abdul Majid or commonly known as Sheila Babi Majid (born January 3, 1965 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a popular singer from Malaysia. ... Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an Academy Award and multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ... David Benoit, (born May 9, 1953) is an American jazz fusion / contemporary jazz pianist, composer and producer, who is from Los Angeles, California. ... Easy Lover is a song written by Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, and Nathan East. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... Philip David Charles Collins (born January 30, 1951 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock and pop musician. ... Philip Bailey (born 1952 in Denver, Colorado) is an American R&B, soul and funk singer, best known as one of the founding members of Earth, Wind & Fire. ...

His awards include Most Valuable Player (bass category) at the International Rock Awards and Bassist of the Year at three of the last four National Smooth Jazz Awards. He is one of the original members of the jazz group Fourplay, along with Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (later replaced byLarry Carlton) Harvey Mason (drums). Their Grammy-nominated albums have earned gold status, appearing on Billboard's contemporary jazz charts. For the Australian Electric String Quartet, see FourPlay Electric String Quartet. ... Bob James (born December 25, 1939) is a two-time Grammy Award-winning smooth jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer. ... Lee Mack Captain Fingers Ritenour (born January 11, 1952) is a prominent session musician, and recording artist. ... For the past three decades, Larry Carlton has been one of the nations most sought-after jazz guitarists, dividing his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with more popular bands. ... Harvey Mason is one of the most well-known session drummers. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has sold a certain number of copies. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Music charts are a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ...

Other recordings have included Eric Clapton's "If I could Change the World" and various cuts from Disney's film soundtrack for, Phonomon. He has also recorded with Toni Braxton, Lionel Richie, Sergio Mendes, Waiting to Exhale, Soundtrack and Babyface. He also made a DVD with a group of singers called The Business of Bass. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7, 1967 in Severn, Maryland) is a six-time Grammy Award-winning[1] American R&B singer and songwriter who was popular during the 90s. ... Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. ... Sérgio Santos Mendes, pron. ... Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 movie directed by Forest Whitaker. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Kenneth Babyface Edmonds (born April 10, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an R&B and pop singer, songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, film producer, and entreprenuer. ...

East holds a bachelor of arts degree in music from the University of California, San Diego. A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD, or sometimes UC San Diego) is a public, coeducational research university located in La Jolla, a seaside resort community of San Diego, California. ...

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