This is video from our one and only live gig, June 11 in Evanston, IL.
The first tune, a free improvisation, starts at 8:18. I hope you all enjoy this. We made a CD of free improvs a few years ago. You can check it out here: http://balkansamba.com/recordings/first-takes/
When you play like this with the right people, some really good things can happen. I hope some of you check this out and enjoy it.
Nathan East has some tour dates in Asia coming up. Click on the image below for some behind the scenes footage from Nathan East & His All-Star Band which features Kaleb James on keyboards, Steve Ferrone on drums, Michael Thompson on guitar, James East on bass, Jack Lee on guitar, and Norihito Sumitomo on sax & keys.
"For a long time I've been hearing from a lot of my students on my Jazz Bass School that they would like to see some electric bass curriculum. I've been thinking about it a long time, because I wanted to make sure I did it in a thoughtful way and not haphazardly. So I thought about it for a couple years, and I'm really excited with how it's turned out. I think you guys are gonna have a lot of fun." - John Patitucci
Three time Grammy Award winning bassist and instructor John Patitucci has added new bass guitar lessons for his well established Online Jazz Bass School at ArtistWorks. Members will now have access to all lessons - including both acoustic and electric bass - each available for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
Check out the trailer for a new documentary about Nathan East called For The Record. Featuring interviews with Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Quincy Jones, Vill Gill, Babyface, David Foster, Lionel Richie, Ray Parker Jr, Wynonna Judd, Don Was, Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Al Jarreau, Dave Koz, Richard Marx, Mindi Abair, Hubert Laws, Lee Ritenour, David Paich, Chuck Loeb, Greg Phillinganes, and more!
Find out more on the Yamaha Entertainment Group website.