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"The Streisand Sessions last week were absolutely breathtaking! The songs, arrangements, orchestra, her voice, all magic!" - Nathan East
Nathan East is always up to something special. Just recently he was the music director for the annual Yamaha Corporate Kick-off concert where he performed with Fourplay, Kirk Whalum, Jonathan Butler, Chaka Khan, Ben Folds, and Ruben Studdard among others. Before that he was playing bass at the Ali Celebrity Fight Charity event in Phoenix with another star studded lineup which included Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Brooks & Dunn, and David Foster.
And as you can see in the picture here, he's also been busy in the studio with the one and only Barbara Streisand! Recording at the Thomas Newman Scoring Stage at Fox Studios in Los Angeles, he sent us some candid photos from the studio sessions, and as he wrote to us: “She's still amazing!!” - as if there were ever a question.
"The Streisand Sessions last week were absolutely breathtaking! The songs, arrangements, orchestra, her voice, all magic!" - Nathan East
Nathan East is always up to something special. Just recently he was the music director for the annual Yamaha Corporate Kick-off concert where he performed with Fourplay, Kirk Whalum, Jonathan Butler, Chaka Khan, Ben Folds, and Ruben Studdard among others. Before that he was playing bass at the Ali Celebrity Fight Charity event in Phoenix with another star studded lineup which included Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Brooks & Dunn, and David Foster.
And as you can see in the picture here, he's also been busy in the studio with the one and only Barbara Streisand! Recording at the Thomas Newman Scoring Stage at Fox Studios in Los Angeles, he sent us some candid photos from the studio sessions, and as he wrote to us: “She's still amazing!!” - as if there were ever a question.
"Amateur and up-and-coming artists who are looking for a solid role model as inspiration should look to this well-accomplished and prolific virtuoso as the epitome of excellence driven by desire and determination." – Steve Giachardi, The Smooth Jazz Ride
Nathan East is the Featured Smooth Jazz Artist this month on The Smooth Jazz Ride website. They've written a great piece about him, click here to read it! Also, Nathan has a new album out with his group Fourplay called Silver - named after their 25 year anniversary of playing together. Check out a Behind the Scenes video on the making of the album below and click here to read a review from Bass Musician Magazine.
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Nathan East & Paul Gilbert - Blues Jam in A