Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego (1978). He is a founding member of contemporary jazz quartet Fourplay and has recorded, performed, and co-written songs with performers such as Bobby Womack, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson,[4] Joe Satriani, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Toto, Kenny Loggins, Daft Punk, Chick Corea, and Herbie Hancock.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
1988
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
2024
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004
Fourplay - Live in Cape Town
2009
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
2020
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
1999
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
2023
Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
2015
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
1999
Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged
1992

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
32
Sound
3
2025
Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later
as Bass Guitar / Backing Vocals
2024
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
as Self
2024
Eric Clapton: To Save A Child - An Intimate Live Concert
as Self
2023
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
as Self - Bass Guitar
2021
Beneath the Bassline - Lost Backstage
as Self
2021
Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions
as Self - Bass and Vocals
2020
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
as Self
2015
Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
as Bass, Backing Vocals
2014
Toto: 35th Anniversary Tour - Live in Poland
as Self - Bass, Vocals
2014
Eric Clapton - Planes, Trains and Eric
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2009
Fourplay - Live in Cape Town
as bass, vocal
2006
Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986
as Self
2006
Eric Clapton: After Midnight Live
as Himself - Bass
2004
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
as Self
2004
Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
as Self
2003
Eric Clapton and Friends
as Self
2001
Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
as Self - Bass, Backing Vocals
2001
Eric Clapton Live at Budokan, Tokyo
as Himself - Bass
1999
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
as Self
1999
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
as Self
1997
Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris
as Self - Bass Guitar, Vocals
1997
Babyface: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
as Self - Bass
1996
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
as Self
1994
Phil Collins: A Closer Look
as Self
1993
An Evening of Fourplay
as Himself - Bass
1992
Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged
as Self — Bass
1991
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
as Self - Bass Guitar, Vocals
1990
Eric Clapton: The Master At Work
as Himself
1988
Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988
as bass guitar
1988
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
as Self
1986
Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986
as Self