Internationally renowned legendary bassist Nathan East & rising star pianist son Noah release stunning debut recording, ‘FATHER SON’ with special friends Eric Clapton, Hubert Laws. Merry Clayton, Seiko Matsuda, Billy Valentine, Jack Lee, Greg Phillinganes & more. With inspiring originals and beautifully re-imagined classics, FATHER SON, released April 18,2025 marks the debut collaboration by legendary bassist Nathan East and his wunderkind 24-year-old pianist/organist son Noah. The album which captures the intimacy of the jazz duo & trio format, infused with the powerful spirit of rhythm & blues was recorded at the legendary EastWest Studios in Los Angeles by GRAMMY®-winning engineer & producer Moogie Canazio. With the release of ‘FATHER SON’, Nathan & Noah showcase their rich interplay and chemistry and join an illustrious group of many famous musician fathers and their sons across all genres of music, including Ringo & Jake Starkey, Bob & Jakob Dylan, Joshua & Dewey Redmond, the Marsalis family, and Bob & Ziggy Marley, among many others. Nathan brings his signature grooves, fluid runs and deep musicality to the project. For Noah, this is a powerful introduction to the jazz world, highlighting his soulful touch on piano and masterful command of the Hammond B3. Together they create a sound that is heartfelt & electrifying.
More about Nathan East:
GRAMMY nominated bassist Nathan East, credited on more than 2,000 recordings, is recognized as one of the most recorded musicians in Popular Music, R&B Soul, Rock & Jazz. He is a founding member of contemporary jazz supergroup Fourplay and is known for his musical collaborations with such artists as Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Anita Baker, Quincy Jones, Beyoncé, Babyface, Elton John & Daft Punk with Nathan’s bass line driving the worldwide hit song “Get Lucky”. East co-wrote Easy Lover with Phil Collins & Philip Bailey earning him Britain’s prestigious Ivor Novello Award. In 2014 Nathan released his debut album on the Yamaha Entertainment Group label which went to #1 on the Billboard Jazz Charts and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. His 2nd solo album “Reverence” (2017) which reached #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz charts featured Chick Corea, Yolanda Adams, Earth, Wind & Fire, Hubert Laws, Eric Clapton & Phil Collins. Mr. East, a graduate of UC San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music was honored by The United States Congress with a Congressional Record for his contribution to the worldwide music community.
More about Noah East:
At 24, Noah East is an accomplished touring and session pianist & organist. Noah displayed exceptional talent from the young age of 4, when he began playing the piano after his parents discovered he had perfect pitch. At 13, he made his professional debut as a featured keyboardist on his father’s GRAMMY-nominated solo album. His musical journey has taken him to prestigious venues worldwide including the Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul, S. Korea, the iconic Tokyo Blue Note Jazz Club, and numerous Jazz Festivals around the globe. Noah recently signed to Yamaha Corporation as an Artist, and has performed, recorded, & collaborated with: Steve Ferrone, Greg Phillinganes, Hubert Laws, Shania Twain, David Foster, Randy Brecker, Rome Ramirez, Seiko Matsuda and is also a member of the Cream of Clapton Band. Noah earned a Business Degree from The Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley.
I had the complete pleasure of getting some time with Mr. Nathan East and Son, Noah to dive ear first into their brand new album, Father Son, which is out now on Eastern Star Media/TruSpace. We went seed to flower on how the idea to do this project took shape, going way back to Noah’s work on his dad’s first solo record, to the feelings of this project being complete and free into the world. We take time to sorta dissect a couple of reinterpreted tracks (‘Yesterday’ & ‘Hard Times’), Of course, I cannot hold back on how these songs make me feel deep inside, as well as the way a new song gets born. The example chosen by Nathan from the new record is ‘Utopianoah’. As usual, I cannot hold back from letting them know how this song makes me feel deep down in/on the soul-sides. I certainly am/was interested in how these songs will feel play in a live setting, and they do have a special Performance Wednesday, June 18, in Los Angeles at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill & Jazz, so we got into what that could look like. We concluded with both sharing something about the other that still amazes them. To me, these two cats are each down to Earth, cool and enjoying being able to work/play toGether has cleared new paths into the future.
