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Nathan East '78
Bass Guitarist

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Nathan East is a Grammy-nominated bassist and founding member of contemporary jazz supergroup Fourplay. He is known for his musical collaborations with Eric Clapton, Quincy Jones, Anita Baker, George Harrison, BB King, Stevie Wonder, and Daft Punk. He received Britain’s prestigious Ivor Novello Award for co-writing the hit song “Easy Lover” with Phil Collins and Philip Bailey. In 2007, The United States Congress awarded him with a Congressional Record for his contribution to the worldwide music community.
Nathan received his bachelor’s degree in music from the University of California, San Diego. He was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2020, and serves on the International Leadership Committee for the Campaign for UC San Diego.
2022-2023 Trustees
- Jeff Silberman
- Sandra Timmons '81
- Pradeep K. Khosla
- Steve Hart, MA '80
- Leo Spiegel ’83
- Pelin Thorogood
- Deborah Bronston-Culp '80
- Andy Chedrick
- Una Davis
- Nathan East '78
- Phyllis Epstein
- Mick Farrell
- Bobbie Gilbert
- Mark Gleiberman
- Antonio Grillo-Lopez
- Taner Halıcıoğlu ‘96
- Larry Hershfield
- Gary Jacobs '79
- Sheri Jamieson '73
- William Jones
- James Kralik
- Wendy Kwok '99
- Jeanne Lawrence
- William Lee, MS '79 and PhD '82
- Susan Lew
- Gabriela Manriquez
- Robert S. Marren '86
- James Moffatt '80
- Matt Newsome '91
- Dene Oliver
- James Ong, MD '89
- Pam Palisoul '72
- Greg Papadopoulos '79
- Rafael Pastor
- Brian Powers
- Harry Rady
- Ann Reed
- Samara Reck-Peterson
- Lynn Schenk
- Drew Senyei
- Munjal Shah '95
- Stephen Strachan
- Scott Wolfe
- Sally WongAvery '75
- Ping Yeh
- Alfred Zollar, MA '76