04/13/2026
🎸 In this clip, Gerry Eastman reflects on the beginning— a childhood curiosity that started on drums and evolved into a lifelong commitment to string instruments.
Guitar.
Electric bass.
Acoustic bass.
Not by accident—by study.
By 12, he was already building a record collection…
learning directly from the masters:
Jimmy Smith
Kenny Burrell
Wes Montgomery
Grant Green
Ray Brown
Albums that weren’t just music— they were instruction. More than 50 years later, those same records still sit on his wall.
Still teaching.
Still shaping how he hears.
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📰: Jazzy Night and Blues
🎥 This is a clip from a deeper conversation.
👉 Full interview available on YouTube (link in bio)