{"id":17953,"date":"2018-02-20T13:23:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T18:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/musician-profile-gerry-eastman-bass-player-and-founder-of-williamsburg-music-center\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T13:23:16","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T18:23:16","slug":"musician-profile-gerry-eastman-bass-player-and-founder-of-williamsburg-music-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/musician-profile-gerry-eastman-bass-player-and-founder-of-williamsburg-music-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Musician Profile Gerry Eastman Bass Player And Founder of Williamsburg Music Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gerry Eastman is a prominent musician of the New York scene and is known for his work as a guitarist, composer, producer, bassist, arranger, conductor, and bandleader. 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