According to a press release from CentricTV.com, memorial services for the late George Duke will stream live on the site Monday, August 19 at 5pm Eastern / 2pm Pacific.  Duke, 67, died last week due to heart complications after being treated for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Duke’s “Celebration of Life” will take place at Lure in Los Angeles, beginning […]

We lost a great Jazzy funk musican, Grammy winning jazz keyboardist  George Duke passed away late Monday August 5, 2013 he was 67.  According to various sources he was being treated for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.  I’ve had the pleasure to talk with him and see him perform at the Capital Jazz  Fest and last year […]

    Former Supremes member and friend of Duke, Sherrie Payne released a statement confirming that he passed away at St. John’s hospital in L.A at the age of 67. George Duke was an acclaimed keyboardist and composer. He just released his latest album, Dreamweaver, which he’d dedicated to his wife’s memory.  One year earlier, his beloved […]