| Summary: | Jazz producer and musician George Duke was born on January 12, 1946 in San Rafael, California and raised in Marin City, a working class section of Marin County. Duke captured the attention of the jazz world through his collaborations with Jean-Luc Ponty, Frank Zappa, and Julian ""Cannonball"" Adderley. In the mid-1970s, Duke became a solo artist and enjoyed success with a series of funk and fusion-oriented LP's such as, From Me To You, Reach For It and A Brazilian Love Affair. Duke also became an accomplished producer of albums and musical scores for film and television. Additionally, Duke has acted as a musical director for a number of musical television specials, including the Soul Train Music Awards. In 2001, Duke won a Grammy Award for producing the Best Jazz Vocal Album, Dianne Reeves' In The Moment. He produced the album Dukey Treats in 2008. George Duke passed away on August 5, 2013.
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