Music Artists

Music Review: George Duke - Dukey Treats (Blogcritics.org)

7 Sep 2008

George Duke returns with some funky treats. George Duke earned his chops playing with such artists as Cannonball Adderly, Billy Cobham, George Clinton, Jean-Luc Ponty, Miles Davis, and even Frank Zappa. Duke has moved from jazz to funk and back again several times since the early 1980s. The just released Dukey Treats find him primarily in funk mode. He wrote all the tunes contained on the...

10 Legacies Ensured (All About Jazz)

7 Sep 2008

The Starr-Gennett Foundation inducted 10 jazz, blues, gospel and Big Band artists into its Walk of Fame on Saturday that lay claim to Richmond's history as a birthplace of recorded jazz music.

Troy company launches Web site for artists (Troy Eccentric)

7 Sep 2008

A Troy company has started an Internet social networking site, giving artists a more concentrated look at their craft than more popular sites like Myspace and Facebook.