THE CLARKE DUKE PROJECT CELEBRATE 25 YEARS SINCE THEY FIRST UNITED WITH A WORLD TOUR

Super-group The Clarke Duke Project are in the midst of a major US city and world-wide swing in celebration of 25 years since they united in 1981 to record their first self-titled album.

The Clarke Duke Project's hit, Sweet Baby, which reached the Pop Top 20 singles chart, helped to propel the album to the top of the jazz charts that year, and the song remains a top request on Smooth Jazz and Urban Adult radio formats. The duo went on to record The Clarke Duke Project Vol. 2 in 1983 and Project in 1988.

Demand for their special brand of jazz-funk continues to make the Clarke Duke Project, including Ron Brunner on drums and Phil Davis on synthesizers, one of the top touring attractions in the world. At each stop far in the tour, which began May 25 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, critical acclaim has been heaped upon bassist Stanley Clarke and pianist/producer George Duke for their bold forays into funk, jazz, R&B and rock. Those elements have served Clarke and Duke well, both collectively and solo, through hundreds of musical undertakings and countless trips around the globe.

George Duke was recently inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame for his contributions to jazz and music over a nearly 40-year career. "The Jazz Hall of Fame honored one of the great contemporary jazz producers, composers, arrangers and artists, the phenomenally talented George Duke. He received the Jay McShann Lifetime Achievement Award for his many years of musical contributions to jazz, pop, R&B, Blues and classical music in America and internationally."

In the midst of the Clarke Duke Project tour, on June 27, George Duke released his 31st solo CD, In A Mellow Tone, which features such acclaimed musicians as drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, saxophonist Everette Harp, bassist Brian Bromberg and more stellar contributors. The CD showcases Duke's unique take on jazz standards and his own re-interpretations of his own compositions.

The Clarke Duke Project Tour:
June 30 - Montreux, Switzerland @ Montreux Jazz Festival
July 1 - Montreux, Switzerland @ Montreux Jazz Festival
July 2 - Madrid, Spain @ Festival de Jazz de Galapagar
July 5 - Cartegena, Spain @ Mar de Musica
July 8 - Tabarka, Tunisia @ Theatre de la Basilique de Tabarka
July 11 - Helsinki, Norway @ House of Cultire
July 12 - Hamburg, Germany @ tba
July 13 - Budapest, Hungary @ Millinaris
July 14 - North Sea Fest, Netherlands @ Ahoy Rotterdam
July 15 - Graz, Austria @ tba
July 16 - Naples, Italy @ Pomigliano Jazz Festival
July 19 - Riga, Latvia @ Riga Arena
July 21 - Moscow, Russia @ Ikra Club
July 22 - St. Petersburg, Russia @ Jazz Q Festival
July 23 - Wiesen, Austria @ Festivalgelande
July 28 - Tulalip, WA @ Tulalip Tribes Amphitheater
July 29 - Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theater
July 30 - Winter Park, CO @ Winter Park Jazz Festival
Aug 3 - Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theater
Aug 4 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Kravis Center
Aug 5 - Gainesville, FL @- Philips Center for the Performing Arts
Aug 12- Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Jazz Festival
Aug 18 - Richmond, VA @ Kanawha Plaza
Sept 8 - Lancaster, CA @ Lancaster Performing Arts Center
Sept 9 - Reno, NV @ Hawkins Amphitheater
Sept 10 - Guerneville, CA @ Jazz on the River