ADRIAN DUKE
Adrian Duke is a piano player / singer / songwriter in the New Orleans musical tradition of Professor Longhair, James Booker & Dr. John. Add to that a voice that is infused with a startling imprint of the early Atlantic sides of Ray Charles, and what you get just begins to describe what’s in Duke’s bag as a performer and composer. Where New Orleans blues, classic soul , and Americana collide is where he lives.
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Biography
Drenched with the sounds of New Orleans, Adrian Duke's piano is overshadowed only by the raw emotional power of his voice. Although he has found a home as a Blues artist, by blurring the lines between Blues, Funk, R&B, and Jazz, he has found critical acclaim, audience acceptance, and artistic peer recognition.
From the release of his first recording, “Never Find Another”, Duke consistently and effortlessly demonstrates the exceptional musicianship and compositional brilliance that has become his musical signature. With the release of his new CD, “ADRIATICA” in 2007, these gifts that have helped cultivate a tremendously loyal following in and beyond the Blues music communities.
Though best know on the east coast for his performance for Queen Elizabeth II, on her recent visit to the US, Adrian Duke has been performing on the east coast and beyond, in support of his most recent release, “ADRIATICA”.
Some larger shows this past year include venues such as the Bele Chere Festival (Main Stage) Asheville, NC; Innsbrook, Glen Allen VA; the Charleston Jazz Festival, Charleston SC.; and Dogwood Dell Amphitheatre, Richmond VA. And warming up for such diverse artists as Little Feat, Neville Brothers, Little River Band, Delbert McClinton, Hall & Oates, Garth Brooks, Kansas, and his earliest musical influence, Dr. John.
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