Legendary keyboardist George Duke has passed at the age of 67.  Left behind are over 30 solo albums and credit for creating bridges between Brazilian music, funk, R&B, and jazz.  His work crossed several decades and included collaborations with Miles Davis, Anita Baker, Frank Zappa, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and George Clinton – some of the very best

His work carried over the generations and has been sampled by Daft Punk, Common, Kanye West, MF Doom, Madlib, Pete Rock, Ice Cube, and A Tribe Called Quest. 

In July of this year, Duke released a new album called DreamWeaver in memory of his wife who passed just over a year ago. 

Duke and his ongoing contributions to music will be sorely missed. 

Below, watch Duke perform one of our favorite tracks, “Dukey Stick,” with Sheila E in studio.  After the jump, find rare footage of a full live show at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Billy Cobham.