Larry G. “Zeek” Duff 12/27/1946-4/18/2019
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Zeek was a long time member of this Jazz discussion group, all around good player and great guy. He made lots on contributions, in particular and notably on Lenny Breau. Over the period of time he contributed, I got to know him pretty well. Somewhere in the distant past I remember telling him that his last name Duff was Scottish and in Scottish Gaelic dubh means "dark", it was term used in the past often for those from Pictish descent who had dark skin, he got a kick out of that.? My last contact with him was just a few days before he died. At that time he was telling me how after Yahoo had basically destroyed this jazz guitar discussion group with Neo, he’d ended up contributing to Quora.com. Over the period time he’d answered so many questions on many subjects that he was surprised to learn he’d just been nominated for Quora’s Top Writers program, which publicly recognizes individuals who had made especially valuable content contributions to the site. I can’t find the tribute I wrote for him at the time, but in lieu of it, here’s Zeek in his own words, RIP: Zeek:
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“60+ years of playing guitar. I don’t know where some of these descriptions come from like “Master of MIDI Recording.” I’ve never said that, although it’s mostly true. I’m a professional musician, have been for 50+ years, primarily on guitar (played for 10 years before become a full-time pro), but I also play bass and keyboards and I use MIDI a lot. I learned to read music on cornet in grade school, but haven’t played a cornet or trumpet in years. I’ve played in huge concerts and recorded with some notable artists in major studios, and I performed live for most of my career. But, I had to retire from performing due to my back 24 years ago. I still play & record in my home studio called “The Blue Wall Studio” and my production company is called “WHAT!Productions!” that I created in 1988.”
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“LG ”Zeek” Duff - Guitarist, Composer, Arranger, Recording Artist, MIDI Expert (applied Musical Instrument Digital Interface), and Performer - with over 50 years of experience playing and recording professionally with noteworthy artists and his own aggregations, featuring a broad variety of styles, original compositions, and arrangements of familiar popular music. While Zeek’s music industry experience includes years of doubling on keyboard synthesizers and bass guitar, he is now focused on recording and performing Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar.”
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Alisdair MacRae Birch
Guitarist/Bassist/Educator/Arranger
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