George Duke 'DreamWeaver' due July 16

Grammy winning keyboardist-producer-composer George Duke will release his latest album DreamWeaver on July 16 via Heads Up International.  George recorded the project following the death of his wife Corine and says it's his “most honest album in several years.”  Duke is joined on the set by bassists Christian McBride and Stanley Clarke; guitarists Paul Paul Jackson, Jr. and the late Jef Lee Johnson; and singers Lalah Hathaway, Rachelle Ferrell and Jeffrey Osborne.  DreamWeaver also features the song "Ball and Chain" with R&B icon Teena Marie on vocals, in one of her final recordings before she passed away in 2010.  George will be performing along with Jeffrey Osborne at the Playboy Jazz Festival on June 15.  His full performance calendar is available here.

• John Legend Hosts TED Talks Education on PBS

• PBS and TED, a non-profit organization dedicated to Ideas Worth Spreading, are teaming up to present the TED Talks Education special airing tomorrow night, May 7 on PBS beginning at 10pm EDT (check your local listings).  Multi-Grammy winning singer-songwriter John Legend will be the host and a guest speaker for the program which will feature a diverse group of teachers and education advocates delivering short, high-impact talks on the theme of teaching and learning.  Additional speakers include Bill Gates, Geoffrey Canada, Rita F. Pierson and Sir Ken Robinson.  Legend is an active supporter of various humanitarian organizations and in 2007 launched his own Show Me Campaign, which works to break the cycle of poverty through education.  TED started out in 1984 as a conference to bring together people from three worlds: technology, entertainment and design.  The organization has evolved to cover a much broader scope and now offers its best talks and performances to the world for free via TED.com.

Daryl Hall Gets DIY Network Show

Singer-songwriter Daryl Hall, of Hall & Oates fame, is joining the DIY Network to host his own home improvement show called "The Daryl Hall Project."  Hall is a pro at restoring historic homes having completed a 1790-built Georgian estate in London, a 1662-built house in Kittery, Maine and his 248-acre estate Flint Hill in Dutchess County, New York.  For the DIY show he plans to tackle a 1-bedroom 1700s Connecticut farm house that was originally built by a widowed sea captain.  The challenges he'll face are to meld a historically accurate restoration with the mandates of modernity and small town regulations.  Hall says his role in restoration projects is that of producer and creative director, doing all the drawings, designing and aesthetic work.  He'll work with an architect on engineering and logistics.  "The Daryl Hall Project" will debut on the DIY Network next year.  Meanwhile, you can catch Hall & Oates out on tour, including a show tonight (May 3) in Memphis, TN and Sunday (May 5) at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.  Check out a full list of Hall & Oates tour dates here.