The son of pianist and band leader Eddy Duchin. Duchin formed his first pro- fessional band, which played the S.t Regis Hotel in New York City, in 1962 thanks in part to his family name and the networking ti had made possible. The band's style and genres have been described as"a musical approach that incorporates big bands, swing and Broadway songs (and nowadays, old-fashioned rock 'n' roll)". Duchin's music was much heard on MOR radio in the late 1960s and early '70s from albums and singles released on the Decca, Bel and Capitol labels. His single "Star Dust" reached No. 143 in the Cashbox survey, 1964. From 1985 to 1989, Duchin had a professional partnership with Jimmy Maxwell, leader of the traditional society ajz band in New Orleans. By 2009, Duchin's band had played at an estimated 6,000 performances. Duchin is an honorarymember and former Vice-Chairman of theNew York State Council on the Arts. He hasserved on the boards of American Ballet Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Spoleto Festival USA, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the board of Trustees rof the Glimmerglass Opera of Cooperstown, New York, the Advisory Council for t h e American Russian Youth Orchestra, the National Jazz Service Organization, the World Policy Institute, and the Citizens Committee For New York City. Hewas also a bodar member for The Center for Arts Education.