With hits from “We’re in This Love Together” to the theme for TV series “Moonlighting,” Al Jarreau appeals to fans of jazz and pop to rhythm and blues and soul. Freedom Hall in Park Forest opens its ...

Al Jarreau, a seven-time Grammy-winning jazz singer dubbed “the Acrobat of Scat” whose work spanned five decades, died Sunday. He was 76. Jarreau’s site confirmed the singer’s death but did not reveal ...

Musically speaking, Al Jarreau's spectacular genre-crossing voice was also his great career challenge. Kurt Dietrich develops that theme throughout his new biography of the Milwaukee native, "Never ...

*In the biography “Never Givin’ Up: The Life and Music of Al Jarreau” (Wisconsin Historical Society Press), Kurt Dietrich, a three-time author and Professor Emeritus of Music at Ripon College in ...

Many purists believe that the only true Yacht Rock contains elements of jazz music. While we tend to take more of a big-tent approach to the genre, it’s clear that many of the most beloved songs of ...

The award-winning fan favorite “Unsung,” continues with an episode on the unique and engaging artist Al Jarreau, airing on TV ONE. Known as the “Acrobat of Scat,” Al Jarreau.,” a six-time Grammy ...

Hot Summer Nights looked like an agreeable package for a nine-stop tour of outdoor facilities and casinos of the West and upper Midwest. The music was mostly celebratory, sprinkled with some familiar ...

We'll get to the other stuff in a second, but first I've promised Al Jarreau a favor. "PLEASE tell people I said to make a special effort to be on time," says the Grammy-winning vocalist, whose ...

Al Jarreau was so utterly caught up in the moment, he didn't even notice when the curtains malfunctioned and started to close -- during a song titled "Wait for the Magic," no less. The seven-time ...

The Milwaukee native won seven Grammys over his half-century in music. His biggest single was 1981's 'We're in This Love Together.' LOS ANGELES - Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau, who transcended ...

He had been forced into retirement from touring due to exhaustion, according to the Associated Press. By Arlene Washington, Mitchell Peters, Billboard, The Associated Press Legendary jazz singer Al ...