Al Jarreau

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The only vocalist in history to net Grammy Awards in three different categories (jazz, pop, and R&B, respectively), Al Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 12, 1940. The son of a vicar, he earned his first performing experience singing in the church choir. After receiving his master's degree in psychology, Jarreau pursued a career as a social worker, but eventually he decided to relocate to Los Angeles and try his hand in show business, playing small clubs throughout the West Coast.

He recorded an LP in the mid-'60s, but largely remained an unknown, not reentering the studio for another decade. Upon signing to Reprise, Jarreau resurfaced in 1975 with We Got By, earning acclaim for his sophisticated brand of vocalese and winning positive comparison to the likes of Billy Eckstine and Johnny Mathis. After 1976's Glow, Jarreau issued the following year's Look to the Rainbow, a two-disc live set that reached the Top 50 on the U.S. album charts. With 1981's Breakin' Away, he entered the Top Ten, scoring a pair of hits with "We're in This Love Together" and the title track. After recording 1986's L Is for Lover with producer Nile Rodgers, Jarreau scored a hit with the theme to the popular television program Moonlighting, but his mainstream pop success was on the wane, and subsequent efforts like 1992's Heaven and Earth and 1994's Tenderness found greater success with adult contemporary audiences.

A string of budget compilations and original albums hit the shelves at the end of the decade, but into the turn of the century his original output slowed down. That was until he signed with the Verve/GRP label in 1998 and reunited with producer Tommy LiPuma. LiPuma had produced Jarreau's ostensible 1975 debut, We Got By, and the pairing seemed to reinvigorate Jarreau, who went on to release three stellar albums under LiPuma's guidance, including 2000's Tomorrow Today, 2002's All I Got, and 2004's Accentuate the Positive. Givin' It Up, recorded with George Benson and released in 2006, was nominated for three Grammy Awards -- each one for a different song. Jarreau returned with his first ever full-length holiday-themed album, Christmas, in 2008. Four years later he offered a live recording, Al Jarreau and the Metropole Orkest: Live, performing alongside the Dutch ensemble. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

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    • We're In This Love Together
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    • If I Break
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    • Teach Me Tonight
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  • Al Jarreau  poses in the press room with his Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
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    Al Jarreau poses in the press room with his Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
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    Al Jarreau Laughs Off Health Scare: 'I'm Doing Great' | Billboard.com
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    of breath. And there was an easy fix for it, so we did the fix, and there are a few lifestyle changes in place now. I think I might have avoided and a...
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    Al Jarreau In Critical Condition In France | Billboard.com
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    apparatus." A seven-times Grammy award winner, Jarreau is the author of hits such as "Boogie Down" and "Roof Garden." COPYRIGHT: (c) Reuters 2010. All...
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    Al Jarreau in Stable Condition, Changes Hospitals in France | Billboard.com
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    A helicopter ferried Grammy-award winning singer Al Jarreau from a hospital in the Alps to one in the French port of Marseille after he suffered breat...
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    Al Jarreau in Critical Condition in France | Billboard.com
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    Grammy-award winning singer Al Jarreau was in intensive care in a French hospital Friday after suffering breathing problems in the Alps, forcing him t...
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    Al Jarreau Getting Better, Hopes to Resume Touring Soon | Billboard.com
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    Hospital authorities say Grammy-winning singer Al Jarreau will stay hospitalized in the French city of Marseille for three or four more days. The Mars...
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Tour Dates

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  • Jul 14 Sunday
    London, UK Hyde Park
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  • Jul 21 Sunday
    Neckarsulm, Germany Audi Forum
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  • Aug 4 Sunday
    Marciac, France L'astrada
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  • Aug 4 Sunday
    Marciac, France Chapiteau
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  • Nov 9 Saturday
    Newark, NJ, US Prudential Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
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Discography

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  • Al Jarreau and the Metropole Orkest: Live (2012)
    Al Jarreau
    Al Jarreau and the Metropole Orkest: Live (2012)
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  • Lou Harrison: A Portrait (2007)
    Al Jarreau
    Lou Harrison: A Portrait (2007)
    Phoenix USA
  • Accentuate the Positive (2004)
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    Accentuate the Positive (2004)
    Universal Distribution
  • All I Got (2002)
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    All I Got (2002)
    GRP Records
  • Tomorrow Today (2000)
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    Tomorrow Today (2000)
    GRP Records
  • Tribute to Bill Withers (1998)
    Al Jarreau
    Tribute to Bill Withers (1998)
    Culture Press
  • Tenderness (1994)
    Al Jarreau
    Tenderness (1994)
    Reprise
  • Heaven and Earth (1992)
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    Heaven and Earth (1992)
    Reprise
  • Live (1990)
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    Live (1990)
  • Heart's Horizon (1988)
    Al Jarreau
    Heart's Horizon (1988)
    Reprise
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