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 ...

FOND DU LAC - Kurt Dietrich, professor emeritus of music at Ripon College, has written the recently released authorized biography of jazz/pop vocalist Al Jarreau, a native of Milwaukee. “Never Givin’ ...

Al Jarreau (born Alwin Lopez Jarreau March 12, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American jazz singer. He grew up in a religious house and even received a master’s degree in vocational ...

Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau, who transcended genres over a 50-year career, died at a Los Angeles hospital Sunday, just days after announcing his retirement from touring because of exhaustion ...

Renowned for his unique vocal style and musical expressiveness, Al Jarreau died Sunday, Feb. 12, at the age of 76, just a week after being admitted to the hospital for exhaustion. The seven-time ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Al Jarreau had a voice unlike any other—playful, unpredictable, and full of soul. He moved effortlessly between jazz, R&B, and pop, turning every song into a conversation between ...