Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter. His 1981 album Breakin' Away spent two years on the Billboard 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. The album won Jarreau the 1982 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

2017年2月12日 · Seven-time Grammy winning musician Al Jarreau has died at the age of 76. He had been hospitalized two weeks earlier due to exhaustion, leading him to cancel his 2017 tour.

2025年3月8日 · Al Jarreau (born March 12, 1940, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.—died February 12, 2017, Los Angeles, California) was an American singer and songwriter who sang with almost acrobatic versatility and inventiveness, ranging from tenor crooning to scatting.

The Official Site For Al Jarreau - 7 Time Grammy Award Winning Jazz / Crossover Legend! The Spirit of Jazz Vocal Gymnast Al Jarreau Revived in Rare Lost Live Recording from 1976 in …

2017年2月12日 · Al Jarreau, a versatile vocalist who defied categorization for decades, died Sunday morning at the age of 76. Earlier this week, Jarreau had been hospitalized in Los...

2017年2月12日 · Al Jarreau, a seven-time Grammy-winning jazz singer dubbed “the Acrobat of Scat” whose work spanned five decades, died Sunday. He was 76.

2017年2月12日 · Al Jarreau, a versatile vocalist who sold millions of records and won a string of Grammys for his work in pop and R&B as well as his first love, jazz, died on Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 76.

After more than 50-years, Al Jarreau is undoubtedly one of the greatest performers and innovative vocalists the music world has ever known. Time Magazine called him ‘the greatest jazz singer alive’ and ‘Excellent Adventure’ illustrates perfectly the reason why.

Jarreau is the sixth studio album by Al Jarreau, released in 1983. [3] It was his third consecutive #1 album on the Billboard Jazz charts, while also placing at #4 on the R&B album charts and #13 on the Billboard 200. In 1984 the album received four Grammy Award nominations, including for Jay Graydon as Producer of the Year (Non-Classical).

2009年8月13日 · Al Jarreau’s unique vocal style is one of the world’s most precious treasures. His innovative musical expressions have made him one of the most exciting and critically-acclaimed performers of our time with five Grammy Awards, scores of international music awards and popular accolades worldwide.