Al Jarreau
The only singer to earn Grammy Awards in three different categories (Jazz, Pop and R&B), Al Jarreau performed with acrobatic versatility and creativity, tremendous range, and love for his audience.
After beginning his career in the Midwest, Jarreau worked with George Duke and his trio in San Francisco in the late 1960s. He later moved to Los Angeles, gaining visibility and experience in the Laurel Canyon singer/songwriter community before being discovered by Warner executives in 1976 at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. Since then, he happily toured the world consistently until he passed away in 2017.
He was most proud of his jazz roots and talent. But his 1980s platinum albums “Breakin' Away” and “Jarreau” are considered 2 of the best examples of that decade’s pop and R&B sounds, and they led to Al’s highest successes. He especially enjoyed his many opportunities to partner with other artists during his long career including Quincy Jones, David Sanborn and Miles Davis.
Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau performs 'Mornin’' in Lugano in 2006 for Estival Jazz Festival: https://youtu.be/hltlIlaPR2g
Estival Jazz (also Lugano Estival Jazz) is an annual music festival that takes place in summer in the Swiss city of Lugano in the canton of Ticino. It is an open-air and free of charge festival.
The event, which is usually spread over a total of three days, takes place in Lugano and is dedicated to jazz with all its styles. In recent years, the musical spectrum has also been expanded to include World Music. Depending on the year, the event includes between 20 and 30 free open-air concerts with numerous well-known international musicians.
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Watch 'Mas Que Nada' being performed in Switzerland in 2006: https://youtu.be/dfD9Gk00454
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Probably one of Al's the best performances available online: 'We're In This Love Together' (Ohne Filter Extra, July 16th, 1994). You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/lZHqcsZ7gbU
Ohne Filter was a 45-minute live television program, broadcast by German public TV station SWF featuring international pop and rock groups.
By the end of 1983, it had become one of the most popular German television music programs. Around 300 episodes were produced, including performances by Chaka Khan, Joe Cocker, and Deep Purple, to name but a few.
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On June 29th, 2001 Al performed for Jazz Baltica. Here's a great live version of 'Alonzo': https://youtu.be/NcP7nPeRE9g
"Jazz Baltica is a jazz festival which was started in 1990. Up until 2011 it was held every summer in Schloss Salzau near Kiel, Germany, and the coast of the Baltic Sea."
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Al Jarreau in 1994 performing 'Take Five' at Wien's jazz festival "Off-Opera Jazzfest": https://youtu.be/qutZ32Op1mo
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Watch all the clips from the Lugano Estival Jazz Festival, where Al and an amazing band performed in 2006: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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'Spain' performed in 1994 with Charles I. Johnson on guitar and Steve Gadd on Drums: https://youtu.be/sl5eqYDr8_Q
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Another wonderful performance on Austrian TV program Treffpunkt-Kultur. Al performs a medley of an arrangement by Larry Williams of 'Groovin' High' (Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker) and 'Midnight Sun´ (Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke, Johnny Mercer).
You can enjoy it here: https://youtu.be/b1dj7jslvQg
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'Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing' live at Night Of The Proms (@notpchannel) in 1995: https://youtu.be/i31iYuCQza4
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If you missed this wonderful performance of 'CC Rider' at Off-Opera Jazzfest, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/jsgiPqsJLSs
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