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 ...

LOS ANGELES -- Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau died Sunday morning, according to a statement on his website. He was 76. News of his passing comes just days after Jarreau retired from touring. He ...

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 ...

DUKE: WELCOME BACK. A TRIBUTE TO A SEVEN-TIME GRAMMY WINNER FROM MILWAUKEE. ♪♪ DUKE: THAT IS MY DADDY’S SONG. HE’S BEING MEMORIALIZED IN A ONE NIGHT ONLY CONCETHE SINGER, SONG PRODUCER B CLARK JOINING ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau died Sunday morning, according to a statement on his website. He was 76. News of his passing comes just days after Jarreau retired from ...