*More than 35 years ago, I was one of a sold-out crowd at southern Cali’s Universal Amphitheater to see Natalie Cole … and an opening act whose name I couldn’t even pronounce, Al Something Or Other?

What I was really struck by with this recording—particularly because it was from early in his career—was how much scatting Al did—how he would take the melodies of songs, and the lyrics then turn them ...

Al Jarreau gained nationwide recognition with the theme to the 1985 hit television show "Moonlighting," which starred Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis. He also had a chart-topping single "We're 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 ...

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 ...

Backed by their alderman, leaders of a community group have asked the city to rename a north side park after singer and Milwaukee native Al Jarreau. Elizabeth Brown and Barbara Smith of Amani United ...

At its meeting on Monday, Milwaukee's Common Council unanimously adopted a resolution to rename the Cawker Play Area at 2929 N. 30th St. Alwin Lopez (Al) Jarreau Park. At its meeting on Monday, ...