Al Jarreau

Born: March 12, 1940

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 seven Grammy® Awards, scores of international music awards and popular accolades worldwide.

It’s not surprising that he has perfected his technique to such an art. After all, he has been singing since the age of four, harmonizing with his brothers and performing solo at a variety of local events in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Music, however, was not always the major force in his life. He excelled in sports and was an above-average student throughout high school and college.

Sarah Vaughan, G. Thomas Allen, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Billy Eckstine and More!

by Jua Howard
July 28, 2025

Greetings Music Family! It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show!" I've got new music from The DIVA Jazz Orchestra with Ann Hampton Callaway, Nnenna Freelon, Benny Benack III, Emma Smith and Kieran Brown, and more timeless music from Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Cecile McLorin Salvant, G. Thomas Allen, Kate McGarry, Take 6 ...

Ola Onabul��: A Tapestry of Soul, Jazz and Global Roots

by Angelo Leonardi
July 25, 2025

Singer-songwriter and producer Ola Onabulé shares insights into his life and work, spotlighting his eclectic collaboration with guitarist Nicolas Meier, which led to the release of Proof of Life (Self Produced, 2025). Both based in London, the British-Nigerian vocalist and Swiss guitarist discovered, during the isolation of the pandemic, a shared empathy in their ...

Ola Onabul��: una musica senza confini

by Angelo Leonardi
July 21, 2025

Il cantautore e produttore Ola Onabulé ci parla della sua vita e del suo lavoro a partire dall'eclettica collaborazione col chitarrista Nicolas Meier, che ha portato alla recente uscita dell'album Proof of Life. Entrambi residenti a Londra, il vocalist britannico d'origine nigeriana e il chitarrista svizzero hanno scoperto, nei mesi dell'isolamento pandemico, di condividere empaticamente i ...

Ester Andujar: Inner Songs

by Anastasia Bogomolets
April 28, 2025

Ester Andújar Rico's album Inner Songs is a mesmerizing journey through language, culture, and emotion. And��jar effortlessly transitions between Spanish, Valencian, Portuguese, and English, making each track feel like an intimate conversation across borders. Even if you are not fluent in all of the languages, the album provokes introspection on how language modifies the listener's perception ...

Nanami Haruta, Monika Ryan, Rachel Eckroth & John Hadfield, Ariane Racicot, Celebrating Ida Cox, Nancy Wilson & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
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This broadcast includes new releases from Nanami Haruta, Monika Ryan, Rachel Eckroth & John Hadfield and Ariane Racicot, with birthday shoutouts to foremother Ida Cox (Wild Women Don't Get The Blues), plus Nancy Wilson, Sara Caswell and Tracy Yang. Happy listening--please support the artists you hear. See them live, purchase their music so they can continue ...

Al Jarreau: Wow! Live at the Childe Harold

by Angelo Leonardi
February 3, 2025

Ecco un'altra brillante scoperta dal produttore Zev Feldman. Una registrazione inedita dell'agosto 1976, che documenta un concerto di Al Jarreau in un localino di Washington, il Childe Harold. Diciamo subito che la performance �� intensa e trascinante, una delle migliori tra le sue registrazioni. Jarreau aveva 36 anni, era nel pieno della sua maturit�� ...

I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 2, 2025

Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “�� tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2024

Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...

Wow! Live at the Childe Harold

By Al Jarreau

Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Letter Perfect; Rainbow in Your Eyes; Fire and Rain; Intro to Take Five; Take Five; Lock All the Gates; Gimme That Wine; Shiny Stockings; Aladdin's Lamp; You Don't See Me; We Got By.