Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau can be booked through this site. Al Jarreau entertainment booking site. Al Jarreau
is available for public concerts and events. Al Jarreau can be booked for
private events and Al Jarreau can be booked for corporate events and
meetings through this Al Jarreau booking page.
Unlike most middle agents that would mark
up the performance or appearance fee for Al Jarreau, we act as YOUR agent in
securing Al Jarreau at the best possible price. We go over the rider for
Al Jarreau and work directly with Al Jarreau or the responsible agent for
Al Jarreau to secure the talent for your event. We become YOUR agent,
representing YOU, the buyer.
In fact, in most cases we can negotiate for
the acquisition of Al Jarreau for international dates and newer promoters
providing you meet professional requirements.
Al Jarreau Biography
The only vocalist in history to net Grammy Awards in three
different categories (jazz, pop, and R&B, respectively), Al Jarreau
was born in Milwaukee, WI, on March 12, 1940. The son of a vicar, he
earned his first performing experience singing in the church choir.
After receiving his master's degree in psychology, Jarreau pursued a
career as a social worker, but eventually he decided to relocate to Los
Angeles and try his hand in show business, playing small clubs
throughout the West Coast.
He recorded an LP in the mid-'60s, but largely remained an unknown, not
reentering the studio for another decade. Upon signing to Reprise,
Jarreau resurfaced in 1975 with We Got By, earning acclaim for his
sophisticated brand of vocalese and winning positive comparison to the
likes of Billy Eckstine and Johnny Mathis. After 1976's Glow, Jarreau
issued the following year's Look to the Rainbow, a two-disc live set
that reached the Top 50 on the U.S. album charts. With 1981's Breakin'
Away, he entered the Top Ten, scoring a pair of hits with We're in
This Love Together and the title track. After recording 1986's L Is
for Lover with producer Nile Rodgers, Jarreau scored a hit with the
theme to the popular television program Moonlighting, but his
mainstream pop success was on the wane, and subsequent efforts like
1992's Heaven and Earth and 1994's Tenderness found greater success
with adult contemporary audiences.
A string of budget compilations and original albums hit the shelves at
the end of the decade, but into the turn of the century his original
output slowed down. That was until he signed with the Verve/GRP label
in 1998 and reunited with producer Tommy LiPuma. LiPuma had produced
Jarreau's ostensible 1975 debut, We Got By, and the pairing seemed to
reinvigorate Jarreau, who went on to release three stellar albums under
LiPuma's guidance, including 2000's Tomorrow Today, 2002's All I Got,
and 2004's Accentuate the Positive. 2006's Givin' It Up, recorded with
George Benson, was nominated for three Grammy Awards -- each one for a
different song. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Written by Jason Ankeny