Den syvdobbelte Grammy-vinder blev 76 år
Den legendariske amerikanske jazz-, pop- og r&b-sanger Al Jarreau er død, 76 år gammel. Det skriver blandt andet Ebony.com og TMZ.
Nyheden kommer bare få dage efter, at Jarreaus representanter via Twitter meddelte, at han måtte stoppe med at turnere efter at være blevet indlagt for udmattelse. Alle hans koncertdatoer for 2017 blev dermed også aflyst.
En udtalelse fra sangerens manager, Joe Gordon, følger her:
"Dear friends, family and colleagues,
Al Jarreau passed away this morning, at about 5:30am LA time. He was in the hospital, kept comfortable by Ryan, Susan, and a few of his family and friends.
Ryan and Susan will hold a small, private service at home, for immediate family only. No public service is planned yet, but I will inform you if that changes. Ryan asks that no flowers or gifts are send to their home or office. Instead, if you are motivated to do so, please make a contribution to the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music, a wonderful organization which supports music opportunities, teachers, and scholarships for students in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin. A donation page is here. Even if you do not plan to contribute, please list that page and give yourself a few minutes to watch a beautiful tribute video that Wisconsin Public Television produced to honor Al when he received his lifetime achievement award in October."
Al Jarreau udgav sit første album "We Got By" i 1975 og udsendte sit sidste studiealbum, "My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke" i 2014. I alt udgav han 16 studiealbum, fem livealbum og tre opsamlinger gennem sin lange karriere, hvor han også modtog syv Grammyer.
Al Jarreau gav senest dansk koncert i juli 2015, hvor han optrådte i Amager Bio under Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
Lyt til "My Old Friend":
