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Al Jarreau recovering in France after collapse

Al Jarreau collapsed while readying for a Thursday night (7/23) performance in Barcelonnette, France, but the 70-year-old jazz singer is now in stable condition at a hospital in the French town of Gap, according to a press release. Al Jarreau collapsed while readying for a Thursday night (7/23) performance in Barcelonnette, France, but the 70-year-old jazz singer is now in stable condition at a hospital in the French town of Gap, according to a press release.

Herbie Hancock tribute precedes US tour

A star-studded group of performers will gather at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles Oct. 28 to honor jazz master Herbie Hancock.

Briefly: Guns N' Roses, Snoop Dogg, Atlanta Jazz Fest

Guns N' Roses, who were due to launch a world tour in Japan on Saturday (4/14), have postponed the kick-off due to an injury, the group announced today (4/11).

Briefly: Wilco, John Fogerty, Whitney Houston, George Benson/Al Jarreau

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, while the band was playing a solo show Monday night (10/16) at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield, MO, punched a man who jumped on stage, according to various online accounts.

Al Jarreau readies new album, lines up concerts

Al Jarreau sets out later this summer on a round of live dates that support his forthcoming album, "Accentuate the Positive."

Al Jarreau, David Benoit and Melissa Manchester mount joint tour

Veteran GRAMMY-winning singers Al Jarreau and Melissa Manchester team up with pianist David Benoit for a late-2003 outing dubbed the Charlie Brown & Friends Tour.

Touring Montreux Festival Features Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack

Montreux Festival on Tour, the first version of Switzerland’s 34-year-old Montreux Jazz Festival to tour the United States, opens on August 4 in Chicago. Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack, Joe Sample, David Sanborn and George Duke with his All Star Band will be among the artists on the bill.