THE YEAR HAS STARTED off with a big bang for Al who is nominated for three Grammy Awards, for tracks from his first collaborative album with George Benson entitled "Givin' It Up" (Concord Music Group) which was released Oct.24, 2006. First week sales saw the album charting at #58 on the Billboard Top 200, #18 on the R&B Charts and #1 on the Contemporary Jazz Charts.
Al helped celebrate the opening of the Edmonds Center for the Arts near Seattle, WA on January 4 with an opening ceremony and performance, then traveled onwards to Las Vegas where he co-headlined the coveted Monster Cable CES private party on January 8.
Thus far it has been a busy year, with Al on the road, visiting the port of St.Thomas in the Caribbean and performing as part of the Smooth Jazz Cruise, a short trip to Hawaii, and the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez.
There are no signs of slowing down either, Al has just confirmed an international co-headlining tour with George Benson, where they will travel to S.Africa, Australia and New Zealand (March 15-April 5), US dates in April and May, and a European Summer Tour (late June thru July) in the works.
AL WINS TWO GRAMMY AWARDS FOR HIS COLLABORATION WITH GEORGE BENSON!
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
George Benson & Al Jarreau – Mornin’ (Track from “Givin’ It Up,” Concord Records/Monster Music)
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
George Benson & Al Jarreau featuring Jill Scott – God Bless The Child (Track from “Givin’ It Up”, Concord Records/Monster Music)
