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The basics...
Name:Jason Mraz Birthplace:Virginia Birthday: June 23, he's a cancer Inspirations:God, monsters, break dancing, smoking and dreams Musical Inspirations: Other music (see below) Favorite Musicians:Belle and Sebastian, Beck, Bjork, John Maer, Dave matthews, Sade, and the list goes on Stats taken from jasonmraz.com |
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la biographie-from jasonmraz.com
jasonmraz is a southern california wanna-be born in virginia to a brief stint in new york studying the ancient art of musical theatre. jason began playing guitar late in life, 18, at strawberry fields and on the streets of manhattan. during that period of experimentation and transformation, jason was inspired by a psychic in central park to dream the way he does today. the lesson offered to him was "to avoid the questioner and go with what you know. get experience youth, he said" and following this new rule as well as his instincts to sing he eventually made his way out west where he has spent the last two years in san diego learning from the best about sleep, peace, and poetry in song. jason has always had a vision to see how songs could be interpreted if left only to the listener to decide. what began as "songs to sleep to", a collection of songs for an album fit to play during one's dreamlife, has now evolved into a moving wide awake exploration for jason. since his ridiculous move out west (according to his virginia native family), he has shared venues with bob dylan, paula cole, jewel, and david gray to name a few. in 2002 jason set up camp in los angeles and partnered with percussionist toca rivera playing weekly there and still in san diego at the world famous java joe's in ocean beach. (check local listings) together they are traveling the coasts this summer and are moving to make the album jason once heard in a dream. |
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what's left of the band
Jason Mraz: Vocals and Guitar Toca Rivera: Percussion- Toca Rivera is as famous in Latin America for working with his Afro-Latin artist Carlos Olmeda as he is for being Mraz's percussionist (all depends who you ask really.) He joined Mraz early on, when they did a commercial for Spike Lee. Apparently, he's a huge hit with the ladies having been on the love connection in the 1980s...according to Mraz, he was grand champion! Ian Sheridan: Bassist- I got nothing on him right now :( help me! There are more musicians who play with Mraz, but I got nothing for right now...I'll be back! |
