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Why join? Artist Profile: Jason Mraz About the artist Jason Mraz hails from Mechanicsville, VA, where the singer/songwriter grew up amidst the sounds of the Dave Matthews Band and local roots musicians the Agents of Good Roots.

Rob Thomas and Jason Mraz at the 2009 Songwriters Hall Of Fame 40th Anniversary Induction Ceremony.

Jon Bon Jovi considers writing classic songs as a way of being remembered throughout time.

When you win American Idol , a splashy major label debut quickly follows. . Newly minted winner Kris Allen is no exception, as Billboard reports that the church-ier answer to Jason Mraz will be ready with an album this fall.

Singer Jason Mraz is among the new acts announced Wednesday for the 2009 Bumbershoot festival.

American R&B star Akon will entertain Malaysian fans at Sunway Lagoon's Surf Beach in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, on July 2. The 8pm concert, the Akon Freedom Beach Party, is organised by Marctensia which brought pop-rock singer Jason Mraz to Malaysia in March.

The lights on the "American Idol" stage have gone dark. Season-eight champ Kris Allen shall be judged no more ... at least for a while.

Singer/songwriter Matt Shwachman plays neatly-packaged pop rock on his debut release, Uncharted Territory.

Jason Mraz hails from Mechanicsville, VA, where the singer/songwriter grew up amidst the sounds of the Dave Matthews Band and local roots musicians the Agents of Good Roots.

Home : Features : Music : Jason Mraz Announces Full Dates for New Tour Jason Mraz Announces Full Dates for New Tour 17-May-2009 Written by: Kristine David Jason Mraz will start his new tour, the 'Gratitude Cafe Tour,' in support of his third album, We Sing.

We Dance. We Steal Things." The singer/songwriter kicks off the outing, dubbed the "Gratitude Cafe Tour," July 25 in Columbia, MD, one night after appearing with the Dave Matthews Band [ tickets ] in Hershey, PA.

How would you like to get paid to hug people? Tricia Huffman is on the payroll of sex symbol-pop singer Jason Mraz as his staff hugger on tour, which ended Saturday at the Palms.

Jason Mraz played the 2006 Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil. He'll be back next weekend.

In 2002, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz provided a clue to his career trajectory when he titled his debut CD Waiting for My Rocket to Come.

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In this photo released by Marctensia Entertainment ltd, American pop singer Jason Mraz, left, performs with special guest Malaysian Chinese singer Penny Tai at his live concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, March 4, 2009.

Australia has had the chance to watch Jason Mraz evolve from the dawn of his career.

Jason Mraz. Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Tuesday. Bonython Park, Adelaide, tonight; West Coast Blues and Roots Festival, Fremantle, tomorrow; Palais Theatre, Melbourne, next Monday; Festival Hall, Melbourne, next Tuesday.

Some musicians are wary about their songs being used in TV shows, but American singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson couldna t be happier to be linked to Packed To The Rafters.

Jason Mraz played a secret show in Sydney last night. At 12:30am, he was on stage at The Basement.