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Internationally revered recording artist, Jason Mraz, has announced plans for a special international tour, an extraordinary itinerary that will see the Grammy Award-winning tunesmith visiting North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia with two very special shows at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th November. These will be the only shows in Australia and are certain to be a unique opportunity to see the US troubadour in a stripped back, sensory mode. More than just a concert tour, Mraz’ worldwide journey will see him celebrating music’s lasting power to inspire change and help others through global citizenship.

“Jason Mraz plays songs like Tiger Woods plays golf: His dedication to music as an art form is extraordinary and it shows through in his consistently breath-taking displays of genius” THE BRAG

“Rarely do you see an artist grab an audience at the start of a show and hold them right until the end… Mraz is at his peak as a performing artist. If you ever questioned if you wanted to see Jason Mraz, now is the time. » UNDERCOVER.COM.AU

The majority of the tour, and these two very special Australian shows, will find Mraz teaming up with his longtime friend, percussionist Noel “Toca” Rivera, for a series of acoustic dates celebrating the tenth anniversary of their independently released classic, “LIVE AT JAVA JOE’S.”

The tour will see the duo traverse the globe performing at a series of charity benefits and unique concert spaces, along with immersing themselves in the local culture. From Kansas, Morocco and Southern France to Prague, New York and Sydney; the tour will conclude with a pair of intimate shows in Mraz’s adopted hometown of San Diego.

Hailed as one of the modern era’s most gifted pop troubadours, Mraz has shared stages with percussionist Noel “Toca” Rivera for more than a decade. The two musicians first met back in 2000, when Mraz was just making his mark on the San Diego coffee house scene. Enthralled by the young songwriter’s free-flowing lyrical mastery, Rivera invited Mraz to join the eponymous trio he fronted alongside his brother Carlos. The group hit the road, travelling California’s highways and byways together in a beat-up Winnebago, inspiring Mraz’s classic song, “Dream Life of Rand McNally.” When Carlos decided to take time off, Jason and Toca continued to collaborate as a duo, earning acclaim and passionate audience responses wherever they performed. Mraz’s guitar and vocals match beautifully with Rivera’s intuitive djembe playing and the two maintain a long friendship and collaborative relationship, recording and touring together to this day.

“I dig the groove Toca lays down with his drum,” Mraz says, “and the delicate touch he finds on the harmonies. He’s like every member of the Dave Matthews Band and Boyz II Men rolled up in one prize wind-up teddy bear designed to beat a drum.”

Mraz of course went on to become a worldwide superstar, a multi-talented singer/songwriter who made pop history with the sensational single, “I’m Yours.” The four time platinum track – featured on Jason’s double platinum album, “We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.” – was not only the #9 highest selling single in 2009, but was also #15 on the highest selling single ‘ARIA 2000-2009 End of Decade Charts.’

Do not miss the opportunity to see this very special event; an artist in a mode you’ve not seen him in for some time.