Jason Mraz - Geek In The Pink

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Jason Mraz is releases his exuberant new single 'Geek In The Pink' on March 6 through Atlantic Records. 'Geek In The Pink' is the first single to be taken from Jason's pseudo-self titled and critically acclaimed new album Mr. A-Z, due out in the UK on February 6.

Produced by the legendary Steve Lillywhite (U2, the Rolling Stones, Talking Heads et al) at Allaire Studios near Woodstock, NY, Mr. A-Z is the inspired follow-up to Mraz's acclaimed 2003 debut record Waiting For My Rocket To Come which has to date sold over a million copies worldwide.

To mark the release of Mr. A-Z, described by MOJO as the 'sensational follow-up to the San Diego wunderkind's debut', Jason Mraz is set to return to the UK for a strong of live dates in February, both as the main support on James Blunt's massive arena tour, kicking off in Glasgow on February 10, and also to play a clutch of his own sold-out headline shows, including Shepherd's Bush Empire on February 21.

Tour dates - February 2006:
10 Glasgow, SECC
11 Belfast, Waterfront
13 Brighton, Centre
17 Plymouth, Pavillion
25 Aberdeen, AECC
27 Cardiff, CIA
28 Bournemouth, BIC

March 2006:

1 Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
2 Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
3 Nottingham, Arena
5 Manchester, Academy 3 *
6 Glasgow, King Tuts *
7 Birmingham, Academy 2 *
18 London, Brixton Academy
19 London, Brixton Academy
20 London, Brixton Academy
21 London, Shepherd's Bush Empire*
22 Manchester, Apollo
23 Manchester, Apollo

*Jason Mraz headline shows

Mraz honed his intimate approach to audience building in the burgeoning coffee shop scene of San Diego. It was also during his early coffee shop days that he hooked up with drummer Toca Rivera, whose Djembe style percussion and charismatic stage presence added to Mraz's one-of-a-kind live performance.

"I met him at an open mike. He was playing with his brother at the time," says Mraz. "I fell in love with everything he was doing. It was so simple. His whole thing he had going on was kind of the opposite to me. It was everything I was looking for in a band. We're such an odd couple. It's been such a blast."

And it's precisely that un-checked exuberance that has made Mraz's live shows one of the most talked about in years. He's quickly built a coast-to-coast legion of loyal fans that follow his comings-and-goings via the internet, devouring Mraz's aforementioned humorous notations of just where he fits on pop's self-important pecking order.

'Mixing bohemian self-deprecation, candy-coloured hip hop and wistful power-pop, the self-styled "geek in the pink" seems tailor-made for sensitive types with a wry world view like his.' Uncut

'Exciting, ambitious stuff.' Nuts

Visit the official Jason Mraz website: www.jasonmraz.com

Also See: ilikemusic.com

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