Jason Mraz performing during the Look For The Good Live! Summer Tour at the Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas on July 30, 2021. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
Jason Mraz’s new album begins and ends with the same phrase: “Look for the good.” Those four words are not just a lyric or the title of his seventh studio album, but also an all-encompassing world philosophy for the musician, who believes that in dark and challenging times we should search for something positive.
Look For The Good, written and recorded in Jason’s home studio in Southern California, is a continuation of his career-long love for reggae music. It’s a genre he’s always returned to, inspired both by its rhythms and its revolutionary lyrics, and after making 2018’s Know. the singer found himself ready to further explore how he could participate in the style.
Jason connected with producer Michael Goldwasser (founder of indie reggae label Easy Star Records and producer for Matisyahu, Steel Pulse, Toots and the Maytals and his own band, Easy Star All-Stars), who had remixed Jason’s single “Have It All,” and the pair began sending ideas back and forth. Initially, Jason didn’t realize their collaboration would yield an actual album.
The musician also runs the Jason Mraz Foundation, which has donated over $1 million to organizations supporting inclusive arts education and equality. The foundation recently put on an event in San Diego, “SHINE,” to celebrate all-inclusive arts education and become more fully immersed in the community using Jason’s music as a backbone.
In many ways, Jason, a two-time Grammy winner, Songwriters Hall of Fame Honoree and board member of the ASCAP Foundation, aims to use his position to empower others and inspire real-world change and positivity. Everything he does and every song he writes comes back to the idea of love. Look For The Good is not just an album, it’s a refreshing way of seeing and experiencing the world we live in.
This was by far the most entertaining concert Jason has ever put on. He has a gift to bring the audience right into his world and show them around. We loved every moment of the evening.Jason Mraz was the main act at the Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater with guests Southern Avenue. They continue across the United States with the last stop at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, California on September 26, 2021.
Amazing! It was like hearing all of his songs for the first time. His command of music as a language was so creative, unique, and new. He made us all feel welcome and comfortable. They were clearly having a great time on stage. It was one of the best concerts I’ve ever attended.
Outstanding musicianship paired with such ease between the leader, the band and crew, and the crowd. It was as personal and intimate as an event with thousands of people can get. I left feeling happy and content and found myself humming and singing the songs all the way home that night and throughout my workday the day after. Good vibes, man.
Love how he's always so much more than a concert. The positive messages and vibes he sends out are uplifting. Mix that with great songs and a crazy talented band, it's a great show. Wouldn't change a thing.
There are no words adequate to describe how truly amazing this show was. I have been a fan since day one and had not had the opportunity to see Jason live. I knew that his live shows we're something special but last night was amazing! Thank you for a night I will never forget and a feeling of love and acceptance that I will carry with me always.
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