Just as summer finally hits Toronto with its 30C ++ so does Jason Mraz brings sunshine & heat along with his band. From reggae to pop to rap Jason Mraz can play it all!
Although I'm not one of his biggest fans I can still appreciate every single note of his, reminding myself that stars are shining above my head and that his music is just relaxing. If I were on a beach surfing waves I'd probably have one of his songs in my head.
Jason Mraz can be resumed in simple words: sun - surf - beach. Does that remind you of anyone else? You got that one right: Jack Johnson. Often compared to him, Jason Mraz mixes more reggae & rap to his music style.
The Molson Amphitheatre crowd was as broad as one could get: from teenagers to people in their 40's/ 50's, Jason Mraz seems to reach them all. What he might still need to achieve is getting his own crowd into the "party". All around me, the crowd seemed almost too polite and laid back,just like Jason is known to be. Everyone sitting in their seat, not daring to get up and dance.
Jason Mraz might have felt exactly the same way when he said: "alright everyone, get up and dance. You're here to dance and have fun! So get your hands up in the air and follow me!"
A definite highlight of the night was when Jason Mraz was joined by K'naan and G. Love, to perform "Curbside Prophet", followed by personal favorite reggae remixed "The Remedy", and crowd favorite "I'm Yours".
The reggae & rap mixed songs went on but didn't seem to reach the crowd who was definitely too laid back to get up and dance to the beat. Blame it on the heat? Maybe, but most of all it might be because Jason has too many mellow songs on his setlist.
Jason Mraz ended the night on a positive note, singing " You and I Both" that sealed the singers connection with his crowd. The only down part of this, is that it took him almost two hours to warm up the Toronto crowd.
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