Jason Mraz will bring his second leg of his “Gratitude Café Tour” to the Rose Garden on Sunday, September 27, 2009.
The San Diego-based songsmith has partnered with The VH1 Save The Music Foundation to donate a portion of every ticket sold to the organization, which is dedicated to the restoration of instrumental music programs and raising awareness about the importance of music in a child’s education.
Certified 4x platinum, Mraz’s smash single, “I’m Yours,” is currently the fifth best selling digital single of all time. To celebrate the success (and evolution) of the song, Mraz will release, “Yours Truly: The I’m Yours Collection,” a digital EP. The EP will include four versions of “I’m Yours”: the original demo version of the song; the album version, which topped four separate radio formats; a live version of the song recorded in Tokyo, featuring Japanese band Kimaguren; and a reggae mix of the song.
The follow-up to “I’m Yours,” “Lucky,” a duet with Colbie Caillat, recently reached the one million mark in sales. A digital version of “Suerte,” the Spanish-language version of “Lucky,” featuring Ximena Sarinana is available at all digital retailers.
In other news, Mraz recently received the Songwriter Hall of Fame’s Hal David Starlight Award in New York City at their 40th Anniversary Gala. He also received nominations for three Teen Choice Awards, including Choice Music: Hookup for “Lucky,” Choice Music: Artist, and Choice Music: Album by a Male Artist for We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
Additionally, Mraz has teamed up with Boulder-based company iggli to offer an “invite” service on his website for all of his upcoming shows. He is the first artist ever to adopt the technology. The service, which can be accessed using the green “invite friends” button listed next to each date, gives fans the ability to invite, track, and coordinate whether or not they can attend a particular show or event.