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Jason Mraz is a guitarist, singer and composer, born on June 23, 1977 in Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States. That puts Jason Mraz at 49 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Mechanicsville High School and Berklee College of Music. Awards on record include Out100 (2023), Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (2010), Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (2010) and 4 more.
My Take
What I respect about Jason Mraz is how hard his easygoing music actually is to make. Berklee-trained, fluent on guitar and mandolin, a two-time Grammy winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, he wraps real craft inside songs that feel weightless and kind. Effortlessness is the most demanding illusion in pop, and he sustains it without smirking or showing the strain. There is a warmth in his work that never tips into saccharine, a generosity I find genuinely uncommon. He makes the world a little sunnier on purpose, and that is harder and more valuable than it gets credit for.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jason Mraz
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイソン・ムラーズ
- Reading
- じぇいそん・むらーず
- Born
- June 23, 1977 (age 49)
- Origin
- Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / composer / mandolinist / musician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Snake
2. Background
- High school
- Mechanicsville High School
- University
- Berklee College of Music
Awards & achievements
- 2023 Out100
- 2010 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- 2010 Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- San Diego Music Awards
- 2004 Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Male Artist
- 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame
- 2013 People's Choice Awards
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.jasonmraz.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jason_mraz/
- Xhttps://x.com/jason_mraz
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason%20Mraz
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192515
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jason Mraz born?
Jason Mraz was born on June 23, 1977 and is 49 years old.
Where is Jason Mraz from?
Jason Mraz is from Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States.
What does Jason Mraz do?
Jason Mraz works as guitarist, singer, composer, mandolinist, musician.
Where did Jason Mraz study?
Jason Mraz attended Berklee College of Music.
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