Jason Mraz ; born June 23; 1977) is a singer-songwriter; born and raised in Mechanicsville; Virginia. Mraz's stylistic influences include reggae; pop; rock; folk; jazz; and hip hop. He has played with various artists; including Dave Matthews Band; James Blunt; Gavin DeGraw; Paula Cole; John Popper; Alanis Morissette; The Ohio Players; Rachael Yamagata; James Morrison; Lisa Hannigan; Jewel and Colbie Caillat.He attended Longwood University for a short time and then after a brief stint studying musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York; he moved to San Diego from Virginia. Wordplay EP is a two-disc CD and DVD collection from Jason Mraz. The release takes his second album Mr. A-Z and couples it with live footage and refinished tracks from his first studio album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come and a demo of I'm Yours from his third studio album We sing, We Dance, We steal things.Jason Mraz ; born June 23; 1977) is a singer-songwriter; born and raised in Mechanicsville; Virginia. Mraz's stylistic influences include reggae; pop; rock; folk; jazz; and hip hop. He has played with various artists; including Dave Matthews Band;.