let's start with the set list. a very well chosen set. a groovy and very "oomph" start with the song 'dynamo of volition'. i was very pleased he played one of my top favs 'you and i both" and did a very smooth medley to 'sleeping to dream'. not forgetting the huge crowd pleaser 'i'm yours' in which he got the audience to sing cute, geeky and groovy musical phrases. the less heard 'mr curiosity' was an acoustic piece which showed off jason mraz's very smooth tenor voice. the emotional 6/8 'a beautiful mess' was truly beautiful, very un-messy and utterly moving cos he sang with such conviction. not forgetting the layering of 'remedy' with a classic 'wonderwall'. and he ended with a big bang, electrifying the place with the number 'butterfly'. oh i forgot this one... the one where jason mraz sang a duet with joi chua? is that how you spell her name? oh the collective scream when jason planted one on her after the duet. 

let me quote michelle doing our conversation. "jason could ask us to sing potato chips and we gladly would have". i can't help but agree to that. the amount of charisma he exuded just flooded the place. i could barely bring myself to sit during the concert despite my aching back. even if you had no sense of rhythm what-so-ever, the atmosphere just makes you wanna dance and groove to the music. 

his band was very tight. the groove and the syncopation was perfect. his bassist was a killer. jason mraz himself is awesome with melodic improvisations. he's well-versed in different genres of music and unafraid to experiment. he's very creative and its cool how he sang his songs different how he did it in the album. which makes the concert all the more worthwhile paying for. 

so, i do have a few photos. though pathetic cos i was not allowed to shoot with the 200mm lens i borrowed from sam wong, which i totally do not understand why.... its not like i'm going to sell them... its just for my own shooting pleasure. all in the fun of it. 

so for your viewing pleasure here is jason mraz with 'a beautiful mess'.