The Tivoli            Thu Aug 14

Jason Mraz was only in Brisbane a few months ago and now he returns with his big band in tow.

The sweet melodies of Melanie Horsnell start off the night, getting gratuitous amounts of applause from a sold out audience that is quickly filling The Tivoli. Mr Accidental is a definite attention grabber, as is her cover of Bernard Fanning’s Songbird.

In between sets, we are graced with coverage of the Olympics on the projectors. I’m suddenly getting so into the men’s gymnastics competition that I’m almost wishing Mraz would wait just a little longer to appear. When he eventually does, all thoughts of Roman Rings and uneven bars are obliterated from my mind.

Scatting as if the spirit of jazz himself has taken possession of his body, Jason Mraz takes control of the audience from the get-go and works it to his every whim. The Remedy has it all: blistering bass solo, big horns and a morph into Oasis’ Wonderwall. He hits it again and again—his performance is flawless. Extended jams, crowd participation aplenty, a prefect sound mix…what more can Mraz provide that he hasn’t already? Nothing. Except perhaps a floor routine with an Arabian triple tuck. Now that’d be perfection.

LINDSEY CUTHBERTSON

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