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2x Grammy nominated ‘Fly’ was released on Mack Avenue Records in 2024, followed by ‘Fly (Deluxe Edition)’ in 2025

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Billing

100% - Michael Mayo

Social Handles

linktr.ee/theMichaelMayo

Bio

Whether Michael Mayo is performing with his band, as a guest, or alone with a looper pedal and a piano, the LA native’s commanding and other worldly vocalese has been gathering critical and commercial acclaim around the globe. Mayo attended the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance (now the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz), only the third vocalist to be accepted into the 20-year-old program, where he learned from the likes of Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. Mayo, a veteran international performer, has led his own band to perform at some of the worlds most revered jazz clubs and festivals. As a featured guest, he has recently recorded and performed with Herbie Hancock, Terri Lynne Carrington, Jacob Collier, Scary Pockets, Lenny Kravitz, Josh Groban, Ben Wendel and The War and Treaty.

Signed to Mack Avenue/Artistry Records, Mayo’s debut record “Bones”, produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Eli Wolf (Norah Jones, Al Green, The Roots) was released in 2021. In 2022, Mayo was named “International Artist of the Year” at the Deutscher Jazzpreis. Mayo’s highly anticipated sophomore release “Fly” featuring pianist Shai Maestro, bassist Linda Oh, and drummer Nate Smith was released in 2024 and nominated for 2 Grammy Awards.

Long-form bio is here: https://www.michaelmayomusic.com/about

Photos

⇩ Download Image Bundle

Current Tour Poster

Additional Photo Options:

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Customizable Ad Mats

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Band Lineup

Michael Mayo - vocals/keys

Band TBD - please confirm with [email protected]

Videos

https://youtu.be/QeT_xGZUiOo

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWHziwABtj/?img_index=1

FOUR (Official Performance Video)

Bag of Bones (Official Performance Video)

Just Friends (ConcertLab Video)

Downloads

⇩ Fly Tour Reel (Option 1 - FOUR)

**⇩ ***Fly* Tour Reel (Option 2 - FLY)

**⇩ **B-roll Reel (FLY)

⇩ Live Looping Performance Reel

⇩ ConcertLab - Just Friends

Quotes

"… pure of tone and pitch and rich in hip ideas and hooky melodic instinct — Mayo is making music that pushes boundaries in both directions.”

(Will Layman, PopMatters)

"He reaffirms an inventiveness and versatility that already establish him as one of the voices to watch in the creative jazz scene of tomorrow.”

(Yazid Kouloughi, Jazz Magazine)

“There is fresh air and an assumed lightness in this record, something that we rarely see. A little retro side too.. Elsewhere, there is a certain form of candor, even modesty...”

(David Koperhant, Jazz News)

"Leaning back into the jazz tradition but also having a knack for popular appeal, his second full-length recording, Fly, is a cool and high-arcing set that suggests how “jazz” singing can connect again with listeners hungry for both soul and creative challenge.”

(Will Layman, PopMatters)

“Fly is characterized by a spontaneous approach, where Mayo prioritizes improvisation and authenticity. His rendition of “Just Friends,” captured in a single take, embodies the natural chemistry between him and his fellow musicians. The title track explores themes of lightness and freedom, reflecting his unfiltered creative process.”

(Jacques Pauper, Couleurs Jazz Radio)