Flying higher with Michael Mayo on Kofifi FM 97.2

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Our guest for page three this week, was born and raised in LA but is a die hard New Yorker who was drawn to the city by the music, art and its energy.

Michael Mayo is a singer, songwriter and arranger who studied at the New England Conservatory of Music including the Hancock Institute of Jazz and was mentored by music icon Herbie Hancock.

He released his debut project Bones in 2021, and now we get to catch up with him ahead of his next project which comes out on October 4th that he has titled "Fly"

Michael Mayo, on The K Jazz Show.

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