MICHAEL MAYO | FRI & SAT OCT 18 & 19 | 7PM & 9:30PM
October 18, 2024 until October 19, 2024
Like Bobby McFerrin, one of his major influences (who was a graduate of the same L.A. performing arts high school), Mayo approaches his voice as a musical instrument, but in often unexpected ways — with Brian Wilson-style pop harmonies (“Robot Man”), Stevie Wonder R&B (“Another Love”), drum and bass (“What’s My Name,” inspired by a line from poet e.e. cummings’ “Crepuscule”) and even hip-hop (“About Your Love”). Even with his classical training, Mayo’s music is a seamless blend of alternative and neo-soul elements, a unique combination that defies genre.
Juxtaposing wordless chants with incisive lyrics, Mayo underlines how music itself can provide emotions that transcend literal meaning.
"...a flexibility of vocal expression so evolved that it seems to border on liquidity; Mayo wields a human voice in ingenious and surprising ways." - Nate Chinen, WBGO
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