The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Nomination
Fly (Michael Mayo) is nominated for The GRAMMYs 2026 Best Jazz Vocal Album
Fly (Michael Mayo) is nominated for The GRAMMYs 2026 Best Jazz Vocal Album
Fly (Michael Mayo) is nominated for The GRAMMYs 2026 Best Jazz Vocal Album
Michael Mayo's Fly is his follow-up to his 2021 debut album, Bones. Self-produced and recorded in just two days in January 2024, the album features pianist Shai Maestro, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Nate Smith.
Commercial success
The album peaked at No. 6 on the JazzWeek radio chart in January 2025 and remained in the Top 20 for several weeks.
Cultural impact
Michael Mayo launched a U.S. and European tour in support of Fly, with performances at major venues including the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and Blue Note Jazz Club in Poznan, Poland.
The album's deluxe edition featured collaborations with the Norrbotten Big Band, expanding Mayo's reach into European jazz circuits.
Fly has been highlighted in jazz education circles, with Mayo's background at the New England Conservatory and the Hancock Institute of Jazz drawing attention to his innovative vocal approach.
Critical response
The Guardian praised the album's "cleaner sound, lighter mood, and happy mix of originals and jazz standards," noting Mayo's inventive trio and his "bravura" performances. Read full review
Michael Mayo's Fly is his follow-up to his 2021 debut album, Bones. Self-produced and recorded in just two days in January 2024, the album features pianist Shai Maestro, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Nate Smith.
Commercial success
The album peaked at No. 6 on the JazzWeek radio chart in January 2025 and remained in the Top 20 for several weeks.
Cultural impact
Michael Mayo launched a U.S. and European tour in support of Fly, with performances at major venues including the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and Blue Note Jazz Club in Poznan, Poland.
The album's deluxe edition featured collaborations with the Norrbotten Big Band, expanding Mayo's reach into European jazz circuits.
Fly has been highlighted in jazz education circles, with Mayo's background at the New England Conservatory and the Hancock Institute of Jazz drawing attention to his innovative vocal approach.
Critical response
The Guardian praised the album's "cleaner sound, lighter mood, and happy mix of originals and jazz standards," noting Mayo's inventive trio and his "bravura" performances. Read full review
Michael Mayo's Fly is his follow-up to his 2021 debut album, Bones. Self-produced and recorded in just two days in January 2024, the album features pianist Shai Maestro, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Nate Smith.
Commercial success
The album peaked at No. 6 on the JazzWeek radio chart in January 2025 and remained in the Top 20 for several weeks.
Cultural impact
Michael Mayo launched a U.S. and European tour in support of Fly, with performances at major venues including the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and Blue Note Jazz Club in Poznan, Poland.
The album's deluxe edition featured collaborations with the Norrbotten Big Band, expanding Mayo's reach into European jazz circuits.
Fly has been highlighted in jazz education circles, with Mayo's background at the New England Conservatory and the Hancock Institute of Jazz drawing attention to his innovative vocal approach.
Critical response
The Guardian praised the album's "cleaner sound, lighter mood, and happy mix of originals and jazz standards," noting Mayo's inventive trio and his "bravura" performances. Read full review
