Professor Cunningham
Arbors, 2021, CD
Instrument: Saxophone
Issue: 27.1
Jazz Ruler Type: Ballads, Blues
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 79
O’s Notes: One of New York’s greatest imports is Professor Adrian Cunningham (sax, fl, cl) from Australia! The pandemic pushed him to create the tune, “It’s Alright” with each of band mates contributing from afar (in isolation). It went viral and inspired the Old School Band to record The Lockdown Blues in the same fashion. We liked the New Orleans-style blues on “Sittin’ At Home, Drinkin’ Alone”. The swagger reigns true all the way through with reality-based stories as on “A Quarantine Love Song”. As always jazz spawns creativity!
Publicist: Lisa Reedy Promotions
