NEW YORK JAZZ BAND
PROFESSOR CUNNINGHAM
& HIS OLD SCHOOL
JAZZ STYLES
We specialize in all types of jazz styles; perfect for swing dance events & private parties to jazz halls & festivals.
From the rich musical and cultural tradition of New Orleans, we bring Mardi Gras to you! A roaring horn section playing the great tunes from early jazz to rhythm & blues - you'll feel like you are on Bourbon St.
Bring back the prohibition era from the 1920's, where the parties were cool and the dancing was hot! A cooking jazz ensemble with trumpet and clarinet to recreate the golden era of jazz.
From the rich musical and cultural tradition of New Orleans, we bring Mardi Gras to you! A roaring horn section playing the great tunes from early jazz to rhythm & blues - you'll feel like you are on Bourbon St.
The greatest tunes of the Big Band era with swinging ensemble and big brass sound! Think Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway.
NEW ORLEANS
HOT JAZZ
RHYTHM & BLUES
BIG BAND SWING
INSPIRATION
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
CAB CALLOWAY
FATS DOMINO
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR
FATS WALLER
SIDNEY BECHET
COSIMO MATASSA
DUKE ELLINGTON
ARTIE SHAW
VINCE GIORDANO & THE NIGHTHAWKS
We are proud International Swing Band Competition Winners!
WINNER: Best band 2017, World Jam, Madrid
WINNER: Best band 2017, Harlem, Vilnius Lithuania
WINNER: Best band 2016, World Jam, Madrid
WINNER: Best Horn Section 2016, World Jam, Madrid
WINNER: Best Rhythm section 2016, World Jam, Madrid
"Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Adrian Cunningham has built a septet of young killers that can serve up pure, uncut old school NOLA tunes"
— Albany Jazz Festival
PHOTOS
Feast your eyes on these good looking lads. It's a smorgasbord of ties and vests.
Nina Galicheva
Mai Dornelles
Eric L. Underbjerg
White Crow Pictures
Hop To The Beat
Albany Gazette
Nina Galicheva
Nina Galicheva
Nina Galicheva
Jane Kratochvil www.thesalon.biz
Mai Dornelles
Hot Jazz, Growling Horn, Grooving Ryhthm
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THE BAND
Professor Cunningham and His Old School is one of the most sought after groups on the international scene, performing around the world at major events and festivals. This award-winning New York based band performs the most swinging and grooving repertoire ranging from the streets of New Orleans to the early dance halls of Harlem NYC.
Formed and fronted by in-demand vocalist and reedman Adrian Cunningham - an Australian native based in NYC, - Professor Cunningham and His Old School consists of some of the most energetic and accomplished musicians on the New York scene. They present, with unparalleled energy, repertoire ranging from early jazz and the birth of swing, to soulful NOLA Rhythm and Blues. They have been a regular hit in the NYC underground party and swing dance scene since the band's formation in 2012; performing at some of the world's finest jazz and swing events- notably:
Blue Note Jazz Fest (NYC), Snowball (Stockholm), Melbourne Intl Jazz Fest (Australia), CPLX (Copenhagen), Chase Festival (Heidelberg), Swing Crash (Como, Italy), Albany Jazz Festival, Barswingona (Spain) and Blue Skies (Lisbon).
Come get your dancing shoes out for this award-winning New York swing band!
JAZZ FESTIVALS
SWING EVENTS
PRIVATE EVENTS
BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL
THE SALON
SWING 46
THE BACK ROOM
SNOWBALL
BB KINGS
THE CUTTING ROOM
MUSIC! SWEET, SWEET MUSIC!!
New Album Available Now
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Tain't Nobody's Business if I Do
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Bourbon St Parade
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Jumpin' at the Woodside
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Glory Glory Hallelujah
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Down By the Riverside
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Joshua Fit the Battle at Jericho
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The Mooche
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Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
VIDEOS
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BOOKING
Book the band. C'mon. You know you want to.
Below are our most popular configurations.
Pick which combo you would like to hear.
Trio
Pick 3
Great for private parties and
smaller venues.
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Clarinet/Sax/Vocals
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Bass
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Guitar or piano
Quartet
Pick 4
Great for small dance events and large parties.
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Clarinet/Sax/Vocals
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Bass
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Guitar or piano
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Drums
Quintet
Pick 5
Great for concert venues
and testivals.
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Clarinet/Sax/Vocals
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Bass
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Guitar or piano
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Trumpet
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Drums
Big Band
Pick All!
Great for dance events, fesrtivals & large parties
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Clarinet/Sax/Vocals
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Trumpet
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Trombone
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Baritone Sax
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Guitar
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Piano
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Bass
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Drums