Jeremy Cunningham (drummer)

Jeremy Cunningham (* around 1985 ) is an American jazz musician ( drums , composition ). Peter Margasak ( Chicago Reader ) praised the “precision, sense of time and control” in his game.

Live and act

Originally from Cincinnati, Cunningham earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati , where he took lessons from John Von Ohlen . He then moved to Chicago and studied at DePaul University , where he had lessons with Dana Hall and graduated with a Masters. From the late 2000s he worked in the Chicago jazz scene; The first recordings were made in 2010 with trumpeter Wade Baker ( Profilin ' ). In the following years he played a. a. with Von Freeman , Chris Foreman , Jeff Parker , Mike Allemana , Marquis Hill ( New Gospel ), Caroline Davis and with Matt Ulery and Nick Mazzarella in the Meridian Trio . With his own quartet (composed of Josh Johnson, Jeff Parker, Matt Ulery) and two guest musicians (Dustin Laurenzi, Andrew Toombs), Cunningham released the album Re: Dawn (From Far) (Ears & Eyes Records) in 2016 , which received positive reviews.

Discographic notes

• Marquis Hill: Sounds of the City (2012)
• Meridian Trio: Triangulum ( Clean Feed Records , 2017)
• The Weather Up There (2018), with Jeff Parker, Paul Bryan, Ben LeMar Gay , Jaimie Branch , Dustin Laurenzi , Matt Ulery , Mike Reed , Makaya McCraven , Mikel Patrick Avery.

Web links

• Web presence
• Presence at Bandcamp
• Jeremy Cunningham at Allmusic (English)
• Jeremy Cunningham at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter Margasak: Drummer Jeremy Cunningham steps out as a leader. Chicago Reader , June 17, 2016, accessed November 5, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 1, 2018)
3. ↑ Jakob Beakgaard: Jeremy Cunningham Quartet: re: dawn (from far). All About Jazz , September 8, 2016, accessed November 5, 2018 .