"I haven't heard it played that good since Basie"
Frankie Manning
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

"Tom Cunningham's Orchestra is sensational! I will be certain to use his music on a future program of BIG BAND JUMP highlighting "Today's Big Bands."
Don Kennedy
Big Band Jump

"Washington, DCs premier big band...fine solos...punch and precision"
Royal Stokes
Jazz Times

"The big band is alive and well in the hands of Tom Cunningham, and remains a potent entity in what is identified as big band jazz."
Felix Grant
WDCU-FM Jazz 90

". . .the Cunningham repertoire is surprisingly strong . . .the band's collective strength is best displayed in richly colorful passages . . .and amid the jaunty, boppish harmonies. [The Tom Cunningham Orchestra] is bound to please!"
Mike Joyce
The Washington Post Feb. 1988

"Tom Cunningham's swinging, hip!"
Mike Joyce
The Washington Post Dec. 1995

"They play swing era music in an authentic fashion. Their soloists are above average, and the band is highly danceable."
Shirley Klett
Cadence Magazine

"The high quality of music and the professional nature of your group was the finest way we could end this season in grand fashion!"
Mike Grant
District Ranger US Department of Interior

"I am impressed with your band and the material you've chosen to play"
Milt Bernhart, President
Big Band Academy of America

"Your orchestra played a MAJOR part in making the entire evening such an enjoyable, huge success!"
Captain Edgar E. Mallick, Chairman
US Naval Academy Class of 44 50th Reunion Committee

"Where have we been all these years, missing your great sounds?! Trust me, we will definitely treat ourselves to that wonderful experience again! Thanks for doing what you do."
Jim Driscoll
WWII Pilot's Association