Thomas Cunniffe is a free-lance jazz historian and author. He has written liner notes for several CDs, including albums by Denver musicians Al Hood, Dave Hanson, Skip Wilkins, Jill Allen and Jim Riley. He was a featured writer and editor at www.jazz.com, where several of his works are posted. An accomplished jazz and classical vocalist, he sings with and writes program notes for Kantorei, a virtuoso a cappella choir. He can be reached at tomsjazz@msn.com.