Introducing… Madison Cunningham: the Jazzmaster-wrangling songwriter putting her multi-faceted stamp on modern Americana
(WorldNews Music)

What were you doing when you were 23? It probably wasn`t making a Grammy-nominated album, but then Madison Cunningham isn`t your average twenty-something. The Costa Mesa native might just have that album, Who Are You Now and her 2014 indie debut Authenticity under her belt so far, but the now-24-year-old`s star was on the rise long before she received a nod for Best Americana Album from the Academy back in January. She played the iconic Newport Folk Festival last year, and no less than John Mayer has heaped praise on Cunningham`s intricate jazz-inflected guitar work, which pulls inspiration from Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell one minute, Jeff Buckley the next. But despite all this, the Grammy...