AJAZZ ARTICLES & REVIEWS 2019-
This folder contains reviews and articles written by Eric Myers for the Australian Jazz Museum’s magazine AJAZZ. Myers commenced writing occasional pieces for the magazine in November, 2019. Readers may click on the INDEX button for a list of reviews and articles in this folder. Click on the title of any review or article that you wish to read.
Daryl Pratt
PRATT MCMAHON HIRST GANDER: ASWIRL
Album review by Eric Myers
Personnel: Daryl Pratt (vibraphone), Matt McMahon (piano), Brett Hirst (bass) & Andrew Gander (drums)
AJAZZ 105, May, 2025
This lovely album from four brilliant jazz musicians is a gem. Recorded in 2016 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, it has been in the can waiting for drummer Andrew Gander to return from overseas before its release onto the market. Other than Gander, Aswirl features Daryl Pratt (vibraphone), Matt McMahon (piano) & Brett Hirst (double bass). Ten original compositions are played: five from Pratt, two each from Hirst and Gander, and one from McMahon. I found Aswirl a breath of fresh air, and am wondering why I found it so agreeable. Perhaps it sounds like a document from another era, as it feels so relaxed and unhurried…