ERIC MYERS REVIEWS 1980-87
Eric Myers was the Sydney Morning Herald’s inaugural jazz critic, his first review appearing on February 2, 1980. This folder contains reviews and articles written by Myers up to his resignation in 1982. Text published in the newspaper is reproduced here, with the addition of photographs which may or may not have appeared in the newspaper. In 1983 Myers moved to The Australian, where he was that paper’s jazz critic, until he resigned towards the end of 1987. His reviews for that newspaper appear also in this folder. Articles which appeared in other publications are included here, if they serve to document the performances of Australian jazz musicians. Readers can click on the INDEX button for a list of reviews or articles in this folder.
Clark Terry
CLASSICAL AND JAZZ: FINDING THE FUSION
by Eric Myers
24 Hours, September, 1981
The dream of fusing jazz with classical music has long been a difficult one because, traditionally, jazz musicians have not had the iron discipline and reading skills of classical musicians; while, conversely, classical players had stilted techniques and little jazz feeling. Still, 'third stream' music, as jazz/ classical fusion was described by Gunther Schuller in the 1950s, has been emerging from time to time…
Warren Daly & Ed Wilson
BIG BANDS IN SYDNEY
by Eric Myers
JAMM magazine, September, 1981
Since 1969 the Daly-Wilson Big Band has been a permanent force in Sydney jazz, subject to occasional periods of inactivity. The majority of Sydney's leading musicians have, at one time or another, come through the Daly-Wilson ranks. Since their sponsorship deal with Benson & Hedges ceased at the end of 1979, it has not been easy for the band to survive economically, even though last year a two-night a week engagement at the Argyle Tavern in Sydney's historical Rocks areas, ran for two months with great success…
Rick Price
BRISBANE GROUP BOBS ALONG IN MAINSTREAM
by Eric Myers
Sydney Morning Herald, September 3, 1981
Sydney audiences have few opportunities to hear interstate jazz groups, so the Jazz Action Society's presentation of a top Brisbane group on Tuesday night was a welcome event. The Rick Price Quintet included the leader on flugelhorn and trumpet, Frank Tyne (alto saxophone and clarinet), Clare Hansson (piano), Geoff Kluke (bass) and Jim Howard (drums). This group was a pleasant and low-key mainstream outfit, concerned with sedate re-examination of the past, particularly the bebop era and the early Miles Davis period…