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.
Roger Frampton
JAZZ: THE BEST AND WORST OF 1981
by Eric Myers
Sydney Morning Herald, December 26, 1981
What has happened in jazz in 1981? There is no one answer. Jazz in Sydney now works on different levels — as an art form, as entertainment, and as education — and one has to look at each. As far as jazz as an art form goes, only a few musicians in Sydney are actively involved in pushing the parameters of jazz. Their contributions, however, have been precious. One of them was the concert on May 27 at the NSW Conservatorium of Music, given by the pianist, composer and saxophonist Roger Frampton…
David Baker
JANUARY JAMS DOWN UNDER
by Eric Myers
DownBeat, January, 1982
For the last two years Sydneyites have been treated to a huge glut of jazz in January. Three separate promotions, all featuring major American jazz artists, have been fighting over an increasingly lucrative market in the city which is now, jazz-wise, the New York of Australia: the Festival of Sydney, a month-long, Government-funded arts festival; the Sydney International Music Festival, with powerful private enterprise sponsorship; and the Summer Jazz Week, featuring 25 American educators brought out each year by Greg Quigley's Australian Jazz Foundation. January has therefore been a hot month, and some of the promoters are now getting out of the kitchen...
Tony Ansell
RECORD REVIEWS: TONY ANSELL, JULIAN LEE
by Eric Myers
Australian Penthouse, January, 1982
Just Arranging (Battyman Records) by the Tony Ansell Orchestra is one of the catalogue of seven impressive LPs now available from the local Batjazz label. For this session a large studio orchestra was assembled, in order to record Tony Ansell's arrangements of various popular standards and jazz originals. Amongst the musicians were some of the best players in Australian jazz...