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.
Duke Ellington
GIVING A JAZZ RECORD AS A GIFT
by Eric Myers
National Times, December 7, 1980
If you are buying a jazz record as a gift, you should determine the style preferred. There are so many different, although related, idioms congregating under the banner of "jazz" that it is rarely possible, these days, to buy a "jazz" album that suits all tastes…
Dale Barlow
DALE BARLOW QUARTET: HARD-SWINGING CELLAR MUSIC
by Eric Myers
Sydney Morning Herald, December 13, 1980
The Paradise Jazz Cellar in Kings Cross is fast becoming an in-place, where many of Sydney's brilliant young jazz musicians can be heard, either in resident bands, or sitting in. On Thursday night, the Dale Barlow Quartet was playing the kind of fierce, hard-swinging modern jazz which is favoured by most of our emerging young musicians…
Geoff Gilbert
CROSSFIRE & HARBOUR CITY: UNFORTUNATE CHOICE OF VENUE
by Eric Myers
Sydney Morning Herald, December 18, 1980
This was an interesting promotion on Monday night, designed to bring together Sydney's traditional jazz and jazz-rock audiences for one concert. Under other circumstances, 150 people might have been considered an excellent roll-up for a performance by two Sydney groups but, in the Capitol Theatre, an audience of this size was disastrous for the promoters. Still, the concert was an artistic success…