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.
Kenny Ball
KENNY BALL: UNCOMPLICATED AND MUCH FUN
by Eric Myers
Sydney Morning Herald, February 12, 1981
The first performance of Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen at Gas Lane last night provided an evening of vigorous, happy traditional jazz. Who could imagine that jazz could be so uncomplicated, and so much fun? Other than Kenny Ball (trumpet), this English band included Andy Cooper (clarinet), John Bennett (trombone), John Fenner (guitar), Duncan Swift (piano), John Benson (bass) and Ronnie Bowden (drums). Kenny Ball's music featured much tighter arrangements than we are used to with Australian traditional jazz, cleverly calculated to maximise their impact with a middle-of-the-road audience…
Graeme Bell
GRAEME BELL OFF TO EUROPE
by Eric Myers
Sydney Morning Herald, February 20, 1981
The Graeme Bell All Stars have been invited to perform at the Old Style Jazz Festival in The Netherlands, one of the world's leading jazz festivals. The invitation is a considerable tribute to the All Stars — still one of the leading traditional jazz bands in this country — and to Australian jazz…
Horst Liepolt
ENTHUSIASTS FAREWELL HORST LIEPOLT
by Eric Myers
Sydney Morning Herald, February 27, 1981
A large part of Sydney's jazz community gathered on Wednesday night at the Paradise Jazz Cellar to pay tribute to the publicist Horst Liepolt, who is leaving soon to live permanently in the Mecca of jazz, New York. The music was a comprehensive journey through the various jazz idioms Liepolt has favoured over the past three years, following his long association with the more commercial music of Galapagos Duck, whom he managed for some time…