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.
Art Pepper
ART PEPPER'S MAGIC DEFIES JET LAG
by Eric Myers
Sydney Morning Herald, August 24, 1981
The American alto saxophonist Art Pepper is one of the most important jazz musicians to visit this country in recent years. It was a great pity, therefore, that, apparently owing to visa and passport problems, he arrived in Australia only on Friday and was required to perform the same night at Scamps. Jet lag is a great leveller. Pepper gave an honest and spirited performance, showing glimpses of the frolicsome magic and bristling creativity which we know from his records but, in my view, he was always labouring for a free flow of ideas…
Roger Frampton
ROGER FRAMPTON: PRESENTING UNIQUE MUSIC
by Eric Myers
Encore magazine, September, 1981
On May 27 this year at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music, there was a concert which presented some unique music - the kind of music which one might hear only in culturally avant-garde places such as London or New York. In the Joseph Post Auditorium, it was attended by an audience of about 150 people. It consisted of firstly, an improvised solo piano recital by Roger Frampton, plus his work Five Reflections on Consciousness, for saxophone sextet and percussion…
Ted White
TED WHITE: 45-YEAR-OLD NEWCOMER
by Eric Myers
Encore magazine, September, 1981
As the so-called "jazz explosion" gathers strength, all roads in Australian jazz lead to Sydney. One of the newest arrivals is the 45-year-old saxophonist Ted White, who came recently from Melbourne. Born in Woolwich, South East London, in 1935, White began playing professionally in London in the 1950s with various bands. Although a reader, he was always jazz-oriented, and usually the jazz tenor player who took the solos. He came to Australia as a result of the influence of the Australian show business personality Digby Wolfe, who was a friend of Ted’s sister-in-law…