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 text of articles published in the newspaper up to his resignation in 1982. Photographs which may or may not have appeared in the newspaper have been added. From 1983 Eric Myers was The Australian’s jazz critic until his resignation in 1987. His reviews for that newspaper also appear in this folder. Articles which appeared in other publications are also included, if they serve to document the performances of Australian jazz musicians. Headings which appeared in the newspapers were always written by sub-editors, not by Eric Myers. The most excruciating have been modified, but most headings are reproduced as they appeared in newspapers.
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[All the following written by ERIC MYERS]
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM: MEDITATIVE & HYPNOTIC, Sydney Morning Herald, February 2, 1980
RICHARD OCHALSKI’S STRAIGHT AHEAD: BRILLIANT HARD-BOP, Sydney Morning Herald, February 5, 1980
BOB BERTLES’S MOONTRANE: HOME-MADE JAZZ HITS A BRIGHT NOTE, Sydney Morning Herald, February 8, 1980
YOUNG NORTHSIDE BIG BAND PAYS HOMAGE TO BASIE, Sydney Morning Herald, February 11, 1980
DAVID LIEBMAN QUINTET: BRILLIANT AND INTENSE, Sydney Morning Herald, February 14, 1980
JENNY SHEARD TRIO FILLS A GAP IN SYDNEY'S NIGHT LIFE, Sydney Morning Herald, February 15, 1980
HEDONISM IN PUB CULTURE: THE MARBLE BAR, Sydney Morning Herald, February 11, 1980
JANUARY JAZZ JIGSAW, Encore Magazine, February, 1980
BRINGING OUT EARL ‘FATHA’ HINES, Sydney Morning Herald, February 23, 1980
EARL ‘FATHA’ HINES ARRIVES FOR A CONCERT TOUR, Sydney Morning Herald, February 26, 1980
JAZZ IS BEST IN A SMOKE-FILLED CELLAR, Sydney Morning Herald, February 29, 1980
EXCELLENT MUSIC BY THREE GROUPS, Sydney Morning Herald, March 3, 1980
STAN GETZ: ONE OF THE GREAT STYLISTS, Sydney Morning Herald, March 5, 1980
JAZZ/ROCK AT A DEAD END, Sydney Morning Herald, March 7, 1980
MOONTRANE PROVIDES SOME JAZZ ACTION, Encore Magazine, March, 1980
STAN GETZ: JAZZ VIRTUOSO, TURBULENT, Sydney Morning Herald, March 11, 1980
CHARLIE BYRD TRIO: BEAUTIFUL BUT LARGELY SOPORIFIC, Sydney Morning Herald, March 13, 1980
CHICO FREEMAN QUARTET: PRIDE IN THE BLACK HERITAGE, Sydney Morning Herald, March 17, 1980
CHICO FREEMAN QUARTET: NOT TO BE MISSED, Sydney Shout, March 20, 1980
CHARLIE BYRD: SWING IN SPANISH, Sydney Morning Herald, March 20, 1980
BRUCE CALE'S JOURNEYS, Sydney Morning Herald, March 22, 1980
MOE KOFFMAN: A TASTE OF CANADA'S JAZZ, Sydney Morning Herald, March 25, 1980
JIM KELLY: SEARCHER AND EXPLORER, Sydney Morning Herald, March 26, 1980
ERROL BUDDLE: RARE QUALITY, Sydney Morning Herald, March 29, 1980
KEITH STIRLING QUINTET: STERLING SOUND, Sydney Morning Herald, April 4, 1980
JUDY BAILEY & JOHN SANGSTER: MELODIES FROM A SUNSHINE CULTURE, Sydney Morning Herald, April 4, 1980
KEYS MUSIC ASSOCIATION: PROMOTING NEW MUSIC, Encore Magazine, April, 1980
MAGIC PUDDIN’ BAND: ANOTHER EXCITING DIMENSION, Sydney Morning Herald, April 5, 1980
DON BURROWS QUARTET: SHOWCASE FOR A TALENTED NEWCOMER, Sydney Morning Herald, April 8, 1980
COL LOUGHNAN: TOP OF THE TONE, Sydney Morning Herald, April 9, 1980
JACK LESMANA QUINTET: COOL LICKS BY FAMILY GROUP, Sydney Morning Herald, April 11, 1980
DALY-WILSON: DYNAMIC BIG BAND, Sydney Morning Herald, April 12, 1980 [+ LETTER TO ERIC MYERS by Warren Daly OAM]
DALY-WILSON BIG BAND SWINGS IN FOUR, Sydney Morning Herald, April 12, 1980
BACKSTAGE: ROLLICKING NEW VENUE, Sydney Morning Herald, April 16, 1980
MARBLE BAR: VIGOROUS TRAD/MAINSTREAM EXHIBITION, Sydney Morning Herald, April 18, 1980
ABBEY JAZZ BAND: PROBLEMS WITH A BANJO, Sydney Morning Herald, April 23, 1980
JIMMY WITHERSPOON: ONE OF THE TRUE BLUES, Sydney Morning Herald, April 25, 1980
MARK ISAACS: CREATIVE FLEXIBILITY ON KEYS, Sydney Morning Herald, April 26 1980
GALAPAGOS DUCK: TALENT TO BURN, Sydney Morning Herald, April 29, 1980
HARRY RIVERS: THE BASEMENT FILLS EARLY HOURS GAP, Sydney Morning Herald, May 1, 1980
INDRA LESMANA: JAZZ PRODIGY IN AUSTRALIA, Encore Magazine, May, 1980
KEITH STIRLING QUINTET: BEAUTIFUL CONTEMPORARY JAZZ, Encore Magazine, May, 1980
PETER DILOSA QUARTET: BEBOP STYLE DEVELOPED, Sydney Morning Herald, May 3, 1980
SAN JACINTO JAZZ BAND: VIGOROUS TRAD AT NEW CLUB, Sydney Morning Herald, May 5, 1980
BRUCE CALE QUARTET: BRILLIANT BUT BRIEF, Sydney Morning Herald, May 6, 1980
DAVID MARTIN GROUP COOKING IN THE BASEMENT, Sydney Morning Herald, May 7, 1980
RICHARD OCHALSKI’S STRAIGHT AHEAD, Sydney Morning Herald, May 10, 1980
PHIL WOODS AT THE BASEMENT: COMPLETE ALTO PLAYER, Sydney Morning Herald, May 13, 1980
PHIL WOODS IN MIDDLE AGE: A NEW LIFE, Sydney Morning Herald, May 17, 1980
RICKY MAY AND FRIENDS: NEW VENUE OPENS, Sydney Morning Herald, May 19, 1980
FIFTY FINGERS: FUSING ROCK INTO THE MAINSTREAM, Sydney Morning Herald, June 13, 1980
MERCER ELLINGTON: FROM THE SHADOW OF THE DUKE, Sydney Morning Herald, June 14, 1980
ECLIPSE ALLEY FIVE CELEBRATE 10 YEARS, Sydney Morning Herald, June 16, 1980
RISK WELL WORTH TAKING, Sydney Morning Herald, June 18, 1980
SOME COMMENTS ON AUSTRALIAN JAZZ, Theatre Australia, June 18, 1980
DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA: OVERRIDING COMMERCIAL ELEMENT, Sydney Morning Herald, June 20, 1980
KERRIE BIDDELL: HIGH ART OF WORDLESS VOCAL, Sydney Morning Herald, June 27, 1980
CROSSFIRE NICKS BULLSEYE, Sydney Morning Herald, June 28, 1980
MERCER ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA SUGGESTION, Sydney Morning Herald, July 2, 1980
GLENN HENRICH & JOHNNY NICOL: QUARTETS DELIGHT AUDIENCE, Sydney Morning Herald, July 4, 1980
DICK HUGHES FAMOUS FIVE: AUTHENTIC MELANCHOLY OF BLUES, Sydney Morning Herald, July 7, 1980
CHUCK YATES BACK WITH THE REAL THING, Sydney Morning Herald, July 7, 1980
KIRK L’ORANGE GROUP: BASEMENT ROCKS COUNTRY, Sydney Morning Herald, July 10, 1980
DAVID BAKER: ELOQUENT DUDE, Sydney Morning Herald, July 12, 1980
DAVID FRIESEN & JOHN STOWELL: EXQUISITE MOOD CREATED, Sydney Morning Herald, July 15, 1980
KEN BENNETT TRIO: RICH, EXTROVERTED JAZZ, Sydney Morning Herald, July 17, 1980
MIKE HALLAM HOT SIX: FRESH FROM THE TWENTIES, Sydney Morning Herald, July 19, 1980
JENNY SHEARD TRIO SHOULD BE HEARD, Sydney Morning Herald, July 22, 1980
LAURIE BENNETT QUARTET: AN OBJECT LESSON FOR NEW GROUPS, Sydney Morning Herald, July 26, 1980
JACK ALLAN KATZENJAMMERS 80: QUARTET SENDS GOOD FEELINGS, Sydney Morning Herald, July 28, 1980
JOHN HOFFMAN BIG BAND: AN EVENING OF IMPECCABLE SOLOS, Sydney Morning Herald, July 31, 1980
JOHN McCARTHY QUARTET: MISSING BASS POSES PROBLEM, Sydney Morning Herald, August 4, 1980
JOSH WHITE JR CARRIES ON GREAT TRADITION, Sydney Morning Herald, August 4, 1980
STORYVILLE ALL-STARS: GIANTS WITH ROOM TO GROW, Sydney Morning Herald, August 16, 1980
HERB ELLIS & BARNEY KESSEL: BASEMENT SWINGS TO POST-BOP, Sydney Morning Herald, August 22, 1980
ALL-NIGHT JAZZ AFFAIR AT PARADISE, Sydney Morning Herald, August 23, 1980
RECORD REVIEWS: DON BURROWS, MAX ROACH, LIONEL HAMPTON, Sydney Morning Herald, August 25, 1980
RICKY MAY ENTERTAINS A JAZZ BRUNCH, Sydney Morning Herald, August 26, 1980
THE STORYVILLE ALL-STARS: A SYDNEY VIEW, Encore Magazine, September, 1980
MARK SIMMONDS & PHIL TRELOAR: INTENSE MUSIC CHALLENGES, Sydney Morning Herald, August 29, 1980
RECORD REVIEWS: BOB BERTLES MOONTRANE, Sydney Morning Herald, September 1, 1980
JOHN FAHEY: GENIUS LABEL FITS GUITARIST, Sydney Morning Herald, September 3, 1980
JAZZ ACTION SOCIETY CONCERT: TALENT IN YOUNG GROUP, Sydney Morning Herald, September 5, 1980
DAVID MARTIN QUINTET AT THE MUSEUM, Encore Magazine, September, 1980
RECORD REVIEWS: CROSSFIRE, Sydney Morning Herald, September 8, 1980
BEBOP REVIVAL NIGHT, FEATURING STEWART SPEER, Sydney Morning Herald, September 10, 1980
ART VAN DAMME: FORMIDABLE ACCORDION TECHNIQUE, Sydney Morning Herald, September 11, 1980
CARLOS MONTOYA: FLAMENCO IS IN HIS BLOOD, Sydney Morning Herald, September 12, 1980
OREGON: MESMERISING, Sydney Morning Herald, September 15, 1980
MICHAEL FRANKS & CROSSFIRE: DON'T MISS THEM, Sydney Morning Herald, September 16, 1980
DICK LOWE BAND: OUTSTANDING SOLOISTS, Sydney Morning Herald, September 18, 1980
OBITUARY: BILL EVANS INFLUENCED A GENERATION, Sydney Morning Herald, September 18, 1980
ERROL BUDDLE & GEORGE GOLLA: TWO GREAT NAMES AT SOUP PLUS, Sydney Morning Herald, September 25, 1980
DAVE LEVY: NEW TRIO, Sydney Morning Herald, September 27, 1980
RECORD REVIEWS: DUKE ELLINGTON, Sydney Morning Herald, September 29, 1980
JAZZ AND BLUES IN UNIQUE FILMS, Sydney Morning Herald, September 29, 1980
MICHAEL FRANKS: THE ART OF SONG, Encore Magazine, October, 1980
SAM RIVERS TRIO FLOWS FREELY, Sydney Morning Herald, October 1, 1980
ONAJE, ED GASTON GROUP, Sydney Morning Herald, October 3, 1980
FULL JAZZ SPECTRUM AT MANLY JAZZ CARNIVALE, Sydney Morning Herald, October 4, 1980
RECORD REVIEWS: YOUNG NORTHSIDE BIG BAND, Sydney Morning Herald, October 20, 1980
FOR LOVERS OF FIERCE MAINSTREAM/BOP, Sydney Morning Herald, October 30, 1980
RECORD REVIEWS: LOUIS ARMSTRONG, RICHIE COLE, Sydney Morning Herald, November 10, 1980
SOUND QUALITY IN REVIEW RECORDS, Sydney Morning Herald, November 10, 1980
RICHIE COLE: ALTO KING HITS THE HEIGHTS, Sydney Morning Herald, November 12, 1980
RECORD REVIEW: MIKE NOCK, Sydney Morning Herald, November 17, 1980
THE TIMELESS EXCELLENCE OF GEORGIE FAME, Sydney Morning Herald, November 18, 1980
RECORD REVIEW: SIDNEY BECHET, Sydney Morning Herald, November 24, 1980
GEORGE BENSON LOSES NOTHING IN CHANGE, Sydney Morning Herald, November 27, 1980
RECORD REVIEWS: WAYNE HARRIS, AUSTRALIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, Sydney Morning Herald, December 1, 1980
SYDNEY IS FACING A JAZZ EXPLOSION IN JANUARY, Sydney City Monthly, December, 1980
SYDNEY WILL ABOUND IN JAZZ IN JANUARY, Sydney Morning Herald, December 4, 1980
JAM SESSION CONDUCTED BY LAURIE BENNETT, Sydney Morning Herald, December 5, 1980
GIVING A JAZZ RECORD AS A GIFT, National Times, December 7, 1980
DALE BARLOW QUARTET: HARD-SWINGING CELLAR MUSIC, Sydney Morning Herald, December 13, 1980
CROSSFIRE & HARBOUR CITY: UNFORTUNATE CHOICE OF VENUE, Sydney Morning Herald, December 18, 1980
ACTIVISTS BEWARE: SURVEY OF JAZZ IN 1980, Sydney Morning Herald, December 20, 1980
SOUTHERN CROSSING: JAZZ AND THE SUNSHINE CULTURE, National Times, December 21, 1980
BARRY DUGGAN QUINTET: HIGHLIGHTING AN EMERGING TREND, Sydney Morning Herald, December 26, 1980
RECORD REVIEWS: JOE ALLEN TRIO, THE HARBOUR CITY JAZZ BAND, Sydney Morning Herald, December 29, 1980
MIXED OFFERING BY JAZZ SINGERS, Sydney Morning Herald, January 3, 1981
JANUARY 1981: DIZZY WITH JAZZ, Sydney Diary, January, 1981
GAS LANE: ELEGANT NEW VENUE, Sydney Morning Herald, January 7, 1981
RECORD REVIEWS: FATS WALLER, Sydney Morning Herald, January 12, 1981
ANITA O’DAY: STILL SINGING IT HER WAY, Sydney Morning Herald, January 14, 1981
LESTER BOWIE: AN EXPERIENCE OF US BLACK CULTURE, Sydney Morning Herald, January 17, 1981
WOODY SHAW QUINTET: SUPERB, Sydney Morning Herald, January 21, 1981
RANDY BRECKER QUINTET: MASTERY, Sydney Morning Herald, January 22, 1981
JOACHIM KUHN: THE FASTEST PIANO IN THE WEST, Sydney Morning Herald, January 24, 1981
DIZZY GILLESPIE: ELDER STATESMAN OF JAZZ, Sydney Morning Herald, January 26, 1981
DIZZY GILLESPIE: ENOUGH OLD MAGIC LEFT, Sydney Morning Herald, January 28, 1981
CHUCK MANGIONE: MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING, Sydney Morning Herald, January 29, 1981
THE JAZZ SINGERS AT THE OPERA HOUSE, Encore Magazine, February, 1981
TRUMPETER JOHN HOFFMAN SHINES, Sydney Morning Herald, February 6, 1981
BILL HALEY: THE MAN WHO ROCKED THE WORLD, Sydney Morning Herald, February 11, 1981
JAZZ WITH A SENSE OF OCCASION, Encore Magazine, February, 1981
KENNY BALL: UNCOMPLICATED AND MUCH FUN, Sydney Morning Herald, February 12, 1981
GRAEME BELL OFF TO EUROPE, Sydney Morning Herald, February 20, 1981
ENTHUSIASTS FAREWELL HORST LIEPOLT, Sydney Morning Herald, February 27, 1981
JAZZ ENTERS ITS AGE OF NOSTALGIA, Sydney Morning Herald, February 28, 1981
OSCAR PETERSON STUNS THE CRITICS, Sydney Morning Herald, March 5, 1981
PETER BRENDLÉ: A MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC, Encore Magazine, March, 1981
DAVE BRUBECK AT 61: STILL FIGHTING, Sydney Morning Herald, March 7, 1981
OLD AND NEW DREAMS: MUSIC TO NOT TAP YOUR FEET, Sydney Morning Herald, March 11, 1981
DAVE BRUBECK DELIVERS THE GOODS, Sydney Morning Herald, March 17, 1981
RECORD REVIEW: CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ENSEMBLE, Sydney Morning Herald, March 27, 1981
LEE RITENOUR: GUITAR MASTER, Sydney Morning Herald, March 30, 1981
DAVE BRUBECK REVISITED: INTERVIEW, Encore Magazine, April, 1981
GAS LANE: JAZZ ELEGANCE, Sydney Diary, April, 1981
GALAPAGOS DUCK: FOUR NEW RECRUITS, Sydney Morning Herald, April 3, 1981
DON BURROWS QUINTET: BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, Sydney Morning Herald, April 7, 1981
JOHN HOFFMAN BIG BAND: ALWAYS WARM & MUSICAL, Sydney Morning Herald, April 16, 1981
GEORGE GOLLA: GODDAMMIT THESE ARE JUST GUITARS, Sydney Morning Herald, April 18, 1981
STEVIE WONDER: STILL AT THE TOP, Sydney Morning Herald, April 25, 1981
MAREE MONTGOMERY & SERGE ERMOLL QUARTET, Sydney Morning Herald, May 2, 1981
JAZZ IN SYDNEY, JAMM Magazine, May, 1981
KEITH STIRLING QUINTET & THE KEYS BAND, Sydney Morning Herald, May 8, 1981
MIKE NOCK: RETURNING FOR RENEWAL, Sydney Morning Herald, May 12, 1981
EDDIE DANIELS QUARTET: EXCITEMENT & POOR SOUND, Sydney Morning Herald, May 14, 1981
JERRY JEFF WALKER: THIS HERE CONCERT IS NO RODEO, Sydney Morning Herald, May 20, 1981
EXPANSIONS: INDIVIDUAL BEAT OF THE PRIMAL SORT, Sydney Morning Herald, May 22, 1981
SOUP PLUS: JAZZ STARS ENTICED BACK, Sydney Morning Herald, May 25, 1981
THE CRITICAL SOUND OF MUSIC, Encore Magazine, May & June, 1981
STEVIE WONDER IN CONCERT, Encore Magazine, May & June, 1981
ART PEPPER TO TOUR, Encore Magazine, May & June, 1981
JAZZ IN SYDNEY, JAMM Magazine, June, 1981
NEW AUSTRALIAN JAZZ MAGAZINE, Penthouse magazine, June, 1981
ERROL BUDDLE & CHUCK YATES: A NIGHT OF CONTRASTING SPIRITS, Sydney Morning Herald, June 5, 1981
BOB BARNARD AT THE MARBLE BAR, Sydney Morning Herald, June 11, 1981
TEX BENEKE ORCHESTRA: ARE YOU IN THE MOOD?, Sydney Morning Herald, June 16, 1981
JAMES MORRISON QUINTET: FIERY SWING TO BEBOP ROOTS, Sydney Morning Herald, June 23, 1981
JOHN SANGSTER: THREE NEW ALBUMS, Penthouse magazine, July, 1981
MIKE NOCK: SUCCUBUS ALBUM, Sydney Diary, July, 1981
JAZZ REFLECTS THE USA: THE BEST IS NOSTALGIA, Sydney Morning Herald, July 4, 1981
TED WHITE: WELCOME ARRIVAL TO THE MUSICAL MELTING-POT, Sydney Morning Herald, July 23, 1981
SMALL AUDIENCE FOR BARRY DUGGAN, Sydney Morning Herald, July 28, 1981
THE KOOL JAZZ FESTIVAL, Encore magazine, August, 1981
RECORD REVIEWS: MAREE MONTGOMERY & JENNY SHEARD, Penthouse magazine, August, 1981
BLACK MUSIC ON BROADWAY, Encore magazine, August, 1981
THE COMEBACK OF MILES DAVIS, JAMM magazine, August, 1981
NANCY STUART: STANDARDS WITH STYLE, Sydney Morning Herald, August 7, 1981
LACHIE JAMIESON QUINTET: BEBOP BOUNCES BACK, Sydney Morning Herald, August 15, 1981
JOE HENDERSON: SOME NEW YORK JAZZ HEAT, Sydney Morning Herald, August 18, 1981
ART PEPPER: DRUGS AND JAIL, Sydney Morning Herald, August 22, 1981
ART PEPPER'S MAGIC DEFIES JET LAG, Sydney Morning Herald, August 24, 1981
ROGER FRAMPTON: PRESENTING UNIQUE MUSIC, Encore magazine, September, 1981
TED WHITE: 45-YEAR-OLD NEWCOMER, Encore magazine, September, 1981
CLASSICAL AND JAZZ: FINDING THE FUSION, 24 Hours, September, 1981
BIG BANDS IN SYDNEY, JAMM magazine, September, 1981
BRISBANE GROUP BOBS ALONG IN MAINSTREAM, Sydney Morning Herald, September 3, 1981
FESTIVAL OF SYDNEY DROPS JAZZ CONTENT, Sydney Morning Herald, September 4, 1981
IS BERNIE McGANN A NEGLECTED GENIUS? Sydney Morning Herald, September 14, 1981
STEWART SPEER: A DRUMMER WHO WON’T LET THE ODDS BEAT HIM, Sydney Morning Herald, September 15, 1981
KERRIE BIDDELL: MORE THAN A JAZZ SINGER, Sydney Morning Herald, September 18, 1981
LUKE’S: FINE START FOR EXCITING NEW VENUE, Sydney Morning Herald, September 21, 1981
THE 1981 MANLY JAZZ CARNIVAL, Sydney Morning Herald, September 29, 1981
RECORD REVIEWS: NOEL CROW’S JAZZMEN; PETER O’MARA, Australian Penthouse, October, 1981
JAZZ IN SYDNEY, JAMM Magazine, October, 1981
MANLY SWAYS TO MUSIC IN THE STREETS, Sydney Morning Herald, October 5, 1981
JAZZ OASIS SUPERSEDES GARDEN DISCO, Sydney Morning Herald, October 7, 1981
CALL FOR A NATIONAL JAZZ BODY, Sydney Morning Herald, October 13, 1981
MAL WALDRON: A JAZZ PERFORMANCE SOMEWHAT DEVOID OF MERIT, Sydney Morning Herald, October 15, 1981
JANOS GONDA: JAZZ BOOMS IN HUNGARY, Sydney Morning Herald, October 26, 1981
THE NATIONAL JAZZ CONFERENCE, JAMM magazine, November, 1981
RECORD REVIEWS: BRUCE CALE ORCHESTRA; BILLIE HOLIDAY, Australian Penthouse, November, 1981
BILLY FIELD IN CONCERT: A SENSE OF FUN AGAIN, Encore magazine, November, 1981
ED GASTON QUARTET: HOT JAZZ FOR BRUNCH, Sydney Morning Herald, November 3, 1981
MARK MURPHY LEAVES AUDIENCE ECSTATIC, Sydney Morning Herald, November 10, 1981
DALY-WILSON: BIG BAND FIREPOWER DRAWS JAZZ CROWD, Sydney Morning Herald, November 17, 1981
HOUNSLOW AND GOULD AIM McJAD AT INDIA, Sydney Morning Herald, November 20, 1981
JAS CONCERT PRESENTS MULTIPLE JAZZ, Encore magazine, December, 1981
RECORD REVIEWS: JOHN SANGSTER; BOB BERTLES/PAUL MCNAMARA DUO, Australian Penthouse, December, 1981
SAMMY DAVIS: A CONVERSATION WITH NEIGHBOUR LEN, Sydney Morning Herald, December 2, 1981
THE NORTHSIDE BIG BAND, Jazz Action Society of NSW Newsletter, December, 1981
BARBARA CANHAM: EVOKING THE SPIRIT OF BILLIE HOLIDAY, Sydney Morning Herald, December 3, 1981
SONNY STITT: GIANT OF THE BEBOP ERA, Sydney Morning Herald, December 5, 1981
JAZZ RECORDS FOR CHRISTMAS GIVING, National Times, December 6, 1981
SONNY STITT & RICHIE COLE SHOW THEIR BEBOP STYLES, Sydney Morning Herald, December 15, 1981
DON BURROWS: RUTHLESS BUT FAIR, Sydney Morning Herald, December 19, 1981
NATALIE COLE: SOUL AND SEXUALITY, Sydney Morning Herald, December 16, 1981
BATTLE OF THE SAXES: AUSSIES IN SOLID FORM, Sydney Morning Herald, December 23, 1981
JAZZ: THE BEST AND WORST OF 1981, Sydney Morning Herald, December 26, 1981
JANUARY JAMS DOWN UNDER, DownBeat, January, 1982
RECORD REVIEWS: TONY ANSELL, JULIAN LEE, Australian Penthouse, January, 1982
GEOFF BULL: THE EARTHY FLAVOUR OF GENUINE NEW ORLEANS, Sydney Morning Herald, January 12, 1982
FREDDIE HUBBARD AT THE BASEMENT, Sydney Morning Herald, January 16, 1982
JOHNNY GRIFFIN: THE LITTLE GIANT AT THE BASEMENT, Sydney Morning Herald, January 18, 1982
MIROSLAV VITOUS QUARTET: FREE JAZZ BAFFLING BUT BRILLIANT, Sydney Morning Herald, January 19, 1982
THE JAZZ MASTERS: JET LAG NO IMPEDIMENT, Sydney Morning Herald, January 21, 1982
JAZZ EDUCATION: A FEW QUESTIONS, JAMM Magazine, February, 1982
AUSTRALIAN JAZZ, Pacific, Vol II No 1, Issue No 39, 1982
SYDNEY HILTON BATTLE OF THE HORNS: CONTRASTING STYLES, Sydney Morning Herald, February 18, 1982
SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE: ROMANTIC FIGURES, Sydney Morning Herald, February 23, 1982
CHICK COREA INTERVIEW, Sydney Morning Herald, February 24, 1982
CHICK COREA: AN EXPLORATION OF HIS SPANISH HEART, Sydney Morning Herald, February 27, 1982
KEITH JARRETT & ALL THAT JAZZ, 24 Hours, March, 1982
TONY GOULD & KEITH HOUNSLOW AT JAZZ YATRA, JAMM Magazine, March, 1982
GEORGE BENSON: MANY STRINGS TO HIS BOW, Sydney Morning Herald, March 6, 1982
KEITH JARRETT MOVES IN TOP GEAR, Sydney Morning Herald, March 10, 1982
CLEO LAINE HITS THE HIGH NOTES, Sydney Morning Herald, March 16, 1982
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM: PROFOUND SPIRITUAL INTENSITY, Sydney Morning Herald, March 25, 1982
JAZZ IN SYDNEY, JAMM Magazine, April, 1982
ALLAN ZAVOD BURSTS WITH ENERGY, Sydney Morning Herald, April 30, 1982
JAZZ IN SYDNEY, JAMM Magazine, May, 1982
LAURIE BENNETT AND COMPANY DELIVER AN ALL-STAR TREAT, Sydney Morning Herald, May 6, 1982
RETURN OF THE WILD MEN, Sydney Morning Herald, May 12, 1982
JAZZ IN SYDNEY, JAMM Magazine, June, 1982
JAZZ IN SYDNEY, JAMM Magazine, August, 1982
JAZZ IN SYDNEY, JAMM Magazine, October, 1982
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM, Magazine, January 2, 1983
MARK MURPHY: HIT-OR-MISS PACKAGE, The Australian, January 29, 1983
EBERHARD WEBER: A GERMAN OF INTRIGUE, The Australian, February 1, 1983
YOUNG LIONS OF AUSTRALIAN JAZZ, National Times, February 6, 1983
THE MJQ: A TONIC OF PRISTINE BEAUTY, The Australian, February 21, 1983
VINCE JONES TO PERFORM AT THE BASEMENT, Magazine, May 19-26, 1983
VINCE JONES: A HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE JAZZ SHOW, The Australian, May 25, 1983
THE WILD MEN ARE BACK IN TUNE, Magazine, May 26, 1983
MIXING IT AT THE SOUP, Magazine, June 9, 1983
OUT TO LUNCH IN AT JENNY’S, Magazine, June 9, 1983
JAZZ SCRAPBOOK: HARD LIVING, HIGH TIMES, Magazine, June 30, 1983
FEW COMPARE WITH KERRIE BIDDELL, Magazine, July 14, 1983
MORRISON BROS BIG BAD BAND: JAZZ AS ART & ENTERTAINMENT, The Australian, October 29, 1983
VINCE JONES: A MIXED NIGHT AT THE BASEMENT, The Australian, December 21, 1983
BRUCE CALE ORCHESTRA WHIPS UP EXPERIMENTAL STORM, The Australian, January 2, 1984
MARK MURPHY: LET DOWN BY INADEQUATE SOUND, The Australian, January 5, 1984
GEORGIE FAME: TRUE RHYTHM & BLUES, The Australian, January 18, 1984
THREE TROMBONISTS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE GREATS, The Australian, January 19, 1984
MARK O’CONNOR: VIRTUOSO OF HIGH-ENERGY SOUND, The Australian, February 2, 1984
WARREN DALY'S BIG BAND SWINGS IRRESISTIBLY, The Australian, February 9, 1984
FREE IMPROVISATION CHALLENGES CONVENTIONAL MODES OF PERCEPTION, The Australian, March 8, 1984
POSH: SWINGING TRIO WITH SYDNEY FEEL, The Australian, March 9, 1984
TRIO OF MASTERS RISE ABOVE DEAFENING VOLUME, The Australian, June 7, 1984
DON BURROWS, BOB BARNARD, GALAPAGOS DUCK: THE SOUND JUST RIGHT, The Australian, June 11, 1984
LINDA CABLE: A SUPERB, FEARLESS PERFORMANCE, The Australian, August 29, 1984
JOHN HAMMOND: WIZARDRY OF A GREAT BLACK-BLUES EXPONENT, The Australian, September 19, 1984
MOSE ALLISON: A GREAT ORIGINAL IN MUSIC, The Australian, October 10, 1984
OLIVER JONES: A MAJOR JAZZMAN'S MINOR GIG, The Australian, December 13, 1984
STATES OF THE ART: FINE PERFORMANCES BY ORIGINAL TALENT, The Australian, January 11, 1985
DON HARPER: HIS ENSEMBLE OFFERING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT, The Australian, February 1, 1985
SUPERMARKET: BLACK IDIOM GOOD FOR SYDNEY SOUL, The Australian, February 14, 1985
THE BENDERS AT THEIR BRILLIANT BEST, The Australian, March 20, 1985
DICK HUGHES SETS THE JOINT A JUMPIN’, The Australian, April 4, 1985
LEE KONITZ: VISITING JAZZ GREAT SUBMERGED, The Australian, April 17, 1985
ADE MONSBOURGH: PRE-SWING STYLE GETS ‘EM DANCING, The Australian, July 26, 1985
BRIAN BROWN: FIREWORKS FROM JAZZ MASTERS, The Australian, August 14, 1985
GIANTS OF JAZZ: SWING ERA REVIVAL BUBBLE MAY HAVE BURST, The Australian, September 6, 1985
DAVE DALLWITZ TURNS ON JAZZ FOR DANCING, The Australian, September 19, 1985
ROMANTICISM IN RAINER BRUNINGHAUS’S SOUND, The Australian, October 3, 1985
PAT METHENY GROUP: TECHNOLOGY TO THE FORE, The Australian, October 16, 1985
JAZZ STARS BLOW UP A STORM, The Australian, October 25, 1985
VINCE JONES SHOWS REAL CLASS AT THE BASEMENT, The Australian, October 30, 1985
GEORGE CABLES’ WIZARDRY HITS THE HEIGHTS, The Australian, November 7, 1985
CROSSFIRE'S UNIQUE SOUND HITS ITS MARK, The Australian, November 25, 1985
THE LAST STRAW: HARD-BOP HAMMERED OUT WITH FEELING, The Australian, November 26, 1985
JODIE-ANN GILLIES: A NAME TO BE REMEMBERED, The Australian, December 9, 1985
JAZZMAN CHARLIE MUNRO DIES, 68, The Australian, December 16, 1985
JUDY BAILEY STILL ONE OF OUR MOST INVENTIVE PIANISTS, The Australian, December 18, 1985
SIMA & THE VISIT OF DEWEY REDMAN IN 1986, The Australian, January 8, 1986
DEWEY REDMAN & BERNIE MCGANN: AN INSPIRED DIALOGUE, The Australian, January 10, 1986
RONNIE SCOTT CONSOLIDATES STANDARDS WITH VIGOUR, The Australian, January 16, 1986
DUTCH SWING COLLEGE: STILL PLENTY OF LIFE IN DIXIELAND, The Australian, February 12, 1986
THE UK’S GEORGE MELLY: A BAWDY BELTER, The Australian, April 4, 1986
THE BENDERS SET TO BOW OUT ON A HIGH NOTE, The Australian, May 28, 1986
OLD IDIOM RETURNS TO LIFE THE RALPH SUTTON WAY, The Australian, June 5, 1986
RICHIE COLE: RIGHT OUT OF THE TOP DRAWER, The Australian, June 13, 1986
DAVE McKENNA SHOWS HE'S THE MASTER, The Australian, July 18, 1986
GLOWING TALENT IN DALE BARLOW QUARTET, The Australian, August 4, 1986
RICKY MAY: A MAGICAL MIXTURE, The Australian, November 7, 1986
THE UMBRELLAS & THE SSQ: A BOLD AND INNOVATIVE VENTURE, The Australian, November 14, 1986
VINCE JONES: RECALLING THE YEARNING QUALITY OF EARLY MILES DAVIS, The Australian, November 26, 1986
THE POSH: MIXING UP STYLES AND THE AUDIENCE, The Australian, December 15, 1986
GEORGIE FAME: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, The Australian, January 8, 1987
BEBOP FOUNDER STILL TAKING FANS TO DIZZY HEIGHTS, The Australian, January 13, 1987
DIZZY GILLESPIE: TOO MANY JOKES, The Australian, January 19, 1987
MIKE NOCK NEW ELECTRIC BAND: FUSION WITH THE TRADITIONAL, The Australian, January 21, 1987
ANDREW FIRTH: YOUNG MUSICIAN WITH THE AUTHORITY OF A VETERAN, The Australian, March 17, 1987
PACIFIC EARDRUM: LIGHTING AN IMPROVISED FIRE BELOW STREET LEVEL, The Australian, March 18, 1987
RED HOLLOWAY: A LESSON FROM AN OLD MASTER, The Australian, March 23, 1987
WIZARDS OF OZ: DALE BARLOW’S BRAINCHILD, The Australian, March 25, 1987
JAMES MORRISON’S UNIQUE MAGIC AND ABILITY, The Australian, April 23, 1987
TRUDE ASPELING: RICHES AND RISKS IN AN UNUSUAL REPERTOIRE, The Australian, June 1, 1987
URBIE GREEN: LOCAL MUSICIANS HOLD THEIR OWN, The Australian, June 11, 1987
MARK ISAACS TRIO: TRAPPINGS OF A CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, The Australian, June 27, 1987
JOHN HOFFMAN BIG BAND: A HIP VERSION OF MY FAIR LADY, The Australian, July 8, 1987
TONY BENNETT: THE BALLADEER AT HIS BEST, The Australian, August 4, 1987
FORTE FANS FAIL TO THROW RALPH SUTTON OUT OF HIS STRIDE, The Australian, August 10, 1987
JAMES MORRISON: A HERO’S WELCOME HOME, The Australian, November 2, 1987
COURTNEY PINE: SIMPLY SENSATIONAL, The Australian, December 10, 1987
THE AJO: BICENTENNIAL BOON FOR THE NATION, The Australian, December 11, 1987
The following reviews came to light after December, 1987:
TEN PART INVENTION: THE CHIEFS MANAGE TO GET ALONG FAMOUSLY, The Australian, May 13, 1986