JAZZCHORD ARTICLES

Between 1993 and 2002, 53 editions of the bi-monthly magazine JazzChord were published as part of the National Jazz Co-ordination Program. This folder includes a selection of articles from those editions. Articles published in JazzChord appear on this site also in the JOHN CLARE, JAZZ CO-ORDINATION, BOOK REVIEWS, CONTRIBUTIONS and OBITUARIES folders. Readers can click on the INDEX button for a list of articles in this folder.

THE TELECOM SYDNEY JAZZ FESTIVAL: A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

by Adrian Jackson

JazzChord, Apr/May, 1995

Following the demise of the Midsummer Jazz concert from this year's Sydney Festival & Carnivale, artistic director Anthony Steel hinted that the jazz community would be compensated sooner rather than later. Thanks to the support of Telecom Australia, he was able to organise a large-scale, free outdoor jazz event that presented more first-class jazz, than the Midsummer event ever did and in the process, showed that a major sponsor could get as much value for their dollars from a jazz event as they might from opera, ballet and other so-called 'high art' forms…

WHY MAX ROACH ONLY PLAYED ONE GIG

by Eric Myers 

JazzChord, Apr/May, 1995

You’ve probably heard all about it by now. The great Max Roach and his quartet came all the way from the US, and did only one performance, (and on a Saturday night too, when most jazz musicians were working). Of course, it was a generous one of nearly two hours, and those of us who were lucky enough to be there will never forget it. But why couldn't he have done at least one other performance in Sydney at a time when many musicians who loved Max Roach could attend? Why couldn't he have toured to other parts of Australia? Well, I agree it was a crying shame…

TELSTRA RENEGES ON ITS 1995 COMMITMENT

by Eric Myers

JazzChord, Mar/Apr, 1996

Many people in the jazz community were gravely disappointed at the news that Telecom (now Telstra) was not willing to proceed with the Telecom Sydney Jazz Festival, which was scheduled for March 16, 1996. Telstra's decision was a surprising one in view of the public commitment made at the corresponding event last year, the Telecom Sydney Jazz Festival, which took place on April 8, 1995…