Eric Myers Jazz

jOHN Pochée BIOGRAPHY

This folder contains reviews and articles pertaining to Eric Myers’s biography of the late Australian drummer/bandleader John Pochée, who died in November, 2022, Readers can click on the INDEX button for a list of reviews or articles in this folder.

TEN PART INVENTION ALBUM COVER NOTES 1991

by Anonymous

One day in November, 1987, Ten Part Invention gathered in an ABC studio in Sydney, to record a program for It's All Music, hosted by Julian Lee. It was not a session where the music would be grafted together through re-recording and overdubs; instead, the band went straight ahead, live to tape, and laid down the first eight works in the band book — all first takes. It is a measure of the brilliance of this group, not only that this was possible, but that it was done so well…

LEGENDARY JAZZ GROUP TO PLAY AT WESTS

by Anonymous

The Post, Newcastle, May 29, 1991

Famed contemporary jazz ensemble, Ten Part Invention, which features some of the leading soloists in Australian jazz, will play at Wests on Wednesday, June 5. Formed by the legendary John Pochée for the 1986 Adelaide Festival of the Arts, Ten Part Invention has performed to wide acclaim in every Australian capital and now comes to Newcastle…

TEN TREASURES OF AUSTRALIAN JAZZ

by Anonymous

The Star, Newcastle on Wednesday, June 5, 1991

One of the top events on this year's Newcastle jazz calendar happens tonight with the arrival of Ten Part Invention. This is a collaboration of some of the country's hottest soloists along with probably our most respected rhythm section, The Engine Room. The band plays only Australian compositions and has been hailed as an important step forward in the domestic jazz scene. Bandleader and drummer John Pochée first put the line-up together to headline the jazz program at the 1986 Adelaide Festival of the Arts…