THE AUSTRALIAN
The Australian has been Australia’s national newspaper since 1964. This folder contains reviews and articles written by Eric Myers and published in The Australian since September, 2015. Text published in the newspaper is reproduced here, with the addition of photographs which may or may not have appeared in The Australian.
Mark Simmonds
OBITUARY: MARK SIMMONDS 1955-2020
by Eric Myers
The Australian, September 20, 2020
Mark Simmonds, who has died at the age of 65, was one of the most talented and influential musicians in the history of Australian jazz. The key to his extraordinary career is his odyssey through virtually every known jazz idiom…
Sandy Evans
THE SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S JAZZ FESTIVAL GOES LIVE
by Eric Myers
The Australian, November 4, 2020
The Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival began in 2012 as a modest event with six performances in one venue over two successive weeks. Now in its ninth year, it has evolved into one of Australia’s outstanding arts events. The current festival, featuring 87 musicians in live performance over ten days, began on October 30 and runs to Sunday November 8, spread across three venues: Foundry 616, Venue 505 and Mary’s Underground (formerly The Basement).
Don Burrows
DON BURROWS TRIBUTE CONCERT BRINGS LIVE AUDIENCE BACK TO SOH
by Eric Myers
The Australian, November 4, 2020
In its free digital program From Our House to Yours, the Sydney Opera House has presented 53 live events over the last 31 weeks. They are streamed from a purpose-built digital stage inside the Joan Sutherland Theatre. The Don Burrows Celebration of Life through Jazz concert on Sunday, however, was the first concert in the program to welcome a live audience. Over 500 jazz aficionados were present for a heartwarming experience, compered by television personality Ray Martin…