Eric Myers was jazz critic for the Sydney Morning Herald 1980-1982, and for The Australian 1983-1987. He was publisher & editor of the Australian Jazz Magazine 1981-1986. After 20 years as a government-funded Jazz Co-ordinator 1983-2002, he returned to writing on jazz for The Australian in 2015, where he is now the jazz albums reviewer. He has a website dedicated to documenting Australian jazz history at www.ericmyersjazz.com
Above : Patrick Bartley
In presenting the extraordinary African American alto saxophonist Patrick Bartley at Cremorne Orpheum in Sydney on August 29 – the opening concert of Bartley’s Australian tour – multi-instrumentalist James Morrison was on a winner from the …
Above : Duke Ellington in 1942
I’m told that this concert in Chatswood was sold out. Once again the standard of excellence which has become characteristic of this series – ten monthly jazz concerts per year at the 300-seater venue …
Above: South Korea’s Yeol Eum Son… Photo credit Ken Leanfore
The South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son delivered a spirited rendition of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No 1 on August 21, 2026 with the SSO in the …
Above : Jazz pianist Matt Harris
This interview is the twenty-sixth in a series of interviews with a number of Australia’s most distinguished jazz artists, which originally were published monthly in Loudmouth, the e-zine edited by Dr Richard Letts. Loudmouth …
Above: Spectra Jazz Orchestra’s director Ellen Kirkwood… Photo credit Noni Carroll
Consistent with previous programming at The Lounge in Chatswood, the July 16, 2026 concert, featuring two student ensembles, presented once again a program packed with interest. Two sets …
Above: Judy Bailey
The jazz pianist, composer, arranger & educator Judy Bailey passed away on August 8, 2025, aged 89. With the first anniversary of her death coming up in August, 2026, the purpose of this article is to provide …
Above : Michelle Nicolle… Photo credit Roger Mitchell
This splendid concert at The Lounge in Chatswood featured two visitors from Melbourne, vocalist Michelle Nicolle and pianist Paul Grabowsky. It was an exceedingly unusual event, somewhat out of step with the …
Above: Conductor Andrey Boreyko
Apparently Stravinsky loved the now little-known Russian composer Anatoly Liadov, so it was instructive that the latter’s short eight-minute work Kikimora, written in 1909 and now regarded as a masterpiece, was the curtain-raiser for Stravinsky’s …
Above : Barney McAll… Photo credit Anthony Browell
The seventh all-day Sydney Con Jazz Festival was held at the Conservatorium on Sunday May 31, 2026, featuring 140 artists in 26 concerts. Once again, as I’ve done in previous years, I …
Above : Australian jazz singer Hetty Kate
The Australian singer Hetty Kate lives in Paris, and performs regularly in a number of European countries, returning to Australia from time to time for various gigs around the country. I heard her …