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 pic : John Harkins Photo credit Cary Bennett
John Harkins, Jacob Graham, Andrew Dickeson, Warwick Alder on the Sydney Road Stage… Photo credit Caroline Speight
In 1978 I attended the very first Manly Jazz Carnival, and am surprised I’ve …
Above pic: the legendary Judy Bailey
Dr Judy Bailey OAM died aged 89 on Friday August 8, 2025, at Estia Health Willoughby where she had been resident since early 2021. Among other health concerns, she suffered from mild cognitive impairment …
Above pic, trumpeter Mike Kenny
I’m of the view that jazz in many ways has gone backwards over the last 25 years, and is now in a parlous state, particularly in Sydney, where despite a marginal rise in live performance …
Above pic – Emma Pask Photo credit Helene Couchard
Jazz singer Emma Pask delivered such a great performance at The Lounge on September 4 to a sold-out crowd, that I began to wonder why this excellent venue without fail seems …
Featured image – the concert’s conductor, Russian Dimitry Matvienko
This concert featured works by Prokofiev, Mozart and Beethoven but the spirit of another composer was in the air, even though no works of his were on the program: …
When James Morrison performed at Foundry 616 in March, 2023, I was there with bells on, for the simple reason that Morrison, …
Above – Gregg Arthur, one of Australia’s greatest jazz singers… Screenshot
This concert took place on April 13, 2024 at Sydney’s City Recital Hall, and shortly after, a review of mine appeared in the Music Trust’s e-zine Loudmouth. Having …
Above : Judy Bailey pictured in 2019. Photo credit Cary Bennett
The jazz pianist, composer, arranger & educator Judy Bailey was born in Auckland NZ on October 3, 1935. She passed away peacefully aged 89 on August 8, 2025, at …
Above pic : Dianne Cripps album headshot
This concert at Church Street Studios which took place on July 21 was reasonably well-attended considering it was a miserably cold night. It featured two somewhat different modern jazz bands: a trio led …
This concert at Church Street Studios in Camperdown featured the young singer Liz Player, 21, the 2025 2MBS Jazz Artist in Residence. Still at the Sydney Conservatorium, studying for her Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance, she is perhaps best …