Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

Internationally renowned Australian pianist and composer Chris Cody presents his 11th album Astrolabe alongside his all-star band featuring some of the country’s finest jazz musicians. A powerful musical journey, Astrolabe is inspired by French navigator La Pérouse’s voyage to Australia on the ship Astrolabe in 1788. Pérouse arrived in Botany Bay only six days after the First Fleet and vanished just weeks after leaving Australian shores.

Cody says, “I found the voyage resonated with my own voyage to France and later back to Australia. I was challenged to grow as a musician and explore my identity and dreams. Both our stories share themes of old world versus new, the unknown, the meetings of different cultures, and of loss, death and disappearance. And ultimately, of hope and continuation.”

Chris Cody composer/piano Paul Cutlan saxophone, bass clarinet, flute Tom Avgenicos trumpet James Greening trombone and didgeridoo Susie Bishop violin Emily Rose Sarkova accordion Lloyd Swanton bass Fabian Hevia drums, percussion

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by email to marketing@sima.org.au

Featured artists

• Jazz/improvisation by Chris Cody
• Jazz/improvisation by Paul Cutlan
• Jazz/improvisation by Thomas Avgenicos
• Jazz/improvisation by James Greening
• Jazz/improvisation by Susie Bishop
• Jazz/improvisation by Emily-Rose Sarkova
• Jazz/improvisation by Lloyd Swanton
• Jazz/improvisation by Fabian Hevia