Show Notes
Why does a podcast about Sydney begin with a discussion about Paris? Sense in the City began as a book about Paris. In this episode, Ruby Boukabou walks along Maroubra Beach with French-Australian Jazz Artist Chris Cody to reminisce about the French capital.
Music is about the organisation of sound against silence. It’s nice to be able to have a little bit more space around the sounds here in Australia, and a bit more physical space compared to Paris.
Chris Cody
- Chris only knew one other musician in Paris when he got there. David Lewis (2:44)
- Maroubra Beach has two rockpools at the southern end which offer protected swimming. (7:29)
- Chris recently performed ‘The Outsider’ in Sydney at Mary’s Underground – a well known Jazz Club. (11:14)
- ‘The Outsider’ is based on works by the French philosopher and author Albert Camus (12:05)
- South of Maroubra is a place called La Perouse. It is named after a French explorer who arrived in Botany Bay 3 days after the English First Fleet. In his journals, which were left in Sydney La Perouse talks about the absurdity of trying to claim land of behalf of a foreign king on the other side of the world (14:57)
- There are some Shipwrecks on Maroubra beach. (15:49)
- There is also a giant Rubik’s Cube! (16:41)
- North of Maroubra is Watson’s Bay – a great place to get a view back along the harbour and grab some famous fish and chips (17:43)
- The episode finishes with a piece by Chris called ‘Departure’ from the Astrolabe – A Suite for La Perouse.