This exciting new album released January 27, 2025 uses solo piano, sound effects, electronics and other instruments to create large soundscapes. It combines jazz and classical with contemporary electronic music to create new sonic landscapes that are both lyrical and expansive, evoking a range of emotions and imagined places and moods.

“This is marvellous, but Chris Cody always delights. This excellent project with Charlie Tait is a new direction, but as with his previous albums, worlds unfold and entrance. One of my favourite musicians”. John Fenton, jazzlocal32

Mountain To Sea features well known Australian musicians Lloyd Swanton (the Necks), Sandy Evans, tenor sax, and newcomer Tessie Overmyer alto sax. A quartet without drums, there is space for groove and lyricism. Cody’s compositions combine with solo improvisations to take the listener on a rich imaginative journey.

“This latest recording from the pianist/composer is engrossing music of the highest quality, a masterclass in how to be full of sound without necessarily being furious… the album combines jazz, classical, African and French influences, in an intimate and fluid performance that combines masterful skills and musicality. 
Cody is a highly skilled pianist/composer who stands at the forefront of the Australian jazz scene. His compositions are richly textured and anchored by a sophisticated modern edge, drawing from various genres. In the opening track, Stepping Out, with its Cameroon-African French influence, there is a delightfully upbeat conversation between all four musicians. 
Throughout the album, utilizing extended techniques, this drumless ensemble finds countless innovative ways to exploit the various possibilities of their instruments, notably on the four brief improvisational tracks, Piano, Alto, Soprano and Bass. Throughout the longer extended tracks of Journey, Mountains, Dream, Quiet and Slow, delightful examples of the quartet’s cohesive interplay showcase blending intricate meters with a focus on creative freedom within well-defined structures. 
Cody’s album offers a compelling and multifaceted listening experience, confirming this quartet’s creative vitality.”
 – Barry O’Sullivan – Fine Music magazine

Albums available digital and CD on www.chriscody.bandcamp.com, Readings, Birdland, and from chriscody.com.