Clarion Fracture Zone (band) explained

Clarion Fracture Zone
Origin:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genre:	Jazz
Years Active:	1988 -
Current Members:	Sandy Evans Tony Gorman Alister Spence Lloyd Swanton Toby Hall
Past Members:	Steve Elphick Andrew Dickeson Louis Burdett Tony Buck

Clarion Fracture Zone is an Australian contemporary jazz ensemble. Their debut album Blue Shift (1990), released through ABC Records, won the 1991 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album.^[1] It was recorded by the line-up of Sandy Evans on tenor and soprano saxophones; Tony Gorman on alto and tenor saxophones, clarinet and percussion; Alister Spence on piano and keyboards; Steve Elphick on bass guitar; Andrew Dickeson on drums and percussion. They were also nominated in the same category in 1997 for their fourth album, Less Stable Elements (1996).^[2]

Members

• Sandy Evans

saxophones (tenor, soprano)

• Tony Gorman: saxophones (alto, tenor), clarinet
• Alister Spence

piano, keyboards

• Lloyd Swanton

double bass

• Toby Hall: drums

Former

• Steve Elphick: bass
• Andrew Dickeson: drums
• Louis Burdett: drums
• Tony Buck: drums

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details! Title! Details

Blue Shift	Released: 1990 Format: LP, CD Label: ABC Records (846 221-2)
Zones On Parade	Released: 1993 Format: CD Label: Rufus Records (RF001)
What This Love Can Do	Released: 1994 Format: CD Label: Rufus Records (RF010)
Less Stable Elements	Released: 1996 Format: CD Label: Rufus Records (RF020)
Canticle (with the Martenitsa Choir)	Released: 2001 Format: CD Label: Rufus Records (RF060)

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. ! |-| 1991| Blue Shift| Best Jazz Album| | ^[3] |-| 1997| Less Stable Elements| Best Jazz Album| | ^[3] |-

External links

• Clarion Fracture Zone | Sandy Evans
• Clarion Fracture Zone : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20090608063024/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1991 . Winners by Year 1991 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 8 June 2009 . 28 July 2020 .
2. Web site: ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1997 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 28 July 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071222011152/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1997 . 22 December 2007 .
3. ARIA Award previous winners. Web site: ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 25 June 2022.