Clarion Fracture Zone (band)

Clarion Fracture Zone
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresJazz
Years active1988 -
MembersSandy Evans
Past members
  • Steve Elphick
  • Andrew Dickeson
  • Louis Burdett
  • Tony Buck

Clarion Fracture Zone is an Australian contemporary jazz ensemble.[1] Their debut album Blue Shift (1990), released through ABC Records,[2] won the 1991 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album.[3][4] 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.[5] They were also nominated in the same category in 1997 for their fourth album, Less Stable Elements (1996).[6][7]

Members

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.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1991 Blue Shift Best Jazz Album Won [8]
1997 Less Stable Elements Best Jazz Album Nominated [8]

References

  1. ^ Dubwise, Linc (29 October 1992), "Fraction too much friction", Canberra Times
  2. ^ Ludski, Warren (21 June 1992), "Fracture Zone together at Tilley's", Canberra Times
  3. ^ "Winners by Year 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ Wong, Kean (22 October 1992), "The Ugly Ducklings", Canberra Times
  5. ^ Clarion Fracture Zone (1990), Blue Shift, veraBra records, retrieved 28 July 2020
  6. ^ Clarion Fracture Zone (Musical group); Gorman, Tony; Swanton, Lloyd; Evans, Sandy; Spence, Alister; Hall, Toby; Pratt, Daryl (1996), Less stable elements, Rufus Records, retrieved 28 July 2020
  7. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 June 2022.