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] The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.