What is a contemporary International Jazz musician/group

What is a contemporary International Jazz musician/group (a musician or group that comes from a country other than the USA) or an International jazz “scene” such as a famous International jazz festival like the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, or the jazz scene found in an international metropolitan area such as Paris, London, Cape Town or Tokyo -how has Jazz has become part of the “scene” in those places – important venues: jazz clubs, concert houses, jazz societies,  and important musicians from the “scene”. This paper is to be about the current Jazz scene or artist/group, you need to document Jazz music that is going on NOW, within the last 5 years. What are some background issues to support your ideas, but your subject is an International Jazz artist or Jazz scene that is currently active.

The assignment is about a “contemporary” artist or scene – meaning that the artists or scene are currently active, with the paper including recent activity – recordings, concerts, etc..  Historical background is important, but the focus of the paper is about an artist/jazz scene going on right now.