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'''Caroline Kraabel''' (born 1961 in [[Torrance, California]]) is a [[London]]-based [[United States|American]] composer, [[Musical improvisation|improviser]] and saxophonist. She is known for her research into the implications of electricity related to recording, synthesis and amplification.
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'''Caroline Kraabel''' (born 1961 in [[Torrance, California]]) is an American saxophonist.


[[File:Caroline Kraabel.jpg|thumb|Caroline Kraabel, Saxophonist, at the Vortex Jazz Club in London in 2022]]
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After living in [[Seattle]], Kraabel moved to London while in her teenage years, at the end of the [[Punk subculture|punk]] era.<ref>{{cite news|title=Improvised music, but with a head start |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002037384_jazz17.html |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=17 September 2004 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524135502/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002037384_jazz17.html |archivedate=2011-05-24 |df= }}</ref> There she took up the saxophone and became active in London's [[free improvisation|improvised music]] scene, eventually developing a style based on the physicality of the instrument, [[extended technique]]s and acoustics. She has performed solo and collaborated with John Edwards, [[Veryan Weston]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Emanem, l'improvisation britannique au bout du tunnel |url=http://www.chronicart.com/webmag/article.php?page=2&id=928 |work=Chronicart.com |publisher=Les Editions Réticulaires |date=12 April 2001 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708153333/http://www.chronicart.com/webmag/article.php?page=2&id=928 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> [[Charlotte Hug]], [[Maggie Nicols]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Music - The Albert memorial Kerstan Mackness looks at punk-jazz icon Albert Ayler who, 36 years after his death, finds himself at the centre of this year's London Jazz Festival |url=http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=TIMEO00020061109e2b80001u |work=[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]] |date=8 November 2006 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |format=fee required}}</ref> [[Phil Hargreaves]], and the [[London Improvisors Orchestra]]<ref>{{cite news |title=London Improvisers Orchestra, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/london-improvisers-orchestra-warwick-arts-centre-coventry--none-onestar-twostar-threestar-fourstar-fivestar-522525.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=11 January 2006 |accessdate=2009-01-09 | first=Martin | last=Longley}}</ref> among others. She has also organized and conducted pieces for [[Mass Producers]]&mdash;a 20-piece, all-female saxophone/voice orchestra<ref>{{cite news |title=Czarodzieje i saksofoniści |url=http://szukaj.wyborcza.pl/archiwum/1,0,1072950.html |work=[[Gazeta Wyborcza]] |date=7 April 2000 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |language=Polish |format=fee required }}</ref> and for [[Saxophone Experimentals in Space]]&mdash;a 55-piece group of young saxophonists, as well as with her two children during walks through the streets of London.


==Career==
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Recordings include ''Transitions'' with Maggie Nichols and Charlotte Hug,<ref>{{cite book |title=Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia |last=Jenkins |first=Todd S. |year=2004 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=978-0-313-33314-9 |page=254 }}</ref> ''Five Shadows'' with Veryan Weston, ''Performances for Large Saxophone Ensemble 1 and 2'' and ''Performances for Large Saxophone Ensemble 3 and 4'' with Mass Producers and a solo work ''Now We Are One Two''.
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After living in Seattle, Kraabel moved to London while in her teenage years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Improvised music, but with a head start |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002037384_jazz17.html |work=The Seattle Times |date=17 September 2004 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524135502/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002037384_jazz17.html |archivedate=2011-05-24 }}</ref> She started playing saxophone and became active in London's [[free improvisation|improvised music]] scene, developing a style based on [[extended technique]]s and acoustics. She performed solo and with John Edwards, [[Veryan Weston]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Emanem, l'improvisation britannique au bout du tunnel |url=http://www.chronicart.com/webmag/article.php?page=2&id=928 |work=Chronicart.com |publisher=Les Editions Réticulaires |date=12 April 2001 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708153333/http://www.chronicart.com/webmag/article.php?page=2&id=928 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Charlotte Hug, [[Maggie Nicols]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Music - The Albert memorial Kerstan Mackness looks at punk-jazz icon Albert Ayler who, 36 years after his death, finds himself at the centre of this year's London Jazz Festival |url=http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=TIMEO00020061109e2b80001u |work=Time Out |date=8 November 2006 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |format=fee required}}</ref> Phil Hargreaves, and the London Improvisors Orchestra.<ref>{{cite news |title=London Improvisers Orchestra, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/london-improvisers-orchestra-warwick-arts-centre-coventry--none-onestar-twostar-threestar-fourstar-fivestar-522525.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025082336/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/london-improvisers-orchestra-warwick-arts-centre-coventry--none-onestar-twostar-threestar-fourstar-fivestar-522525.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |work=The Independent |date=11 January 2006 |accessdate=2009-01-09 | first=Martin | last=Longley}}</ref> She organized and conducted pieces for Mass Producers, a 20-piece, all-female saxophone/voice orchestra<ref>{{cite news |title=Czarodzieje i saksofoniści |url=http://szukaj.wyborcza.pl/archiwum/1,0,1072950.html |work=Gazeta Wyborcza |date=7 April 2000 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |language=Polish |format=fee required }}</ref> and for Saxophone Experimentals in Space, a 55-piece group of young saxophonists. Kraabel hosted a weekly radio show on [[Resonance FM]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Never mind the xollob |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jan/15/broadcasting.arts |work=The Guardian |date=15 January 2003 |accessdate=2009-01-09 | location=London | first=Will | last=Hodgkinson}}</ref> and is the editor for the [[London Musicians Collective]]'s magazine ''Resonance''.


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Albums include ''Transitions'' with Maggie Nichols and Charlotte Hug,<ref>{{cite book |title=Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia |last=Jenkins |first=Todd S. |year=2004 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=978-0-313-33314-9 |page=254 }}</ref> ''Five Shadows'' with Veryan Weston, ''Performances for Large Saxophone Ensemble 1 and 2'' and ''Performances for Large Saxophone Ensemble 3 and 4'' with Mass Producers, and the solo work ''Now We Are One Two''.
Caroline Kraabel has been hosting a weekly radio show on London's [[Resonance FM]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Never mind the xollob |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jan/15/broadcasting.arts |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=15 January 2003 |accessdate=2009-01-09 | location=London | first=Will | last=Hodgkinson}}</ref> and is the editor for the [[London Musicians Collective]]'s magazine ''Resonance''.


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Latest revision as of 16:36, 3 November 2024

Caroline Kraabel
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Torrance, California, U.S
OccupationComposer
InstrumentSaxophone

Caroline Kraabel (born 1961 in Torrance, California) is an American saxophonist.

Caroline Kraabel, Saxophonist, at the Vortex Jazz Club in London in 2022

Career

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After living in Seattle, Kraabel moved to London while in her teenage years.[1] She started playing saxophone and became active in London's improvised music scene, developing a style based on extended techniques and acoustics. She performed solo and with John Edwards, Veryan Weston,[2] Charlotte Hug, Maggie Nicols,[3] Phil Hargreaves, and the London Improvisors Orchestra.[4] She organized and conducted pieces for Mass Producers, a 20-piece, all-female saxophone/voice orchestra[5] and for Saxophone Experimentals in Space, a 55-piece group of young saxophonists. Kraabel hosted a weekly radio show on Resonance FM[6] and is the editor for the London Musicians Collective's magazine Resonance.

Albums include Transitions with Maggie Nichols and Charlotte Hug,[7] Five Shadows with Veryan Weston, Performances for Large Saxophone Ensemble 1 and 2 and Performances for Large Saxophone Ensemble 3 and 4 with Mass Producers, and the solo work Now We Are One Two.

References

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  1. ^ "Improvised music, but with a head start". The Seattle Times. 17 September 2004. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  2. ^ "Emanem, l'improvisation britannique au bout du tunnel". Chronicart.com (in French). Les Editions Réticulaires. 12 April 2001. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  3. ^ "Music - The Albert memorial Kerstan Mackness looks at punk-jazz icon Albert Ayler who, 36 years after his death, finds himself at the centre of this year's London Jazz Festival" (fee required). Time Out. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  4. ^ Longley, Martin (11 January 2006). "London Improvisers Orchestra, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry". The Independent. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  5. ^ "Czarodzieje i saksofoniści" (fee required). Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 7 April 2000. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  6. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (15 January 2003). "Never mind the xollob". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  7. ^ Jenkins, Todd S. (2004). Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-313-33314-9.
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