Caroline Kraabel is an American saxophonist, composer, and improviser born in 1961 in Torrance, California. After moving from Seattle to London in 1979, she became a figure in the city's improvised music scene. In 1989, she founded the post-punk group The Honkies, which blended free music with theatrical elements. Kraabel’s career featured collaborations with artists such as Evan Parker, Maggie Nicols, and Veryan Weston. Starting in 1997, she toured internationally with her solo performance Now We Are One Two. She performed with John Edwards in the duo The Shock Exchange and directed the large-scale all-female ensemble Mass Producers. Kraabel led the London Improvisers Orchestra and hosted a weekly program on Resonance FM. Additionally, she served as the editor for the music magazine Resonance. Her discography included the albums Transitions (2001) and March (2018).
