John Rangecroft

John Rangecroft is a British clarinetist whose work belongs to the London tradition of free improvisation. He played in Swift, a group formed around trumpeter Roland Ramanan with Nigel Coombes and Roger Smith, and participated in projects shaped by the exploratory legacy of John Stevens's workshops.

Creative Sources documents his clarinet playing on Paulinus (CS242), placing him within the label's international network of improvised-music collaborations. His instrument provides a broad vocabulary of articulated notes, sustained resonance and breath-driven textures. Rangecroft's musical activity has involved attentive group interaction and the exploration of structures created in performance.