Barbara Thompson (musician)
English jazz saxophonist, flautist and composer (1944–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barbara Gracey Thompson MBE (27 July 1944 – 9 July 2022) was an English jazz saxophonist, flautist and composer. She studied clarinet, flute, piano and classical composition at the Royal College of Music, but the music of Duke Ellington and John Coltrane made her shift her interests to jazz and saxophone. She was married to drummer Jon Hiseman of Colosseum from 1967 until his death in 2018.[1]
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Birth name | Barbara Gracey Thompson |
Born | (1944-07-27)27 July 1944 Oxford, England |
Origin | Finchley, England |
Died | 9 July 2022(2022-07-09) (aged 77) |
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Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
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Years active | 1964–2022 |
Labels | MCA, Mood, Intuition |
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Website | www |
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