Barbara Gracey Thompson was an English jazz saxophonist. She was married to drummer Jon Hiseman of the band Colosseum. Due to Parkinson's disease, which was diagnosed in 1997, she retired. After Colosseum's saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith passed away in 2004, she replaced him and, with the help of new medication she was able to return to the stage to tour with the band. I saw Colosseum live with her on the saxophone, which was an amazing concert. Jon Hiseman passed away in 2018, and now with great sorrow I heard that also Barbara Thompson passed away on July 9th. Unfortunately, I do not have a recording of her, but I hope it is ok that I play Colosseum's masterpiece in memory of all three great musicians, Jon Hiseman (21 June 1944 – 12 June 2018), Barbara Thompson (27 July 1944 – 9 July 2022) and Dick Heckstall-Smith (26 September 1934 – 17 December 2004).
Starport Omega : Saturday 6 pm SLT (Sunday 01:00 GMT, 03:00 CEST)
Floating Islands : Sunday 3 pm SLT (22:00 GMT, Monday 0:00 CEST)
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