Barbara Thompson

Barbara Gracey Thompson MBE (27 July 1944 – 9 July 2022) was an English jazz saxophonist. She was awarded the MBE in 1996 for services to music. Thompson worked closely with Andrew Lloyd Webber on musicals such as Cats and Starlight Express.

Barbara Thompson MBE
Barbara Thompson in 2010
Background information
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)
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Saxophone
Years active	1964–2022
Labels	MCA, Mood, Intuition
Website	www.temple-music.com

She was married to drummer Jon Hiseman of Colosseum from 1967 until his death in 2018.^[1]

In 1997, Thompson was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.^[2] She died on 9 July 2022 from the disease, aged 77.^[3]