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".
She was married to drummer Jon Hiseman of Colosseum from 1967 until his death in 2018.
In 1997, Thompson was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. She died on 9 July 2022 from the disease, aged 77.