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Watch footage and read/add a review of Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia performing "Little Annie Ooh". A truly historic piece of footage from "The Jazz Series", early 1980s
Carla Rees talks to Barbara Thompson about her new flute concerto...
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Jack Massarik of the the Evening Standard nominated Paraphernalia's 'Chapter & Verse' Jazz CD of the week...read review
A response to the mistake in The Observer on Sunday, 27th June 2004 in an article entitled 'The Bright Stuff - The Observers 1979 list of 80 High Flyers'.
Barbara's letter to the editor
Jack Massarik's excellent review of Colosseum featuring Barbara Thompson, live at The Jazz Cafe. Camden NW1
The Evening Standard,
January 15th 2004

Barbara Thompson is 'Colosseum's Secret Weapon' - on tour until Spring 2004
TITBITS, 17th January 1970
PLUGGING IN THE NEW SOUND
A SWITCHED -ON couple, you might say...
THE SUN, 22nd June 1970
Another rave review of Barbara's work for the Norwich choir 'Big Sky' at it's London Premiere, St John's Smith Square, April 12th 2003 by David Fingleton
The Sunday Express, April 20th 2003
'Journey...' Geoff Brown's 'Times' review of Barbara's choral work including the performance of selected movements of her quartets by The Apollo Saxophone Quartet at St John's Smith Square, April 12th 2003
The Times, April 16th 2003
"Journey proves rewarding", a rave review of Barbara's new work for 92 piece choir "Journey to a Destination Unknown"
Eastern Daily Press, April 5th 2003
"Lady Fights the Blues", how Barbara Thompson copes with Parkinson's by Liz Hoggard...
'You' Magazine, 26th May 2002
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"The Collaborators", a review of Barbara's Radio 4 interview with Dave Gelly featuring percussionist Evelyn Glennie, including downloadable extracts from the interview in mp3 format...
The Mail on Sunday, 15th July 2001
'Major Barbara', as Peter Quinn discovers, the premier saxophone star has no intention of going quietly...
Jazzwise, April 2001 - Issue 41
Ian Carr's 'Pick of the month' in BBC Music Magazine, 'Thompson's Tangos - ...what may prove the last blast of a versatile saxophonist/composer...'
 
BBC Music Magazine, May 2001 Issue
"Why aren't Parkinson's sufferers getting the best drugs?" Living with Parkinson's: actor Michael J. Fox and musician Barbara Thompson...
The Daily Mail, 10th April 2001
Nina Caplan's review of 'Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia' live at Ronnie Scott's...
Metro Life, 4th April 2001
John Walters review of 'Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia' live at Ronnie Scott's...
The Guardian, 4th April 2001
Don't miss Dave Gelly's exclusive article on Barbara...
The Observer, 1st April, 2001