Barbara Thompson: Playing Against Time
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- 2012 BBC4
“Playing against Time” is a moving and powerful exploration of Parkinson’s Disease seen through the prism of music, featuring the virtuoso UK jazz saxophonist/composer Barbara Thompson (first diagnosed in 1997) and her husband, the brilliant jazz-rock drummer Jon Hiseman. Interweaving musical and medical sequences and directed by the award-winning arts documentary film maker Mike Dibb, the film follows five years of Barbara’s inspiring struggle with Parkinson’s and her search for various available treatments which until now have allowed her to continue to play with her own band “Paraphernalia” and Jon’s rock band “Colosseum”, but, for how long?
The film features a remarkably intimate look at Jon and Barbara’s daily life, as well as following the couple through their consultations at London’s King’s College Hospital with Professor Ray Chaudhuri and in Oxford with Professor Tipu Aziz, the UK’s leading authority on deep brain stimulation by implanted electrodes.
Barbara is shown performing at various Parkinson’s events, and as the composer of orchestral, chamber and choral music for classical musicians, including a challenging piece for two tubas and a saxophone quartet. She talks eloquently about living with Parkinson’s and the importance of music and creativity to the way she copes with this (so far) incurable disease, while Jon talks candidly about how it affects their personal and professional lives.
Heartbroken to hear Barbara died recently. Am working my way through this moving film. RIP Barbara and Jon.
Thank you for the music, Barbara !!!
I always loved your work and I always will !!!
REST IN PEACE !!!
R.I.P. Barbara Thompson (1944-2022). Your work and your importance for the music will remain unforgotten. Despite the illness you played for your fans for so long. Thanks for everything, you stay in our hearts as do Jon and Dick!
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R.I.P. Lady Barbara Thompson
What a wonderful talented couple...................
Barbara and Jon, thank you for the music. You were magnificent!
So sad. I am in tears watching this. I didn't even know she was ill. As a saxophonist I met her many years ago when I was the principal saxophonist with the Band Of The Scots Guards and we met in London. I will never forget how encouraging and lovely she was. I will never forget her wonderful music either. I also feel anger that this insidious disease could take such a wonderful human being and such a wonderful musician and rob us of so much. RIP Barbara.xxxxxx
Wunderbar. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
"A cry from the heart"
TY Barbara. RIP🌹
I have had the Pleasure to see and hear her several Times in my Hometowne.
Thank you for your Music and all your beautiful Playing.
She's really an amazing musician...Master !...
Barbara, thank you for this film. I have been suffering from this disease for about 20 years now and I do not want to give up, too.
still love your music!!
This is so awesome 👌 👏 👍🏾
What an incredibly inspiring (and at times sad) story. And what a wonderful chap Jon was. It's a love story with music as its main theme.
Barbara was a wonderful musician. I loved her music
Your music impressed me when I first attended one of your concerts. That was forty years ago! And today I am even more impressed by the way you both lived your life together. That makes me happy. Yes, I mean that seriously. Because you were a rare example of optimism and courage to face life! Thank you!
I was fortunate enough to have been part of the Big Sky choir that worked with Barbara on Journey to Destination Unknown, I truly lovely lady.
I saw you on a emergency tv program i had to look you up ny brother plays sax inspirational uniquely beautiful person family & story thankyou for the music 🎶
“Hope, spirit and joy” to you Barbara Thompson. I’ve met both you and your husband many years ago. Thank you for writing music that has truly changed my life since I first encountered Jubiaba in 1978, over forty years ago now. My thoughts and thanks are with you.🙏
Dear Barbara Thank you i've never got jazz ever ever until now I can relate to your music well...I saw 24inAE and then watched on YT...great to see how you are handling the hand you have been dealt xxx
Barbara and John Hiseman great singers, and Colosseum a fantastic band.
Barbara my hero❤❤RIP
I discovered Barbaras warm and honest saxophone playing when I listened to Andrew Lloyd Webbers 'Variations' in the 80's (I think). I just had to find out who was that incredible expressive musician. I love all of her recordings, but 'Mother Earth' is maybe the favourite. It pains me that she's got parkinson. I wish her all the best.
Parkinson's is a b*stard disease - it does so much more damage than just the obvious shaking. It ripped my Dad apart.
And what a torture for a musician.
Jon Hiseman was my first drum hero, and criminally underappreciatrd in his own country. I saw the band a few times, and spoke to him, and he was a good guy.
Sad story.
what an awesome docu - I used to listen a lot to Jon and Barbara's music in my 20ies, lateron lost track for lack of time. I'm glad that I can find such videos on YT, even though it gives me some sadness to have to find out who has died in the meantime. Thx for sharing :)
two of the best
All the best to you, both. About 40 years ago, I met you in germany in a beautiful concert, one of my first earned by own money. My left hand is also not usable for piano after a stroke, in 2016. So, we are also growing older, together. I thought musicians will always be young or killed by drugs, how stupid! Thinking of you, meet you on way to ceres, but later!
just wonderful video, and a wonderful person. I just loved John Hiseman, what a guy! RIP
bravo... eine ganz wundervolle musik, die ich liebe... I LOVE THIS MUSIC - so fine..!
Seen Paraphernalia many times in Kendal always enjoyed your music, Love and best wishes to you Barbara x
Cracking musicianship on Manfred Mann’s Earthband roaring silence album
If I met you Barbara, I would hardly be able to speak, but I did, I would say thank you.
Thank you.
And what else is there to say?
I met her and John a long time ago during a concert tour in Germany. Both of them impressed me very, very much and I l still do love their music. Growing old myself now, I am happy and grateful for this great memories!
been waiting for this thank you
i found out about this dynamic duo from the closing theme song of TV show A Touch of Frost-se1 ep1.
Бесконечное уважение! Ты его победила, Барбара, этого Паркинсона!
15:35 This is an amazing piece. Is it possible to buy this on CD or DVD somewhere?
@@nederlanditisnederlanditis5529 Will do! Thank you so much !!! :)
@@nederlanditisnederlanditis5529 Found it !!! CD 1991. Thanks so much for your help. Amazing.
How to live for the best despite a severe headwind.
Thankyou.
What type Lawton use barbara on tenor sax? :)
Rest in Peace, Sister!
Beide waren große Musiker. Ich habe sie mehrfach zusammen und jeweils ohne den Partner auf Bühnen erleben dürfen. Jetzt gibt es Colosseum und Paraphernalia nicht mehr. SEHR; SEHR SCHADE!