Gato Barbieri Wife. Gato barbieri photo by frans schellekens redferns gato barbieri a grammy winning latin jazz saxophonist has died according to billboard. Laura barbieri his wife of nearly 20 years said her husband died saturday in a new york hospital from pneumonia.
His wife michelle passed away in the 1980s. Although he continued to record and perform well into the 1980s including composing the scores to films such as firepower 1979 and strangers kiss 1983 the death of his wife michelle led him to withdraw from the public arena. In 1962 in search of fresh experience barbieri and his italian born wife michelle moved to rome.
Although he continued to record and perform well into the 1980s including composing the scores to films such as firepower 1979 and strangers kiss 1983 the death of his wife michelle led him to withdraw from the public arena.
Laura barbieri his wife of nearly 20 years. The musician recently had bypass surgery to remove a blood clot. Michelle his wife of 35 years and his manager and musical confidant succumbed to cancer she had battled for more than a decade. His wife michelle passed away in the 1980s.
