Christine Jackson (cellist)

{{Short description|British-born Australian cellist}}

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| birth_name = Christine Gillian Jackson

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| birth_date = 1962

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| death_date = 24 January 2016 (aged 53)

| death_place = Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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Christine Gillian Jackson (1962 – 24 January 2016) was a British-born Australian cellist.

Jackson was born in London, and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. During her classical career, she played as a cellist for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Hallé, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. She also worked in the pop music area, as a session cellist for artists such as Peter Gabriel, The Beach Boys, Shirley Bassey, Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan.{{cite news|title=British cellist Christine Jackson has died aged 53|url=http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/british-cellist-christine-jackson-has-died-aged-53/|access-date=8 February 2016|work=The Strad|date=1 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213120326/http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/british-cellist-christine-jackson-has-died-aged-53/|archive-date=13 February 2016}}

Jackson moved to Sydney, Australia to join the Australian Chamber Orchestra. After her stint with the ACO, she remained in Australia, relocating to Cairns, Queensland, where she was known as the "Barefoot Cellist". She worked with Aboriginal musician David Hudson on music for cello and didgeridoo, a combination which she said worked "really well".{{cite news|last1=Dickson|first1=Fiona|title=The barefoot cellist|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/04/18/2221340.htm|access-date=8 February 2016|publisher=ABC Far North Queensland|date=21 April 2008}}

In 2009, Jackson had a brain aneurysm which left her paralysed on one side. She died on 24th January 2016, aged 53, following complications from that event.{{cite news |title=Jackson, Christine Gillian |url=https://www.mytributes.com.au/notice/death-notices/jackson-christine-gillian/4623539/ |work=The Cairns Post |publisher=mytributes.com.au |date=30 January 2016 |language=en}}