Jon Christensen (Norwegian jazz drummer)

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member of:	Egil Kapstad Trio (ended: drums (drum set)) Knut Riisnæs Quartet (Knut Riisnæs, Tom Olstad, Anders Aarum & Jens Fossum) (ended) Jan Garbarek - Bobo Stenson Quartet Masqualero (membranophone) Enrico Rava Quintet (drums (drum set)) Tomasz Stańko Septet Bobo Stenson Trio Miroslav Vitouš Group (drums (drum set) [drums]) Eberhard Weber Colours (from 1975 until 1977: drums (drum set) [drums])
original member of:	Jan Garbarek Trio (drums (drum set))
children:	Emilie Stoesen Christensen
married:	Ellen Horn (from 1986 until 2020-02-18)

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IMDb:	https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3205150/ [info]
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Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000257238 [info]
VIAF ID:	39362184 [info]
Wikidata:	Q662607 [info]
Songkick:	https://www.songkick.com/artists/109396 [info]
Last.fm:	https://www.last.fm/music/Jon+Christensen [info]

Appearances

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
	instruments
1963-01	A Foggy Day in London Town	drums (drum set)	Bjarne Nerem	3:20
1963-01	Don't Blame Me	drums (drum set)	Bjarne Nerem	5:25
1963-01	Moonlight in Vermont	drums (drum set)	Bjarne Nerem	3:50
1963-01	Soon	drums (drum set)	Bjarne Nerem	5:50
1964-07-15 – 1964-07-16	’Deed I Do	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	2:00
1964-07-15 – 1964-07-16	All Blues	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	4:53
1964-07-15 – 1964-07-16	By Myself	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	3:19
1964-07-15 – 1964-07-16	Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	3:46
1964-07-15 – 1964-07-16	I Fall in Love Too Easily	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	5:42
1964-07-15 – 1964-07-16	I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	3:31
1964-07-15 – 1964-07-16	Karin’s Kicks	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	3:40
1964-07-15 – 1964-07-16	Lover Man	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	5:54
1964-07-15 – 1964-07-16	Mood Indigo	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	3:43
1966	All of You	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	5:08
1966	Baby Won't You Please Come Home	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	6:05
1966	Body and Soul	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	4:43
1966	Dearly Beloved	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	?:??
1966	Glad to Be Unhappy	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	5:19
1966	I Can't Get Started	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	4:50
1966	I've Got Your Number	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	5:20
1966	Just in Time	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	3:29
1966	Old Folks	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog	6:08
1967-04-01	Mr. J. C.	drums (drum set)	Jan Garbarek	18:09
1967-09-24	Freedom Jazz Dance	drums (drum set)	Jan Garbarek	14:36
1967-09-24	Til Vigdis	drums (drum set)	Jan Garbarek	7:01
1967-11-03 – 1967-11-04	Othello Ballet Suite (Part I)	drums (drum set) [drums]	George Russell	17:45
1967-11-03 – 1967-11-04	Othello Ballet Suite (Part II)	drums (drum set) [drums]	George Russell	11:30
1968-06-02 – 1968-06-03	Ballad Medley	drums (drum set)	Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, Leo Wright	?:??
1968-06-02 – 1968-06-03	Good Booty	drums (drum set)	Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, Leo Wright	?:??
1968-06-02 – 1968-06-03	Lee-O's Blues	drums (drum set)	Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, Leo Wright	?:??
1968-06-02 – 1968-06-03	Lee's Tribute to Bach and Bird	drums (drum set)	Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, Leo Wright	?:??
1968-06-02 – 1968-06-03	Native Land	drums (drum set)	Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, Leo Wright	?:??
1968-06-02 – 1968-06-03	Prompt	drums (drum set)	Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, Leo Wright	?:??
1968-06-02 – 1968-06-03	The Perils of Poda	drums (drum set)	Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, Leo Wright	?:??
1968-07-04	Ad Infinitum	membranophone	Steve Kuhn Trio	8:58
1968-07-04	I Fall in Love Too Easily	membranophone	Steve Kuhn Trio	4:04
1968-07-04	Lament / Once We Loved	membranophone	Steve Kuhn Trio	6:53
1968-07-04	Silver	membranophone	Steve Kuhn Trio	2:13
1968-07-04	Tom Jones	membranophone	Steve Kuhn Trio	6:37
1968-07-04	Watch What Happens	membranophone	Steve Kuhn Trio	2:47
1968-07-04	Windows of the World / Here I Am	membranophone	Steve Kuhn Trio	4:18
1969-02-03	By the Time I Get to Phoenix	drums (drum set)	Rune Gustafsson	?:??
1969-02-03	California Dreaming	drums (drum set)	Rune Gustafsson	?:??
1969-02-03	The Look of Love	drums (drum set)	Rune Gustafsson	?:??
1969-02-03	Up - Up and Away	drums (drum set)	Rune Gustafsson	?:??
1969-02-03	Waltz-A-Nova	drums (drum set)	Rune Gustafsson	?:??
1969-02-03	Wichita Lineman	drums (drum set)	Rune Gustafsson	?:??
1969-02-04	California Soul	drums (drum set)	Rune Gustafsson	?:??
1969-02-04	Me on the See-Saw	drums (drum set)	Rune Gustafsson	?:??
1969-02-04	Son of a Preacher Man	drums (drum set)	Rune Gustafsson	?:??
1969-02-04	The Fool on the Hill	drums (drum set)	Rune Gustafsson	?:??
1969-10-16 – 1969-10-17	Funny / Tale For Loffen / Min Nye Blå Dyne	drums (drum set)	Jan Erik Vold	5:57
1969-10-16 – 1969-10-17	Kropper / Amper Juli Blues / Ikke Alle Kjærtegn / Ikke Si Det. Jeg Vet / Han Var Her	drums (drum set)	Jan Erik Vold	5:21
1969-10-16 – 1969-10-17	Tang / Å Møte En Gammel Kjenning / Uplift Blues / Desemberlys / Sommerdrømmen	drums (drum set)	Jan Erik Vold	12:33
1970-03	Esoteric Circle	drums (drum set)	George Russell Sextet feat. Jan Garbarek	4:56
1970-03	Event III	drums (drum set)	George Russell Sextet	2:23
1970-03	Man on the Moon	drums (drum set)	George Russell Sextet	11:04
1970-03	Souls	drums (drum set)	George Russell Sextet feat. Jan Garbarek	8:44
1970-03	Stratusphunk	drums (drum set)	George Russell Sextet feat. Jan Garbarek	8:40
1970-03	Theme	drums (drum set)	George Russell Sextet feat. Jan Garbarek	7:16
1970-03	Vips	drums (drum set)	George Russell Sextet feat. Jan Garbarek	4:23
1970-09-22 – 1970-09-23	Afric Pepperbird	percussion	Jan Garbarek Quartet	7:59
1970-09-22 – 1970-09-23	Beast of Kommodo	percussion	Jan Garbarek Quartet	12:27
1970-09-22 – 1970-09-23	Blow Away Zone	percussion	Jan Garbarek Quartet	8:42
1970-09-22 – 1970-09-23	Blupp	percussion	Jan Garbarek Quartet	1:09
1970-09-22 – 1970-09-23	Concentus	percussion	Jan Garbarek Quartet	0:53
1970-09-22 – 1970-09-23	Mah-Jong	percussion	Jan Garbarek Quartet	1:56
1970-09-22 – 1970-09-23	MYB	percussion	Jan Garbarek Quartet	1:54
1970-09-22 – 1970-09-23	Skarabée	percussion	Jan Garbarek Quartet	6:20
1970-09-28 – 1970-09-29	Det Alle Vet	drums (drum set)	Jan Erik Vold	21:50
1970-09-28 – 1970-09-29	Dikt	drums (drum set)	Jan Garbarek feat. Jan Erik Vold	16:49
1970	Arnold	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog, Arild Andersen, Terje Bjørklund, Jon Christensen, Jan Garbarek, Kåre Kolberg, Arne Nordheim, Terje Rypdal, Bobo Stenson, Gunnar Sønstevold	21:18
1970	Blow Up Your Dreams	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog, Arild Andersen, Terje Bjørklund, Jon Christensen, Jan Garbarek, Kåre Kolberg, Arne Nordheim, Terje Rypdal, Bobo Stenson, Gunnar Sønstevold	11:52
1970	Episoden für Combo	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog, Arild Andersen, Terje Bjørklund, Jon Christensen, Jan Garbarek, Kåre Kolberg, Arne Nordheim, Terje Rypdal, Bobo Stenson, Gunnar Sønstevold	5:44
1970	Morgenraga	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog, Arild Andersen, Terje Bjørklund, Jon Christensen, Jan Garbarek, Kåre Kolberg, Arne Nordheim, Terje Rypdal, Bobo Stenson, Gunnar Sønstevold	8:55
1970	Solar plexus	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog, Arild Andersen, Terje Bjørklund, Jon Christensen, Jan Garbarek, Kåre Kolberg, Arne Nordheim, Terje Rypdal, Bobo Stenson, Gunnar Sønstevold	18:30
1970	Valse Triste	drums (drum set)	Karin Krog, Arild Andersen, Terje Bjørklund, Jon Christensen, Jan Garbarek, Kåre Kolberg, Arne Nordheim, Terje Rypdal, Bobo Stenson, Gunnar Sønstevold	25:00
1971-04-14 – 1971-04-15	Close Enough for Jazz	percussion	Jan Garbarek & Bobo Stenson & Terje Rypdal & Arild Andersen & Jon Christensen	2:02
1971-04-14 – 1971-04-15	Fountain of Tears, Part I and II	percussion	Jan Garbarek & Bobo Stenson & Terje Rypdal & Arild Andersen & Jon Christensen	6:08
1971-04-14 – 1971-04-15	Irr	percussion	Jan Garbarek & Bobo Stenson & Terje Rypdal & Arild Andersen & Jon Christensen	7:18
1971-04-14 – 1971-04-15	Lontano	percussion	Jan Garbarek & Bobo Stenson & Terje Rypdal & Arild Andersen & Jon Christensen	2:12
1971-04-14 – 1971-04-15	Sart	percussion	Jan Garbarek & Bobo Stenson & Terje Rypdal & Arild Andersen & Jon Christensen	14:49
1971-04-14 – 1971-04-15	Song of Space	percussion	Jan Garbarek & Bobo Stenson & Terje Rypdal & Arild Andersen & Jon Christensen	9:43
1971-05-18 – 1971-05-19	Luberon	percussion	Bobo Stenson, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen	9:16
1971-05-18 – 1971-05-19	Rudolf	percussion	Bobo Stenson, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen	6:10
1971-05-18 – 1971-05-19	Tant W.	percussion	Bobo Stenson, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen	8:50
1971-05-18 – 1971-05-19	Test	percussion	Bobo Stenson, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen	3:30
1971-05-18 – 1971-05-19	Underwear	percussion	Bobo Stenson, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen	7:38
1971-05-18 – 1971-05-19	Untitled	percussion	Bobo Stenson, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen	3:55
1971-08-12 – 1971-08-13	Electric Fantasy	percussion	Terje Rypdal	15:37
1971-08-12 – 1971-08-13	Keep It Like That - Tight	percussion	Terje Rypdal	12:19
1971-08-12 – 1971-08-13	Lontano II	percussion	Terje Rypdal	3:16
1971-08-12 – 1971-08-13	Rainbow	percussion	Terje Rypdal	7:10
1971-08-12 – 1971-08-13	Tough Enough	percussion	Terje Rypdal	4:45
1973-03-21	Tre Små Ting	drums (drum set)	Jan Erik Vold / Jan Garbarek	3:20
1973-03-21	Trikkeskinner	drums (drum set)	Jan Erik Vold / Jan Garbarek	3:14
1973-08-07 – 1973-08-08	Back of J.	percussion	Terje Rypdal	4:18
1973-08-07 – 1973-08-08	Bend It	percussion	Terje Rypdal	10:00
1973-08-07 – 1973-08-08	Icing	percussion	Terje Rypdal	7:55
1973-08-07 – 1973-08-08	Séjours	organ and percussion	Terje Rypdal	3:55
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	produced
	Åtteni		Tore Brunborg, Bugge Wesseltoft, Anders Jormin, Jon Christensen	5:56
	Craggy Mountains		Pål Thowsen • Jon Christensen • Terje Rypdal • Arild Andersen	3:55
	I		Tore Brunborg, Bugge Wesseltoft, Anders Jormin, Jon Christensen	4:34
	II		Tore Brunborg, Bugge Wesseltoft, Anders Jormin, Jon Christensen	6:34
	III A		Tore Brunborg, Bugge Wesseltoft, Anders Jormin, Jon Christensen	5:57
	III B		Tore Brunborg, Bugge Wesseltoft, Anders Jormin, Jon Christensen	7:11
	Kryss fem		Tore Brunborg, Bugge Wesseltoft, Anders Jormin, Jon Christensen	5:51
	Mauve Stripes		Pål Thowsen • Jon Christensen • Terje Rypdal • Arild Andersen	4:24
	May, 17th		Pål Thowsen • Jon Christensen • Terje Rypdal • Arild Andersen	2:20
	More Cymbals		Pål Thowsen • Jon Christensen • Terje Rypdal • Arild Andersen	3:02
	No Time for Time		Pål Thowsen • Jon Christensen • Terje Rypdal • Arild Andersen	7:15
	Only Two		Pål Thowsen • Jon Christensen • Terje Rypdal • Arild Andersen	3:05
	P. T.		Pål Thowsen • Jon Christensen • Terje Rypdal • Arild Andersen	7:46
	Pox		Pål Thowsen • Jon Christensen • Terje Rypdal • Arild Andersen	3:33
	The Tamborim		Pål Thowsen • Jon Christensen • Terje Rypdal • Arild Andersen	2:51
	V		Tore Brunborg, Bugge Wesseltoft, Anders Jormin, Jon Christensen	4:31
	VI		Tore Brunborg, Bugge Wesseltoft, Anders Jormin, Jon Christensen	5:33
	VII		Tore Brunborg, Bugge Wesseltoft, Anders Jormin, Jon Christensen	4:30
	instruments
1974-04-24 – 1974-04-25	Belonging	membranophone	Jan Garbarek, Keith Jarrett, Palle Danielsson & Jon Christensen
1974-12	Solstice	membranophone and percussion	Ralph Towner
	Evening Falls	membranophone	Jacob Young
	Fish Out of Water	membranophone	Charles Lloyd Quartet
	Freigeweht	membranophone	Rainer Brüninghaus
	Gefion	membranophone	Jakob Bro
	Gershwin with Karin Krog	membranophone	Karin Krog
	Mitt Hjerte Altid Vanker – I – Live At Oslo Jazzfestival	drums (drum set)	Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Håkon Kornstad & Jan Christensen
	Mnaomai, Mnomai	membranophone	Heinz Reber
	Nonsentration	percussion	Jon Balke W/ Oslo 13
	Nonsentration	drums (drum set)	Jon Balke W/ Oslo 13
	Nude Ants	percussion	Keith Jarrett
	Nude Ants	membranophone	Keith Jarrett
	Paths, Prints	membranophone and percussion	Jan Garbarek
	So I Write	percussion	Sidsel Endresen
	Solstice	membranophone and percussion	Ralph Towner
	Solstice	membranophone and percussion	Ralph Towner
	Solstice	membranophone and percussion	Ralph Towner
	Space is the Place	membranophone and percussion	Carsten Dahl, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen
	Stå itj med lua i handa!	drums (drum set)	Folk flest
	Tid	membranophone and percussion	Tore Brunborg, Bugge Wesseltoft, Anders Jormin, Jon Christensen
	Waves	membranophone	Terje Rypdal
	Waves	percussion	Terje Rypdal
	We Could Be Flying	membranophone and percussion	Karin Krog
	We Could Be Flying	membranophone and percussion	Karin Krog
	We Could Be Flying	membranophone and percussion	Karin Krog
	We Could Be Flying	drums (drum set) and percussion	Karin Krog, Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow, Jon Christensen
	Witchi-Tai-To	membranophone	Jan Garbarek - Bobo Stenson Quartet
	Witchi-Tai-To	membranophone	Jan Garbarek - Bobo Stenson Quartet
	Witchi-Tai-To	membranophone	Jan Garbarek - Bobo Stenson Quartet
	dedications
	Unprepared		Ted Byrnes
	composed
	Blupp
	Consequences
	Craggy Mountains
	Des Rayons et des Ombres
	East Print
	Icing
	Mauve Stripes
	May, 17th
	More Cymbals
	Only Two
	Pox
	Presence of Descant
	Right Now
	Sort Of
	Souffle un Vent de Sable
	The Cut and Paste Interlude
	The Tamborim
	Tutte
	Under the Rainbow #1
	Under the Rainbow #2
	Under the Rainbow #3
	Under the Rainbow #4
	Under the Rainbow #5
	Under the Rainbow #6
	Under the Rainbow #7
	Under the Rainbow #8

Jon Christensen (Norwegian jazz drummer)

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