Jon Christensen
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Jon Ivar Christensen (20 March 1943 – 18 February 2020) was a Norwegian jazz drummer and composer. Christensen was born in Oslo.
In the late 1960s Christensen played alongside Jan Garbarek on several recordings by the composer George Russell. He, along with Jan Garbarek and Palle Danielsson, was a member of the legendary Keith Jarrett "European Quartet" of the 1970s which produced five excellent jazz recordings on ECM Records.
He was married to actress, minister, and theater director Ellen Horn.[1][2] He was the father of singer and actress Emilie Stoesen Christensen.[3]
Christensen died in Oslo on 18 February 2020 at the age of 76.[4]
References
- ↑ "Jon Christensen Biography - Listen to Norway ListenTo.no". Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ↑ "Jon Christensen Biography - SNL.no". 29 June 2022. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Say and Play - ECM Jon Balke Batagraf ECMrecords.com". Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. ECM Records
- ↑ Jon Christensen er død (in Norwegian)