Jon Christensen

Jon Ivar Christensen (born 20 March 1943 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz drummer. He is married to actress, minister, and theater director Ellen Horn , and is the father of singer and actress Emilie Stoesen Christensen.

In the late 1960s Christensen played alongside Jan Garbarek on several recordings by the composer George Russell. He also was a central participant in the Jazz band, Masqualero, with Arild Andersen, and they reappeared in 2003 for his 60th anniversary.

He appears on many recordings on the ECM label with such artists as Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Bobo Stenson, Eberhard Weber, Ralph Towner, Barre Phillips, Arild Andersen, Enrico Rava, John Abercrombie, Michael Mantler, Miroslav Vitous, Rainer Brüninghaus, Charles Lloyd, Dino Saluzzi and Tomasz Stanko. 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.

• Jazznytt musician poll, 1967
• Buddyprisen, Norwegian Jazz Forum, 1967
• Drummer of the Year, European Jazz Federation, 1975
• Spellemannprisen, 1977
• Spellemannprisen, three times with Masqualero, 1983, 1986 and 1991

As leader

• 1976: No Time for Time (Pan)

As sideman

With Yelena Eckemoff

• 2015: Everblue (L & H)

With George Russell

• 1967: The Essence of George Russell (Soul Note)
• 1969: Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature (Flying Dutchman)
• 1970: Trip to Prillarguri (Soul Note)
• 1971: Listen to the Silence (Soul Note)

With Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods and Leo Wright

• 1968: Alto Summit (MPS)

With Steve Kuhn

• 1968: Watch What Happens! (MPS)

With Jan Garbarek

• 1969: Esoteric Circle (Flying Dutchman)
• 1970: Afric Pepperbird (ECM)
• 1971: Sart (ECM)
• 1973: Witchi-Tai-To (ECM)
• 1975: Dansere (ECM)
• 1975: Ingentings Bjeller (Polydor)
• 1978: Photo with Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof (ECM)
• 1980: Paths, Prints (ECM)

With Bobo Stenson

• 1971: Underwear (ECM)
• 1993: Reflections (ECM)
• 1997: War Orphans (ECM)
• 1999: Serenity (ECM)

With Terje Rypdal

• 1971: Terje Rypdal (ECM)
• 1973: What Comes After (ECM)
• 1974: Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away (ECM)
• 1995: Skywards (ECM)
• 2003: Vossabrygg (ECM)

With Ketil Bjørnstad

• 1973: Åpning (Philips)
• 1990: The Shadow (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
• 1993: Water Stories (ECM)
• 1994: The Sea (ECM)
• 1996: The Sea II (ECM)
• 2009: Remembrance (ECM)

With Keith Jarrett

• 1974: Belonging (ECM)
• 1977: My Song (ECM)
• 1979: Personal Mountains (ECM)
• 1979: Nude Ants (ECM)
• 1979: Sleeper (ECM)

With Ralph Towner

• 1974: Solstice (ECM)
• 1977: Solstice/Sound and Shadows (ECM)
• 1995: Lost and Found (ECM)

With Karin Krog, Steve Kuhn and Steve Swallow

• 1975: We Could Be Flying (Polydor, 1975)

With Eberhard Weber

• 1975: Yellow Fields (ECM, 1975)

With Enrico Rava

• 1975: The Pilgrim and the Stars (ECM, 1975)
• 1976: The Plot (ECM, 1976)

With Radka Toneff Quintet

• 1977: Winter Poem (Zarepta)

With Terje Rypdal and Palle Mikkelborg

• 1977: Waves (ECM)
• 1979: Descendre (ECM)

With Masqualero (Arild Andersen)

• 1983: Masqualero (Odin)
• 1986: Bande a Part (ECM)
• 1988: Aero (ECM)
• 1989: Re-Enter (ECM)

With Blow Out

• 1977: Blow Out (Compendium)

With Miroslav Vitous

• 1979: First Meeting (ECM)
• 1980: Miroslav Vitous Group (ECM)
• 1982: Journey's End (ECM)

With Rainer Brüninghaus

• 1980: Freigeweht (ECM)

With Mike Nock

• 1981: Ondas (ECM)

With John Clark, David Friedman and David Darling

• 1981: Faces (ECM)

With Harry Pepl and Herbert Joos

• 1988: Cracked Mirrors (ECM)

With John Abercrombie

• 1989: Animato (ECM)

With Charles Lloyd

• 1989: Fish Out of Water (ECM)

With L. Shankar

• 1989: M.R.C.S. (ECM)

With Sidsel Endresen

• 1990: So I Write (ECM)

With Knut Riisnæs

• 1992: Knut Riisnæs - Jon Christensen Featuring John Scofield - Palle Danielsson (Odin)

With Anouar Brahem

• 1994: Khomsa (ECM)

With Misha Alperin

• 1996: North Story (ECM)

With Lars Danielsson, David Liebman and Bobo Stenson

• 1997: Live at Visiones (Dragon)

With Tomasz Stańko

• 1997: Litania: Music of Krzysztof Komeda (ECM)
• 1998: From the Green Hill (ECM)

With Dino Saluzzi

• 2002: Senderos (ECM)

With Jacob Young

• Evening Falls (ECM, 2004)
• Sideways (ECM, 2008)

With Carsten Dahl and Arild Andersen

• 2006: Short Fairytales (EmArcy)
• 2012: Space Is the Place (Storyville)

With Carl Petter Opsahl and Tord Gustavsen

• 2008: Love, the Blues (Park Grammofon)

With Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Håkon Kornstad

• 2011: Mitt Hjerte Altid Vanker – I Live at Oslo Jazzfestival (Compunctio)
• 2011: Mitt Hjerte Altid Vanker – II Live at Uppsala Sacred Music Festival (Compunctio)