Jon Christensen

For the former member of the United States House of Representatives named Jon Christensen, see Jon Lynn Christensen.

Jon Christensen (born 20 March 1943 in Oslo) is a Norwegian jazz percussionist.

In the late 1960s he played alongside Jan Garbarek on several recordings by the composer George Russell.

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, Enrico Rava, John Abercrombie, Michael Mantler, Miroslav Vitous, Rainer Brüninghaus, Charles Lloyd, Dino Saluzzi and Tomasz Stanko.

Discography

As sideman

With John Abercrombie

• Animato (ECM, 1989)

With Misha Alperin

• North Story (ECM, 1996)

With Ketil Bjørnstad

• Water Stories (ECM, 1993)
• The Sea (ECM, 1994)
• The Sea II (ECM, 1996)
• Remembrance (ECM, 2009)

With Anouar Brahem

• Khomsa (ECM, 1994)

With Rainer Brüninghaus

• Freigeweht (ECM, 1980)

With Jan Garbarek

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

With Keith Jarrett

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

With Charles Lloyd

• Fish Out of Water (ECM, 1989)

With Mike Nock

• Ondas (ECM, 1981)

With Enrico Rava

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

With George Russell

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

With Terje Rypdal

• Terje Rypdal (ECM, 1971)
• What Comes After (ECM, 1973)
• Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away (ECM, 1974)
• Descendre (ECM, 1979)
• Skywards (ECM, 1995)
• Vossabrygg (ECM, 2003)

With Dino Saluzzi

• Senderos (ECM, 2002)

With Tomasz Stańko

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

With Bobo Stenson

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

With Ralph Towner

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

With Miroslav Vitous

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

With Eberhard Weber

• Yellow Fields (ECM, 1975)