Jon Christensen

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Jon Christensen (2018)

Jon Christensen (* 20th March 1943 in Oslo ; † 18th February 2020 ibid ) was a Norwegian jazz drummer , the "one of the first and one of the leaders of the broken swing in Europe" was.

Live and act

Christensen began playing the drums in 1959 as a self-taught and won a prize at the Norwegian amateur festival a year later. In early 1964 he played with Kenny Dorham in his hometown (of which there is a recording) and in the same year with Karin Krog at the festival in Antibes ; he then performed regularly with Jan Garbarek . In 1967 he worked with Steve Kuhn and Monica Zetterlund . He was recognized internationally through projects by George Russell (including performance in 1970 at the Berlin Jazz Festival ). At the beginning of the 1970s he became known to a wider circle in Central Europe through his participation in the groups of Garbarek and Terje Rypdal , and from 1974 also with the European quartet of Keith Jarrett , with Jan Garbarek and Palle Danielsson .

Christensen acted as a kind of house drummer for the ECM label for a while and has been on recordings with Eberhard Weber , Ralph Towner ( Solstice , 1974), Barre Phillips , Enrico Rava , John Abercrombie , Michael Mantler , Miroslav Vitouš , Rainer Brüninghaus , Charles Lloyd , Keith Jarrett, Ketil Bjørnstad , Jan Garbarek, Dino Saluzzi and Tomasz Stańko . In 1977 he founded his own group for the first time. He also worked with Sidsel Endresen and performed regularly with the trio of Bobo Stenson and Terje Rypdal. In the field of jazz, according to Tom Lord , he was involved in 171 recording sessions between 1960 and 2019, most recently with pianist Yelena Eckemoff ( Nocturnal Animals ).

Christensen was married to actress and former Norwegian Minister of Culture, Ellen Horn .

Prizes and awards

In 1967 he was honored with the Buddy Prize of the Norwegian Jazz Forum. For his album "Featuring John Scofield and Palle Danielsson ", which he recorded with Knut Riisnas , he received the Norwegian record award in 1992. In 1993 he was named "Jazz Musician of the Year" by the Association of Norwegian Jazz Musicians.

Discography (selection)

Jon Christensen (2018)

As a leader

  • 1976: No Time for Time (Pan)

As a sideman

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: Gang 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: Free Blowing (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 Lillebjørn Nilsen , Arild Andersen , Eivind Aarset and Jan Erik Kongshaug
  • 1988: Sanger (Grappa)
With John Abercrombie
  • 1989: Animato (ECM)
With Charles Lloyd
  • 1989: Fish Out of Water (ECM)
With L. Shankar
  • 1989: MRCS (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)
With Yelena Eckemoff
  • 2015: Everblue (L&H Production)
  • 2020: Nocturnal Animals (L&H Production)

literature

Web links

Commons : Jon Christensen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jazz musician Jon Christensen er død. VG, February 18, 2020, accessed February 18, 2020 (Norwegian).
  2. ↑ Michael Rüsenberg : Jon Christensen 1943-2020. In: jazzcity.de. February 18, 2020, accessed February 20, 2020 .
  3. ^ Dorham discography at jazzdisco.org
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed February 18, 2020)
  5. ↑ Anders Grønneberg: Dødssyke Paolo tatt på senga da Artist-Norge hyllet ham. March 22, 2018, Retrieved August 9, 2019 (Norwegian).
personal data
SURNAME Christensen, Jon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian jazz drummer
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo , Norway
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 2020
Place of death Oslo