Jon Christensen (musician)

Jon Christensen
Playing with Thomas Morgan (b), Jakob Bro (g) and Palle Mikkelborg 2018
Playing with Thomas Morgan (b), Jakob Bro (g) and Palle Mikkelborg 2018
Background information
Birth nameJon Ivar Christensen
Born(1943-03-20)20 March 1943
Oslo, Norway
Died17 February 2020(2020-02-17) (aged 76)
Oslo, Norway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentDrums
Jon Christensen in Aarhus, Denmark, 2015

Jon Ivar Christensen (20 March 1943 – 18 February 2020)[1] was a Norwegian jazz drummer. He was married to actress, minister, and theater director Ellen Horn,[2][3] and was the father of singer and actress Emilie Stoesen Christensen.[4]

  1. ^ Grønneberg, Anders (18 February 2020). "Jon Christensen er død". Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Jon Christensen - Listen to Norway". Listento.no.
  3. ^ "Jon Christensen Biography - SNL.no". 25 February 2020. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ "Say and Play - ECM Jon Balke Batagraf ECMrecords.com". Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. ECM Records