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Jon Christensen
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- Labeling point features on maps and diagrams using simulated annealing
- Jesse Caulder Book I
- Jesse Caulder Book II
- Back to the Sea of Cortez
- Flights Into Fear
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Jon Christensen (born Jon Ivar Christensen on 20 March 1943; died 18 February 2020) was a Norwegian jazz drummer noted for his work with Jan Garbarek, for being a central participant in the Jazz band, Masqualero, as well as being a session drummer for several ECM Records artists during the seventies and eighties. 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 <a href="https://w
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ivar
- Family name
- Christensen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Oslo
- Spouse
- Ellen Horn
- Occupation
- percussionist
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Field of work
- percussion instrument
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Record label
- ECM Records
- Image
- Jon Christensen Kongsberg Jazzfestival 2018 (134649).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1943-03-20
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- Jon Christensen
- date of death
- 2020-02-18
- name in native language
- Jon Christensen
- birth name
- Jon Ivar Christensen
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