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Harry Pepl * 1945  † 2005
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Jon Christensen

1943 – † 2020

Drummer in the trio Pepl/Joos/Christensen (ECM 1356, renowned European jazz label, 1988).

Played with him

Green poster of the Szene Wien (Hauffgasse 26, Vienna-Simmering, Austria) for the concert by Harry Pepl, Herbert Joos and Jon Christensen on Saturday, 16 April, 8 pm, referring to the LP “Cracked Mirror” on ECM. The year is not on the poster; judging by the weekday and the tour, probably 1988.
Szene Wien poster: Pepl, Joos, Christensen, 1988Photo: musical estate, private collection

Norwegian drummer. He recorded his drum parts for “Cracked Mirrors” afterwards in Oslo.

Recordings together

Listen and watch

Harry Pepl, Herbert Joos, Jon Christensen · Trio Concert, Stadtgarten Köln 1989

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Watch on YouTube

YouTube: Fullmax Recordings, 4 April 2020

Harry Pepl, Herbert Joos, Jon Christensen: Schikaneder Delight (Cracked Mirrors, 1988)

1988 · ECM Records, 1988

“Schikaneder Delight” (Harry Pepl), track 3 of the ECM album “Cracked Mirrors” by Harry Pepl, Herbert Joos and Jon Christensen (1988), 2:36. Prepared in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme on his 75th birthday.

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Harry Pepl, Herbert Joos, Jon Christensen: Tintenfisch Inki (Cracked Mirrors, 1988)

1988 · ECM Records, 1988

“Tintenfisch Inki” (Harry Pepl), track 8 of the ECM album “Cracked Mirrors” (1988), 2:56, suggested by Daniel Pepl in 2020 for the Ö1 radio programme as a beautiful ballad.

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In the chronology

In the press

All 8 press items on Jon Christensen