Jodie Christian

Who was Jodie Christian?

Jodie Christian was an American jazz pianist, noted for bebop and free jazz.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Christian was one of the co-founders of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians along with pianist/composer Muhal Richard Abrams, drummer Steve McCall, and composer Phil Cohran. He and Abrams were also part of the Experimental Band.

He worked at Chicago's Jazz Showcase club, and performed with Eddie Harris, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Gene Ammons, Roscoe Mitchell, and Buddy Montgomery. Christian led a group on albums. He died on February 13, 2012, aged 80, in Chicago.