In 1980 he formed the Jon Eberson Group, supported by vocalist and lyricist Sidsel Endresen.

The group attracted attention with Jive Talking (1981), which was awarded the Spellemannprisen, and City Visions (1984), but disbanded in 1986.

The following year he released the Eberson Pigs and Poetry with Endresen, and he has continued to be noticed in a variety of contexts like the Jazzpunkensemblet.

[3] In 2013 he celebrated his sixtieth anniversary with a performance at the Oslo Jazzfestival, presenting his band Eberson Funk Ensemble.

The band consists of drummer Pål Thowsen, bassist Sigurd Hole, saxophonist Kim-Erik Pedersen, and his keyboardist daughter, Marte Maaland Eberson.