He has performed in the early works of Steve Reich, Terry Riley, LaMonte Young and Philip Glass. He continues to perform and collaborate with Glass in various configurations, including the Philip Glass Ensemble, with Foday Musa Suso, movie music for films by Ralph Steiner and Jonas Mekas, and solo/duet concerts featuring music by both Mr. Glass and Mr. Gibson. Jon Gibson has also worked with a host of other musicians, choreographers and artists including Merce Cunningham, Lucinda Childs, JoAnne Akalaitis, Simone Forti and Nancy Topf. Gibson also received a NYSCA grant to compose a music/theater piece centered around the inventor Nikola Tesla that will be premiered in 2002.