1968 in jazz
| 1968 in jazz | |
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| Decade | 1960s in jazz |
| Music | 1968 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1967 in jazz – 1969 in jazz |
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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1968.
Events
June
- 12 – The 2nd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 12 – 18).[1]
- 30 – The 15th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 30 – July 3).[2]
Album releases
- Bill Evans: Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival
- Michael Mantler: The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
- Chick Corea: Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
- Roscoe Mitchell: Congliptious
- Don Cherry: Eternal Rhythm
- Miles Davis: Filles de Kilimanjaro
- Peter Broetzmann: Machine Gun
- John Surman: John Surman
- Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Karyobin
- Kenny Wheeler: Windmill Tilter
- Modern Jazz Quartet: Under the Jasmin Tree
- Roland Kirk: Left & Right
- Sun Ra: Outer Spaceways Incorporated
- Horace Silver: Serenade to a Soul Sister
- Paul Horn: Inside the Taj Mahal
- McCoy Tyner: Expansions
- Gary Bartz: Another Earth
- Pat Martino: Baiyina
- Charles Tolliver: Paper Man
- Herbie Hancock: Speak Like a Child
- Miles Davis: Miles in the Sky
- Hugh Masekela: The Lasting Impression of Hugh Masekela
- Hugh Masekela: The Promise of a Future
- Hugh Masekela: Africa '68
Deaths
- February
- 5 – Luckey Roberts (80), American composer and stride pianist
- June
- 15 – Wes Montgomery (45), American guitarist
- November
- 9 – Jan Johansson (37), Swedish pianist
Births
- January
- 19 – Jørn Øien, Norwegian pianist
- 21 – Frank Kvinge, Norwegian guitarist
- February
- 22 – Rodney Whitaker, bassist
- March
- 1 – Per Oddvar Johansen, Norwegian drummer
- 2 – Rune Brøndbo, Norwegian keyboardist and guitarist
- 22 – Arve Henriksen, Norwegian trumpeter and multiinstrumentalist
- May
- 9 – Anthony Wilson, guitarist
- 19 – Kyle Eastwood, bassist
- July
- 10 – David Gald, Norwegian guitarist
- 16 – Finn Guttormsen, Norwegian bassist
- August
- 4 – Eric Alexander, saxophonist
- 20 – Frode Barth, Norwegian guitarist
- September
- 9 – David Sánchez, tenor saxophonist
- December
- 16 – Lalah Hathaway, singer
See also
References
- ↑ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1968 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Newport Jazz Festival 1968 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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