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 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
- 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
- Wes Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15)
- Luckey Roberts (August 7, 1887 – February 5)
- Jan Johansson (September 16, 1931 – November 9)
Births
- Jørn Øien, Norwegian pianist (January 19)
- Frank Kvinge, Norwegian guitarist (January 21)
- Rodney Whitaker, bassist (February 22)
- Per Oddvar Johansen, Norwegian drummer (March 1)
- Rune Brøndbo, Norwegian keyboardist and guitarist (March 2)
- Arve Henriksen, Norwegian trumpeter and multiinstrumentalist (March 22)
- Kyle Eastwood, bassist (May 19)
- David Gald, Norwegian guitarist (July 10)
- Finn Guttormsen, Norwegian bassist (July 16)
- Eric Alexander, saxophonist (August 4)
- Frode Barth, Norwegian guitarist (August 20)
- David Sánchez, tenor saxophonist (September 9)
- Lalah Hathaway, singer (December 16)
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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