1968 in jazz

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1968 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]

Unknown date[]

  • The English avant-rock ensemble Henry Cow was founded at Cambridge University.

Album releases[]

  • Peter Brötzmann: Machine Gun
  • Don Cherry: Eternal Rhythm
  • Chick Corea: Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
  • Miles Davis: Filles de Kilimanjaro
  • Bill Evans: Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival
  • Milt Jackson: "Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet"
  • Roland Kirk: Left & Right
  • Michael Mantler: The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
  • Hugh Masekela: The Promise of a Future
  • Roscoe Mitchell: Congliptious
  • Modern Jazz Quartet: Under the Jasmin Tree
  • Sun Ra:
  • Horace Silver: Serenade to a Soul Sister
  • Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
  • John Surman:
  • McCoy Tyner: Tender Moments
  • Kenny Wheeler:
  • Gary Bartz: Another Earth
  • Pat Martino:
  • 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: Africa '68

Deaths[]

February
  • 5 – Luckey Roberts, American composer and stride pianistr (born 1887).
  • 15 – Little Walter, American singer and harmonica player (born 1930).
  • 27 – Frankie Lymon, American singer (heroin overdose) (born 1942).
March
  • 5 – Monk Hazel, American drummer (born 1903).
June
  • 15 – Wes Montgomery, American guitarist (born 1923).
  • 26 – Ziggy Elman, American trumpeter (born 1914).
October
  • 18 – Jack Bland, American banjoist and guitarist (born 1899).
November
  • 9 – Jan Johansson, Swedish pianist (born 1931).
  • 23 – Reinhold Svensson, Swedish pianist, Hammond organist, and composer (born 1919).
December
  • 31 – George Lewis, American clarinetist (born 1900).
Unknown date
  • Eyvin Andersen, Danish organist, violinist, and composer (born 1914).[3]
  • Jay Wilbur, British bandleader (born 1898).

Births[]

January
February
  • 4 – Tim Lefebvre, American bass guitarist.
  • 18 – Jukka Perko, Finnish saxophonist.
  • 19 – Stochelo Rosenberg, Dutch guitarist.
  • 22 – Rodney Whitaker, American upright bassist.
March
  • 1 – Per Oddvar Johansen, Norwegian drummer.
  • 2 – Rune Brøndbo, Norwegian keyboardist and guitarist.
  • 6 – , Danish saxophonist.
  • 21 – Vincent Courtois, French cellist.
  • 22 – Arve Henriksen, Norwegian trumpeter and multiinstrumentalist.
  • 24 – Sherman Irby, American alto saxophonist.
April
  • 30 – , American saxophonist.
May
  • 1 – D'arcy Wretzky American bassist, The Smashing Pumpkins.
  • 9 – Anthony Wilson, American guitarist.
  • 19 – Kyle Eastwood, American bassist.
June
  • 6 – Alan Licht, American guitarist, composer, and journalist, Run On.
  • 19 – John Hollenbeck, American drummer and composer, The Claudia Quintet.
July
  • 10 – David Gald, Norwegian guitarist.
  • 16 – Finn Guttormsen, Norwegian bassist.
  • 17 – Julia Hülsmann, German pianist and composer.
August
  • 4 – Eric Alexander, American saxophonist.
  • 18 – Ernie Hammes, Luxembourgian trumpeter, arranger, composer, and big band director.
  • 20 – Frode Barth, Norwegian guitarist.
  • 28 – Larry Goldings, American pianist, organist, and composer.
  • 30 – Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Armenian pianist, singer, and composer.
September
  • 9 – David Sánchez, Puerto Rican tenor saxophonist.
  • 13 – Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and musician.
  • 30 – Antonio Hart, American alto saxophonist.
November
  • 14 – Ken Ford, American violinist.
  • 30 – Sylvie Courvoisier, Swiss composer, pianist, and improviser.
December
  • 7 – Noël Akchoté, French guitarist.
  • 16 – Lalah Hathaway, American singer.
Unknown date
  • Jean David Blanc, French film producer, writer, and jazz musician.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1968 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ^ "Newport Jazz Festival 1968 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. ^ "Eyvin Andersen (1914-1968)". Klassika.info. Retrieved 2017-11-02.

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