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 1960s in jazz List of years in jazz 1968 in music References External links History Of Jazz Timeline: 1968 at All About Jazz Jazz Jazz by year