This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1998.
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- January
- 1 – Dave Schildkraut, American alto saxophonist (born 1925).
- 8 – Jimmy Butts, American upright bassist (born 1917).
- 16 – Tommy Pederson, American trombonist and composer (born 1920).
- 22 – Anselmo Sacasas, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (born 1912).
- 24 – Walter Bishop Jr., American pianist (born 1927).
- 25 – Attila Zoller, American guitarist (born 1927).
- 26 – Orlando DiGirolamo, American accordionist, pianist, and composer (born 1924).
- February
- March
- April
- May
- 5 – Syd Lawrence, British trumpeter and bandleader (born 1923).
- 7 – Blue Lu Barker, American singer (born 1913).
- 8 – Raymond Premru, American trombonist and composer (born 1934).
- 14 – Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (born 1915).
- 19 – Dorothy Donegan, American pianist (born 1922).
- 22 – Milton Banana, American drummer (born 1935).
- 24 – George Kelly, American tenor saxophonist, vocalist and arranger (born 1915).
- 27 – Spencer Clark, American bass saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1908).
- 28 – Joe Dixon, American reedist (born 1917).
- 29 – Ted Dunbar, American guitarist, composer and educator (born 1937).
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
- Unknown date
- David Earle Johnson, American percussionist, a composer and a music producer (born unknown date).
- Unknown date
- Sasha Berliner, American vibraphonist, percussionist, composer, producer, and band leader.
