- Feb 8 Márkos Vamvakaris, Greek musician and rebetiko songwriter, dies at 66
- Feb 14 (Lambertus) "Bertus" van Lyre, Dutch composer and conductor (Dike), dies at 65
- Feb 17 Gavriil Popov, Soviet Russian composer, dies at 67
- Feb 19 (Edward) Lee Morgan, American hard-bop jazz trumpeter ("The Sidewinder"), dies after being shot by his wife between sets during a gig at 33 [1]
- Feb 20 Herbert Menges, English composer, dies at 69
- Feb 21 Bronislava Nijinska, Polish-Russian ballet dancer (Ballets Russes) and choreographer (1914-70), dies of a heart attack at 81
- Feb 23 Michael Taube, Polish composer, dies at 81
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