- Sep 3 Morton Feldman, American composer (For Philip Guston; Rothko Chapel), dies at 61
- Sep 9 Gunnar de Frumerie, Swedish pianist and composer (Circulus Quintus), dies at 79
- Sep 11 Ludovic Feldman, Romanian violinist and composer, dies at 94
- Sep 11 Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaican reggae musician (The Wailers -"Get Up Stand Up"; "Mystic Man"; "Legalize It"), shot dead at his home in Jamaica at 42
- Sep 21 Jaco Pastorius, American jazz-fusion musician and bass guitarist (Weather Report; Joni Mitchell; Word of Mouth), dies from injuries sustained in a bar fight at 35
- Sep 22 Louis Kentner, Hungarian-British composer, dies at 82
Bob Fosse (1927-1987)
Sep 23 American choreographer, film and stage director (All the Jazz, Cabaret, Damn Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 62
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