- Jul 1 Ray Elliott, Irish rock and jazz saxophonist, flutist, and keyboard player (Them), dies of brain cancer at 54
- Jul 7 Mia Zapata, American singer with The Gits (b. 1965)
- Jul 11 Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82
- Jul 15 William S. Harvey, American graphic designer and album cover artist (The Doors; The Stooges; Tim Buckley), dies at 72
- Jul 19 Szymon Goldberg, Polish-American violinist, and conductor (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra). dies at 84
- Jul 21 Richard Tee [Ten Ryk], American jazz and session pianist, and arranger (Paul Simon - "Slip' Slidin' Away"; Peter Gabriel - "In Your Eyes"; Grover Washington, Jr - "Just The Two Of Us"), dies of prostate cancer at 49
- Jul 30 Donald Myrick, American saxophonist ("If Leaving Me Is Easy, One More Night), is fatally shot by police during a narcotics investigation at 53
- Jul 31 Rob Jones "The Bass Thing" English musician (The Wonder Stuff), dies at 29
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