- Jun 8 (Abram) "Abe" Lincoln, American sweet jazz trombonist (Paul Whiteman; Ozzie Nelson), and Dixieland jazz revivalist, dies at 93
- Jun 14 Paul Griffin, American session musician and pianist, dies at 62
- Jun 16 Richard Dufallo, American clarinetist and conductor, dies at 67
- Jun 21 Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo), dies at 89
- Jun 23 Jerome Richardson, an American jazz saxophonist, flute, clarinet, and piccolo player (Quincy Jones; Charles Mingus; Earl Hines), dies of heart failure at 79
- Jun 27 Rudy Cafaro, American jazz guitarist, dies at 80
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