- Sep 2 Willi Ninja [William Leake], American dancer and choreographer (Paris Is Burning), dies of AIDS-related heart failure at 45
- Sep 2 [Jean-Josephat] Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist and composer (Implosion Symphony), dies of liver cancer at 80
- Sep 2 [Walter] Dewey Redman, American jazz saxophonist, dies of liver failure at 75
- Sep 3 Ian Hamer, British jazz trumpeter and session musician (Beatles - "Got To Get You Into My Life"; Top of the Pops studio band), dies at 73
- Sep 4 Astrid Varnay, Swedish soprano (Met Opera 1941-56), dies at 88
- Sep 9 Richard Burmer, American composer and musician, dies at 50
- Sep 17 Alvin Wayne "Al" Casey, American rock and session guitarist (Duane Eddy: The Wrecking Crew), dies at 69
- Sep 19 Chuck Rio [Daniel Flores], American rock singer, saxophonist, and songwriter (The Champs - "Tequila"), dies of pneumonia at 77
- Sep 20 Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor, dies at 74
- Sep 20 John W. Peterson, American hymn writer ("It Took a Miracle"), publisher and editor (Singspiration), dies of prostate cancer at 84
- Sep 21 Raymond "Boz" Burrell, British rock bassist and singer (King Crimson, 1971-72; Bad Company, 1973-82), dies of a heart attack at 60
- Sep 22 Ewald Krolis, Suriname Dutch percussionist and kaseko singer (Caribbean Combo - Mi Kanto Ma Mi De Ete (Fallen But Not Defeated), dies at 59
- Sep 23 Etta Baker, American blues guitarist, dies at 93
- Sep 23 Sir Malcolm Arnold, British trumpeter, and classical and film score composer (The Bridge On The River Kwai), dies at 84
- Sep 24 Henry "Mule" Townsend, American blues singer, guitarist, and piano player, dies at 96
- Sep 24 Thomas Stewart, American bass-baritone (La Roche Capriccio), dies at 78
- Sep 28 Viktor Kalabis, Czech composer (Two Worlds), dies at 83
- Sep 29 Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian singer, dies of heart failure at 30
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