- Apr 1 Joe "Speedo" Frazier, American doo-wop vocalist (Impalas - "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"), dies at 70
- Apr 6 Jacques Castérède, French composer and pianist (Pandora's Box), dies at 87
- Apr 7 John Shirley-Quirk, British operatic bass-baritone (Death in Venice), dies at 82
- Apr 11 Jesse Winchester, American musician and songwriter, dies from bladder cancer at 69
- Apr 12 Fred Ho [Houn], American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer (Year of the Tiger), playwright, writer and social activist, dies of colon cancer at 56
- Apr 14 Armando Peraza, Cuban jazz, Latin jazz, and rock percussionist (George Shearing; Cal Tjader; Santana, 1972-90), dies at about 89 [birth year disputed]
- Apr 18 Brian Priestman, British conductor and teacher, dies at 87
- Apr 23 Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan jazz saxophonist, arranger and teacher, dies of stomach cancer at 67
- Apr 23 Patric Standford, British composer (Taikayoku; Christus Requiem), dies at 75
- Apr 23 Volker Wangenheim, German conductor and composer (Sinfonia Notturna), dies at 85
- Apr 24 Konstantin Orbelyan, Armenian pianist, jazz and classical composer, and orchestra leader (State Estrada (Pops) Orchestra), dies at 85
- Apr 28 Dennis Kamakahi, American Grammy Award-winning slack-key guitarist, dies from lung cancer at 61
- Apr 28 Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer, noted for his film scores, dies at 75
- Apr 29 (Abraham) "Glenn" Osser, American arranger and orchestra leader (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue; Miss America Pageant), dies at 99
- Apr 29 Gailene Stock, Australian ballerina, teacher, and dance school director, dies of cancer at 68
- Apr 29 Paul Goddard, American rock bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So In To You"), dies of cancer at 68
- Apr 30 Leo Kraft, American composer, dies at 91
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