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- Apr 5 Cecil Taylor, American pianist, poet, and one of the pioneers of free jazz, dies at 89
- Apr 8 Richard Moryl, American composer, pedagogue, and visual artist, dies at 89
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Apr 20 Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer ("Levels"; "Wake Me Up"; "Sunshine"), commits suicide at 28
- Apr 23 Bob Dorough, American jazz vocalist, pianist, composer, songwriter, arranger, and producer (Schoolhouse Rock!; Too Much Coffee Man), dies at 94
- Apr 26 Charles Neville, American vocalist & saxophonist (Neville Brothers), dies of pancreatic cancer at 79
- Apr 30 Naresh Sohal, Indian-British composer (Gautama Buddha; The Cosmic Dance; The Divine Song), dies at 78
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