6: Vin Garbutt, 69, British folk singer (When the Tide Turns, Bandalised, Word of Mouth), complications from heart surgery; Sandra Reemer, 66, Dutch singer (“Als het om de liefde gaat”, “Colorado”), breast cancer.
5: Skipp Pearson, 79, American jazz musician, complications from bone cancer and organ failure.
3: Educated Rapper, 54, American rapper (UTFO), cancer.
2: Sir Jeffrey Tate, 74, British conductor, heart attack; Aamir Zaki, 49, Pakistani guitarist, heart failure.
May 2017
31: Jirí Belohlávek, 71, Czech conductor, cancer; Bern Nix, 69, American jazz guitarist.