James Reese Europe | |
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 Lt. James Europe | |
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| Also known as | Lieut. Jim Europe |
| Born | February 22, 1880 Mobile, Alabama, US |
| Died | May 9, 1919 (aged 39) Boston, Massachusetts, US |
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| Instrument(s) | Violin, piano |
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James Reese Europe (February 22, 1880[1] – May 9, 1919) was an American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer. He was the leading figure on the African-American music scene of New York City in the 1910s. Eubie Blake called him the "Martin Luther King of music".[2]
- ^ "New York, Military Service Cards, 1816–1979". Ancestry.com. August 27, 2020.
- ^ "James Reese Europe, 1880–1919". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.