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Apr 21, 2024 · World War I. James Reese Europe (born February 22, 1881, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.—died May 9/10, 1919, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American bandleader, arranger, and composer, a major figure in the transition from ragtime to jazz. Europe studied piano and violin in his youth.
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Sep 28, 2021 · Lieutenant James Reese Europe, renowned on two continents as the Jazz King, was the only remaining African American officer in his unit. He pressed against the ship’s railing alongside members of his regimental band, which had electrified all of France during the war.
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] Early life.
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Jan 13, 2020 · Stories. Jazzman James Reese Europe Taught White America How to Swing. After leading the Harlem Hellfighters in battle, the renowned band leader lost his life in a backstage fracas. by Daniel B. Moskowitz 1/13/2020. Lieutenant James Reese Europe, Harlem Hellfighters band leader, was also the first black officer to lead soldiers in combat.
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Mar 23, 2008 · James Reese Europe, one of the first African Americans to record music in the United States, was born on February 22, 1881 in Mobile, Alabama to Henry and Lorraine Europe. When he was ten, his family moved to Washington D.C. where he began to study violin with Enrico Hurlei, the assistant director of the Marine Corps Band.
Nov 12, 2018 · James Reese Europe was an early 20th-century composer, musician, soldier, and bandleader who was called "the Martin Luther King of music" by Eubie Blake for his contributions to both the...
Apr 6, 2022 · The musical career of American jazz bandleader, composer, and arranger James Reese Europe (1881-1919) was as influential and unique as it was tragically short.
