James Reese Europe
American musician and United States Army officer
Died when: 38 years 76 days (458 months)Star Sign: Pisces
James Reese Europe (February 22, 1881 – May 9, 1919), sometimes known as Jim Europe, was an American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer.
He was the leading figure on the African Americans music scene of New York City in the 1910s.Eubie Blake called him the "Martin Luther King of music".
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