James Reese Europe: Latin Jazz and the Harlem Hell Fighters Band (1900"1920) by Lincoln Center

Curated by Loren Schoenberg, Senior Scholar at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem James Reese Europe (b. 1881"d. 1919) was a groundbreaking New York City-based composer and bandleader"a key figure in developing jazz and sharing that music with audiences around the world. In his compositions and arrangements, he mined his cultural background to celebrate African rhythms and musical styles in American music. He drew f…

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