James Reese Europe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Reese Europe

American jazz musician and United States Army officer

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1881

Place of Birth: Mobile, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 09-May-1919

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, bandleader, jazz musician, mandolinist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

James Reese Europe (February 22, 1880 – 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 Black American music scene of New York City in the 1910s.
Eubie Blake called him the "Martin Luther King of music".