Jakub Kagan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jakub Kagan

Polish-Jewish composer, pianist, jazz musician and arranger

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1896

Place of Birth: Navahrudak, Belarus

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: composer, pianist, jazz musician

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jakub Kagan (7 February 1896 – 1942) was a popular Polish-Jewish composer, pianist, jazz musician and arranger.
In the early 1920s, he formed the Kagan's Jazz Band in Warsaw, performing in operettas, cabarets, and hotels.
Since 1922 Kagan was a feature artist at the Kabaret Mirage and at the Teatr Nowosci.
In 1926 he signed a contract with the luxury Hotel Bristol in Warsaw.
His band performed world-renowned standards as well as his own compositions widely popular across the country.
He died in Warsaw during the Holocaust in occupied Poland.