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James Reese Europe (February 22, – May 9, ) 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 s. Eubie Blake called him the "Martin Luther King of music".

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James reese europe death James Reese Europe was a composer and bandleader of the early 20th century who helped move ragtime music into jazz and also assisted in the popularization of social dancing for all social classes. He was born in Mobile, Alabama, on February 22, , and was the fourth of five children.

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James reese, tenor James Reese Europe, born in Mobile, Alabama as the second youngest of five children, developed musical ability early, learning piano from his mother, and banjo and fiddle under his father’s encouragement.

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