James Reese Europe: America’s Jazz Ambassador
Unwritten Record
APRIL 7, 2022
military as a lieutenant during World War I in the all-Black 369th Infantry Regiment (known as the “Harlem Hellfighters”), in which he served as a band leader. Europe’s concerts before audiences of French, British, and American military personnel was the birth of European interest in jazz music. Library of Congress.
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