# James Reese Europe

> James Reese Europe was an American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer. A leading figure in New York City's African-American music scene during the 1910s, he was among the first African-American musicians to achieve mainstream recognition. Eubie Blake called him the "Martin Luther King of music".

*American jazz musician and United States Army officer (1880-1919)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1880-02-22
- **Died:** 1919-05-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 8.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 13.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/732760)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b9bf120b-4fa8-42f9-aae3-594834384806)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1280917)

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