Artist Talk: Jason Moran

Join the Jazz Studies Department for an Artist Talk with Jason Moran. Jason will be discussing the life of often-overlooked African American musical pioneer James Reese Europe.  

Europe was already a key figure in the development of jazz as a genre, when, during his service in the First World War, he established a band that would change the course of music history. As the bandleader for the 369th Infantry Regiment (the “Harlem Hellfighters”), Europe is credited with introducing jazz music to the European continent and helping spread African American culture across the world.