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The Music of James Reese Europe and The Harlem Hell Fighters
DATE: Friday 6/5/26 TIME: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Charles Knox Smith Hall, 9201 Germantown Avenue
Pioneering bandleader James Reese Europe transformed the all-Black 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the legendary Harlem Hellfighters, into a groundbreaking ensemble that brought jazz to Europe and lifted Allied spirits during World War I. Experience the rhythms and historic music that made them legends, from “Castle House Rag” to “Memphis Blues.”