Jason Moran - James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters: The Absence of Ruin
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Jason Moran leads a musical meditation on the life and impact of James Reese Europe, the band leader of the Harlem Hellfighters regiment credited with bringing jazz to Europe during World War I. James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin is co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW: WW1 Centenary Art Commissions, Berliner Festspiele / Jazzfest Berlin, Serious and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, with support from the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund, from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and from the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Germany. Learn more about this project: https://jasonmoranharlemhellfighters.com/ Visit our online exhibit on Google Arts and Culture: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-enduring-song-of-james-reese-europe/TAIybKT_a_msIQ Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #jasonmoran #jamesreeseeurope #kennedycenter
