Jakub Kagan
(1896-1942)
Polish-Jewish composer, pianist, jazz musician and arranger
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Jakub Kagan (7 February 1896 – 1942) was a popular Polish-Jewish composer, pianist, jazz musician and arranger. In the early 1920s, he formed the Kagan's Jazz Band in Warsaw, performing in operettas, cabarets, and hotels. Since 1922 Kagan was a feature artist at the Kabaret Mirage and at the Teatr Nowości. In 1926 he signed a contract with the luxury Hotel Bristol in Warsaw. His band performed world-renowned standards as well as his own compositions widely popular across the country. He died in Warsaw during the Holocaust in occupied Poland.
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7 February 1896 Nowogródek, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
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| Died |
1942 (aged 45) Warsaw Ghetto
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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