Eva Jessye

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eva Jessye
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Jan 20, 1895(1895-01-20)
Age	129
Date Of Death	1992-02-21
Birthplace	Coffeyville
Country	United States
Birth City	Kansas
Horoscope	Capricorn

Eva Jessye Biography

Eva Jessye is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on January 20, 1895 in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States. Famous for music directing the original productions of the respective Famous for music directing the original productions of the respective George Gershwin and Virgil Thomson operas Porgy and Bess (1935) and Four Saints in Three Acts (1933), she is also remembered as America’s first internationally-acclaimed female choir conductor of African descent. and Virgil Thomson operas Porgy and Bess (1935) and Four Saints in Three Acts (1933), she is also remembered as America’s first internationally-acclaimed female choir conductor of African descent.

She was the choral director in 1929’s the She served as choral director for the 1929, King Vidor-directed MGM feature Hallelujah!-directed MGM film Hallelujah!

Raised within Lawrence, Kansas, she later worked and lived for a time in New York, New York and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Eva Jessye Net Worth

Eva Jessye is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eva Jessye 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After having attended the same Western University (in Kansas) as well as Langston University (in Oklahoma) she was named choral director for the Maryland’s Morgan State College.

A composer as well, she composed the choral work of 1931, titled The Life of Christ in Negro Spirituals, as well as a collection in 1927 of her arrangements for choral choirs for traditional spirituals. In New York, she performed as part of a Eugene Omandy-conducted concert on Capitol Theatre. Capitol Theatre.

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Eva Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eva Jessye celebrates birthday on January 20 of every year.

Why is Eva Jessye famous?

Eva Jessye was a pioneer in the world of African American music and is recognized as the first black woman to receive international distinction as a choral director. She was born in Coffeyville, Kansas on January 20, 1895 to Albert and Julia Jessye, but was raised by various relatives after her parents’ separation.

What music did Eva Jessye compose?

Jessye also composed her own choral works: The Life of Christ in Negro Spirituals (1931); Paradise Lost and Regained (1934), a folk oratorio; and. The Chronicle of Job (1936).

When was Eva Jessye born?

January 20, 1895