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63Biography</h1> 64 65<p><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black", sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">A native of Connecticut, <b>Jimmy Greene</b> is </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">one of the most respected saxophonists of his generation. </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">His most recent recording, <b><i>As We Are Now, </i></b>was released on July 25, 2025. His 2014 release, <b><i>Beautiful Life</i></b> (Mack Avenue), garnered two Grammy</span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Lucida Grande", sans-serif"><span style="color:black">® </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span style="color:black">Award </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span style="color:black">nominations: one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and one for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for Greene’s song “When I Come Home.” </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Greene has performed selections from the album on CBS This Morning, NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, and the nationally syndicated Meredith Vieira Show. His other releases as a leader, <b><i>While Looking Up</i></b> (Mack Avenue), <b><i>Flowers: Beautiful Life, Vol. 2</i></b> (Mack Avenue), <b><i>Live at Smalls</i></b> (SmallsLive), <b><i>Mission Statement</i></b> (RazDaz/Sunnyside), <b><i>The Overcomers Suite</i></b> (NuJazz), <b><i>Gifts and Givers</i></b> (Criss Cross), <b><i>True Life Stories </i></b>(Criss Cross), <b><i>Forever</i></b> (Criss Cross), <b><i>Brand New World </i></b>(RCA Victor<b><i>), Live at Birdland</i></b> (RCA Victor) and <b><i>Introducing Jimmy Greene </i></b>(Criss Cross) were also met with much critical acclaim. In fact, Tony Hall of Jazzwise Magazine (UK) calls Greene “ . . .without doubt one of the most striking young tenors of recent years.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> 66<br /> 67<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black", sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">The Jimmy Greene Quartet/Quintet performs in concert venues, festivals and clubs worldwide, including the Village Vanguard, Smoke and Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York, the Alexanderplatz Jazz Club (Rome, Italy), Sunside Jazz Club (Paris, France), Newport Jazz Festival (USA), Detroit International Jazz Festival (USA), Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (USA), Red Sea Jazz Festival (Israel), Lapataia Jazz Festival (Uruguay) and Amazonas Jazz Festival (Brazil). In one such appearance, Jim Macnie of the Village Voice said, “[Greene] is good for a couple of body chills every time you see him. He’s got a big barrelhouse sound, and a way of negotiating changes that make academic moves seem natural.” </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> 68<br /> 69<span style="font-size:11pt; text-align:start"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">In addition to his recordings and appearances as a leader, Greene appears on over 100 albums as a sideman and is a member of legendary bassist Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet. He has also toured and/or recorded in the bands of Horace Silver, Tom Harrell, Freddie Hubbard, Harry Connick, Jr., Avishai Cohen, Kenny Barron, Lewis Nash, Steve Turre, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, among many others. As a member of Harrell’s quintet, Greene was featured on CBS’s benchmark news magazine, 60 Minutes. As a member of Harry Connick Jr.’s Big Band, Greene is a featured soloist on 2 DVD releases, <i>Harry for the Holidays</i>, and <i>Only You</i>. He was featured as a soloist on Connick’s 2003 holiday special aired on NBC, in addition to NBC’s Today Show, and BBC’s Parkinson Show. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> 70<br /> 71<span style="font-size:11pt; text-align:start"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">As a composer, Greene was awarded the prestigious 2005 ASCAP / IAJE Commission in honor of Ornette Coleman. Greene is the 2013 recipient of the State of Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award in Music as well as the 2012 recipient of the City of Hartford’s Innovator Award in Music. Greene was twice named a winner of Chamber Music America’s New Works: Creation and Presentation grant for jazz composition - in 2004 and again in 2023, awarded a 2005 Artist Fellowship in Music Composition by the C
71onnecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, and awarded a 2009 Individual Artist Grant by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Seventy of Greene’s original compositions and arrangements have been recorded on the Mack Avenue, RCA Victor, SmallsLive, Criss Cross, NuJazz and RazDaz / Sunnyside labels. In addition, Greene’s performance of his composition “Mr. McLean” was aired throughout the US and Canada on ABC-TV during a NASCAR pre-race broadcast in September 2007.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> 72 </p> 73 74<div align="left" class="quote" style="float:left;width:400px;padding:15px;">Down Beat Magazine named Greene the Winner of the Rising Star - Soprano Saxophone category in its 66th Annual Critics'<br /> 75Poll</div> 76 77<p><br /> 78<br /> 79<br /> 80Greene is Professor of Music at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CT.</p> 81 82<p><br /> 83<br /> 84<br /> 85<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black", sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Greene was the winner of the 66<sup>th</sup> annual DownBeat Magazine International Critics Poll in the “Rising Star – Soprano Saxophone” category. As a youngster, he was named First Runner-Up in the 1996 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Jazz Saxophone Competition. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> 86<br /> 87<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black", sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">A dedicated educator, Jimmy Greene is Professor of Music and Co-Coordinator of Jazz Studies at Western Connecticut State University and was awarded a 2013 Outstanding Faculty Award for his efforts. Prior to his WCSU appointment, Greene taught at the University of Manitoba, SUNY Purchase and the Hartt School. Dr. Greene has given clinics and master classes throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Brazil, Israel and Russia. Three of his former students have been named semi-finalists in the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition and 18 student musicians and small ensembles under Greene’s direction have won DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> 88<br /> 89<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black", sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Also a passionate arts advocate, Greene has partnered with the Arts Consulting Group on several projects nationwide, served on the Connecticut Arts Council and on the board of the Connecticut Arts Council Foundation. Prior to those appointments, Greene served on the Hartt School Board of Regents. To honor his late daughter Ana Grace Márquez-Greene and support the work of his wife Nelba, Greene serves on the board member of the 501(c)3 charitable foundation, in his daughter’s name, The Ana Grace Project. The Greene family also established the Ana Márquez-Greene Music Scholarship at Western Connecticut State University. Each year, deserving young musicians are offered the award in Ana’s name to help offset the cost of college tuition.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> 90<br /> 91<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black", sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Greene is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music’s Doctor of Musical Arts program in Jazz Arts and received the Helen Cohn Award for outstanding D.M.A. graduate. During his time at MSM, he was named a Jazz Arts Fellow and was awarded the Clement Meadmore Scholarship. Greene earned a Master of Music degree in music education from Boston University and a Bachelor of Music degree in African-American Music Studies from The Hartt School. Greene’s primary mentors have included Jackie McLean, Jim McNeely, Garry Dial, Justin DiCioccio, David Liebman, Phil Markowitz, Dave Santoro, Kris Jensen, Steve Davis, Ken Radnofsky and Janet Arms. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> 92<br /> 93Jimmy Greene is a clinician for Borgani Saxophones and Vandoren Mouthpieces, Reeds and Ligatures and uses their products exclusively.</p> 94 95<hr /> 96<table cellpadding="20" cellspacing="20"> 97 <tbody> 98 <tr> 99 <td valign="top" width="600"> 100 <h2>Related Links</h2> 101 102 <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RememberingAna?ref=hl">Remembering Ana Márquez-Greene</a><br /> 103 The only Facebook page run by Ana's mom and dad to honor Ana's beautiful life</p> 104 105 <p><a href="http://www.anagraceproject.org">Ana Grace Project at Klingberg Family Centers</a></p> 106 107 <p><a href="http://www.artistscollective.org">The Artists Collective</a></p> 108 109 <p><a href="http://www.wcsu.edu/ia/greene-scholarship.asp">Ana Grace Márquez-Greene Music Scholarship Fund at Western CT State University</a></p> 110 111 <p><a href="http://www.newhopedanbury.org">New Hope Baptist Church</a></p> 112 113 <p><a href="http://www.wcsu.edu/music">Western Connecticut State University Department of Music</a></p> 114 </td> 115 </tr> 116 </tbody> 117</table> 118</div> 119</div> 120</div> 121 122 </td></tr></table> 123 124 125 </div> 126 127 128 <div class="content16" align="center"><div class="box" style="width:1100px;">Contact: <a href="mailto:jimmy@jimmygreene.com">jimmy@jimmygreene.com</a> | <a href="mailto:booking@jimmygreene.com">booking@jimmygreene.com</a> | <a href="http://www.jimmykatz.com/" target="out" class="biline-blu">Photography by Jimmy Katz</a> | <a href="http://www.benazzara.com" class="biline-blu" target="_new">Website By Ben Azzara</a> © 2000-2020</div></div> 129 130</div></div> 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139</body> 140</html>
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