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<p><b>James „Jimmy“ Greene</b> (* <a href="1975" title="1975">1975</a> in <a href="Bloomfield_(Connecticut)" title="Bloomfield (Connecticut)">Bloomfield</a>, <a href="Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a>) ist ein US-amerikanischer <a href="Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a>-<a href="Saxophon" title="Saxophon">Saxophonist</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leben_und_Wirken">Leben und Wirken</h2></div>
<p>Greenes Vater James Greene Senior war Amateur-Saxophonist und -Songwriter; mit sechs Jahren begann Jimmy Altsaxophon zu spielen. Mit 15 Jahren begegnete er in Hartford <a href="Jackie_McLean" title="Jackie McLean">Jackie McLean</a>, der ihn während der Highschoolzeit unterrichtete. Mit Musikern aus McLeans Ensemble, Posaunist <a href="Steve_Davis_(Posaunist)" title="Steve Davis (Posaunist)">Steve Davis</a> und Schlagzeuger <a href="Eric_McPherson" title="Eric McPherson">Eric McPherson</a> nahm er sein Debütalbum auf. Er studierte anschließend am Hartt College; 1996 war er Zweitplatzierter beim <a href="Thelonious-Monk-Wettbewerb" title="Thelonious-Monk-Wettbewerb">Thelonious-Monk-Wettbewerb</a>. Nach seiner Graduierung 1996 zog er nach New York, um im Sextett von <a href="Avishai_Cohen" title="Avishai Cohen">Avishai Cohen</a> zu spielen; außerdem wirkte er bei Sessions von <a href="Jason_Lindner" title="Jason Lindner">Jason Lindner</a> und <a href="Omer_Avital" title="Omer Avital">Omer Avital</a> im Jazzclub <a href="Smalls_(Jazzclub)" title="Smalls (Jazzclub)">Smalls</a> mit. Es folgten eine Reihe von Alben für das Label <a href="Criss_Cross_Jazz" title="Criss Cross Jazz">Criss Cross Jazz</a>, wie <i>Introducing Jimmy Greene</i>; außerdem wirkte er bei Aufnahmen von <a href="Claudia_Acu%C3%B1a" title="Claudia Acuña">Claudia Acuña</a>, <a href="Tom_Harrell" title="Tom Harrell">Tom Harrell</a>, <a href="Mario_Pavone" title="Mario Pavone">Mario Pavone</a>, <a href="Jeremy_Pelt" title="Jeremy Pelt">Jeremy Pelt</a>, <a href="Ralph_Peterson" title="Ralph Peterson">Ralph Peterson</a>, <a href="Jim_Rotondi" title="Jim Rotondi">Jim Rotondi</a> und des <i>New Jazz Composers Octet</i> um <a href="David_Weiss_(Trompeter)" title="David Weiss (Trompeter)">David Weiss</a> mit. 1998 wirkte er bei <a href="Horace_Silver" title="Horace Silver">Horace Silvers</a> Album <i>Jazz Has a Sense of Humor</i> mit. In den 2000er Jahren unterrichtete er an der Musikschule der <a href="University_of_Manitoba" title="University of Manitoba">University of Manitoba</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zu hören ist er auch auf <a href="Christian_Sands" title="Christian Sands">Christian Sands</a>’ Album <i><a href="Christmas_Stories" title="Christmas Stories">Christmas Stories</a></i> (2023).
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Familie">Familie</h3></div>
<p>Seine Frau Nelba ist eine Nichte des Politikers und derzeitigen Bürgermeisters von <a href="Maunabo" title="Maunabo">Maunabo</a> Jorge Márquez.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greene’s sechsjährige Tochter Ana kam Ende 2012 bei dem <a href="Amoklauf_an_der_Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School" title="Amoklauf an der Sandy Hook Elementary School">Amoklauf an der Sandy Hook Elementary School</a> ums Leben.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diskographische_Hinweise">Diskographische Hinweise</h2></div>
<ul><li><i>Brand New World</i> (<a href="RCA_Victor" class="mw-redirect" title="RCA Victor">RCA Victor</a>, 2000), mit <a href="Aaron_Goldberg" title="Aaron Goldberg">Aaron Goldberg</a></li>
<li><i>Introducing Jimmy Greene</i> (Criss Cross, 2000)</li>
<li><i>Forever</i> (Criss Cross, 2004)</li>
<li><i>True Life Stories</i> (Criss Cross, 2006)</li>
<li><i>The Overcomer’s Suite</i> (Criss Cross, 2009), mit <a href="Kendrick_Scott" title="Kendrick Scott">Kendrick Scott</a>, <a href="Xavier_Davis" title="Xavier Davis">Xavier Davis</a></li>
<li><i>Mission Statement</i> (Criss Cross, 2009), mit <a href="Xavier_Davis" title="Xavier Davis">Xavier Davis</a>, <a href="Lage_Lund" title="Lage Lund">Lage Lund</a>, <a href="Reuben_Rogers" title="Reuben Rogers">Reuben Rogers</a>, <a href="Eric_Harland" title="Eric Harland">Eric Harland</a></li>
<li><i>Jam Session, Vol. 30</i> (SteepleChase, 2010), mit <a href="Andy_LaVerne" title="Andy LaVerne">Andy LaVerne</a>, <a href="Billy_Drummond" title="Billy Drummond">Billy Drummond</a>, <a href="Don_Braden" title="Don Braden">Don Braden</a>, <a href="Stephen_Riley" title="Stephen Riley">Stephen Riley</a>, <a href="Steve_LaSpina" title="Steve LaSpina">Steve LaSpina</a>, <a href="Wayne_Escoffery" title="Wayne Escoffery">Wayne Escoffery</a></li>
<li><i>Beautiful Life</i> (<a href="Mack_Avenue_Records" title="Mack Avenue Records">Mack Avenue Records</a>, 2014), mit <a href="Kenny_Barron" title="Kenny Barron">Kenny Barron</a>, <a href="Cyrus_Chestnut" title="Cyrus Chestnut">Cyrus Chestnut</a>, <a href="Javier_Colon" title="Javier Colon">Javier Colon</a>, <a href="Kurt_Elling" title="Kurt Elling">Kurt Elling</a>, Latanya Farrell, <a href="Christian_McBride" title="Christian McBride">Christian McBride</a>, <a href="Pat_Metheny" title="Pat Metheny">Pat Metheny</a>, <a href="Lewis_Nash" title="Lewis Nash">Lewis Nash</a>, <a href="Anika_Noni_Rose" title="Anika Noni Rose">Anika Noni Rose</a>, <a href="Renee_Rosnes" title="Renee Rosnes">Renee Rosnes</a></li>
<li>Ron Carter with <a href="Renee_Rosnes" title="Renee Rosnes">Renee Rosnes</a>, Jimmy Greene, <a href="Payton_Crossley" title="Payton Crossley">Payton Crossley</a>: <i>Foursight - Stockholm Vol. 1</i> (<a href="In_%2B_Out_Records" title="In + Out Records">In + Out Records</a>, 2019)</li>
<li><i>While Looking Up</i> (2020)</li>
<li><i>As We Are Now</i> (2025)</li></ul>
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<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000360200">Jimmy Greene</a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/Jimmy+Greene">Jimmy Greene</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/14/ana-greene-jimmy-greene-connecticut-shooting_n_2304992.html"><i>Connecticut School Shooting Victim Lived In Winnipeg: Reports</i> in</a> <a href="Huffington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Huffington Post">Huffington Post</a></span>
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