Jimmy Greene

His eighth studio album, Beautiful Life, was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts.The son of James Sr., a saxophonist, and Renee Simmons, Greene was born on February 24, 1975, in Hartford, Connecticut.[4] His second studio album, Introducing Jimmy Greene, was released by Criss Cross Records, on February 8, 2000.[8] The sixth studio album, The Overcomer's Suite, was released by Nu Jazz Records, on July 22, 2008.[10] His eighth studio album, Beautiful Life, was released on November 25, 2014, from Mack Avenue Records.
Greene performing in 2014
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