James Sidney Greene Jr., known professionally as Jimmy Greene, born February 24, 1975, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is an American jazz saxophonist and gospel musician. Greene began playing alto saxophone at age 6, receiving instruction by age 8, and developed an interest in jazz during middle school. Greene launched his professional recording career in 1997, releasing his debut studio album, Brand New World, in 2000 on RCA Victor and his second studio album, Introducing Jimmy Greene, in 2000 on Criss Cross Records. His subsequent studio albums include Forever in 2004, True Life Stories in 2006, The Overcomer's Suite in 2008, and Mission Statement in 2009. His eighth studio album, Beautiful Life, released in 2014, charted on Billboard's Christian Albums, Gospel Albums, Jazz Albums, and Heatseekers Albums charts, peaking at number 5 on the Jazz Albums chart. The album earned a nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, alongside a nomination for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals for the track “When I Come Home”.
