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Deepest condolences to Jimmy Greene
Tenor saxophonist Jimmy Greene, who until recently taught in the University of Manitoba’s jazz program, suffered an unimaginable loss today — his daughter was one of the 20 children killed in the...
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Jimmy Greene’s response, and his song for his daughter
From what I see on Facebook, Jimmy Greene, the excellent American saxophonist who taught until this summer at the University of Manitoba, has written a brief message following the death of his...
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An appeal to jazz players to come out swinging for gun control
With Nate Chinen’s permission, I’m running an expanded excerpt from my contribution posted Sunday night to the ongoing jazz critics’ roundtable at his blog, The Gig. Please pop by his blog for a full...
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Remembering Ana Márquez-Greene
In recent days, more than 22,000 people have expressed their support via this Facebook page for the family of saxophonist Jimmy Greene following the death of his daughter Ana. The six-year-old was...
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To remember the Newtown fallen, a U.S. musicians’ moment of silence
Multiplying on Facebook at this moment is a push to have the bandstands across America fall silent at 10 p.m. Why? To remember the victims of the mass shooting in Newtown last Friday. Here is the call...
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Jimmy Greene’s wishes
In case you are not following the Facebook memorial page for Ana Grace Márquez-Greene, here is what the her father, saxophonist Jimmy Greene, posted this morning: Dad’s Wishes I wish this page weren’t...
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Jimmy and Nelba Greene champion safer schools and communities
U.S. saxophonist Jimmy Greene — well known in Canadian jazz circles for his recent stint on the University of Manitoba’s jazz faculty — and his wife Nelba Marquez-Greene were interviewed today on Good...
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