Jimmy Greene: Mission Statement

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Edward Dunn wrote in the New Haven Advocate: "Besides his performance credentials, Greene is a respected composer, and his composer's keen sense of structure clearly influences his playing. His lines go way beyond a simple sequence of notes, each phrase integrally related to the next. Sure, that's what all great players aim for, but not many can balance that formal rigor with the requisite soul. … That takes talent and a lot of training, and he has both. Greene spent time under the late, great Jackie McLean at The Artist's Collective and later at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford, where he now teaches in the school's pioneering Institute of Jazz. With six albums of his own and appearances on numerous other recordings by artists such as Freddie Hubbard and Chick Corea, Greene has quickly established himself as one of the top jazz artists of his generation. Joining Greene at this Firehouse 12 performance are Xavier Davis on piano, Reuben Rogers on bass and drummer Eric Harland, who's been compared favorably to Elvin Jones and Roy Haynes. All three appear on Greene's forthcoming album, Mission Statement."