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IN ACTION Nelba Márquez-Greene By Ken Micallef | Photo by Steven Sussman axophonist Jimmy Greene JIMMY knows a pain that no person S should have to endure. Shortly afer 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 14, 2012, GREENE a gunman shot his way through a glass panel next to the locked entrance doors of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. He killed 20 children and six adult staf members. Among FAITH the dead were 6-and-a-half-year-old Ana Grace Márquez-Greene, the daughter of Greene and his wife, IN ACTION Nelba Márquez-Greene. At the time of the shooting, Greene was at read the Bible and loved to sing and dance as acts image was fashed on CNN. Lewis Nash contact- Western Connecticut State University at Danbury, of worship.” ed me from Japan. Harry Connick texted me and where he is an assistant professor of music and On the New York City jazz scene, Greene is said, ‘Can I come over?’ He’s a good friend. Harry assistant coordinator of jazz studies. admired for his expressive compositions, con- wrote a song for Ana called ‘Love Wins,’ which “I was at my ofce writing music when my summate musicianship and pure, beautiful tone we recorded in 2013. Harry released it and donat- wife called,” Greene said. “We went to the Sandy on tenor and soprano saxophones. A preco- ed all the proceeds to my family. A dozen more Hook Volunteer Firehouse, which it is at the bot- cious musician at age 6, by the time he was 15, songs were written by friends of mine. Just beauti- tom of a long driveway that leads to the school. he was studying with Jackie McLean. Greene ful, touching gestures. Tey had the driveway blocked of and had us all was already working with prominent jazz art- “I got a phone message from Mulgrew Miller wait in the frehouse for further news.” ists in high school, and by college he was practi- a few months afer my daughter was killed,” he Media coverage was extensive. As the victims cally a veteran of Manhattan’s storied jazz clubs. continued. “In his message there was a lot of sup- were identifed, news about Ana spread very Greene’s nine solo recordings, including Live At port and condolence and encouragement, but quickly within the jazz community. Greene has Smalls (SmallsLive), Mission Statement (RazDaz/ what sticks with me the most was that he said, found multiple ways to honor her. Sunnyside), Te Overcomer’s Suite (Nu Jazz), True ‘Jimmy, we need you out here.’ Tis was a month “In her short life, Ana strengthened us with Life Stories (Criss Cross Jazz) and Introducing before he passed.” Withdrawing into the world of her loving, generous, joyful spirit,” Greene wrote Jimmy Greene (Criss Cross Jazz), are stellar exam- family and friends for consolation and to mourn, when founding the Ana Márquez-Greene Music ples of jazz with purpose. Never one to use his Jimmy eventually found his way back to music, Scholarship Fund at Western Connecticut State enormous technical gifs for show, Greene, who where he would ultimately honor his daughter. University. “She routinely committed selfess acts epitomizes the phrase “gentle giant,” possess- “For the weeks and months afer my daughter of kindness: Every drawing or craf project she es a subtle, deeply melodious writing style, his was killed,” Greene refected, “our house was full began was envisioned not for her own enjoyment, skills honed on the bandstands of such leaders as of family and friends who were there to support but as a gif for another. She ofen lef sweet notes Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Tom Harrell and us. My dad said, ‘Jimmy, your grief will be with that read, ‘I love you Mom and Dad,’ under our Harry Connick Jr. Te saxophonist appears on you for a while. But in the midst of your grief I bedroom pillow—not on special occasions, but, more than 70 albums as a sideman. want you to remember that there is a lot of beau- rather, on ordinary days. When the news of the Sandy Hook shooting ty surrounding you right now. Don’t let your grief “Ana’s love for singing was evident before she was broadcast over the airwaves the response by blind you to that.’ Tat was very profound for me. was even able to talk,” he continued. “In a musi- Greene’s many friends in the music community What I took from that is my wife and my son are cal family her gif for melody, pitch and rhythm was immediate. still here. And all these people are here that love stood out remarkably. And she never walked any- “Goodness,” Greene proclaimed, “there were me. Spin that forward, there’s a lot of music lef in where—her mode of transportation was dance. so many musicians reaching out to me. Many of me.” She danced from room to room and place to place. them knew Ana. When I lef the frehouse where A month passed afer the death of his daugh- She danced to all the music she heard, whether in they had us waiting all afernoon, there was a row ter. Greene didn’t think of music, didn’t touch his the air or in her head. Ana loved her God, loved to of news’ cameras outside. Within moments my tenor. 38 DOWNBEAT JANUARY 2015 Jimmy Greene at the Litchfield Jazz Festival in Goshen, Connecticut, on Aug. 10 Jimmy Greene with his daughter, Ana recording, engineering, mixing, mastering and ing Greene’s lyrics, and touching reminisces in the administrative costs so Greene could focus on form of home recordings of Ana singing and her creating an album of music to honor his daughter. brother Isaiah playing piano. It is truly a celebra- “At frst I couldn’t believe what he was ofer- tion of the life of Ana Grace Márquez-Greene. ing—it was so generous,” Greene said. “Norman Te collaborators on Beautiful Life include was going to do whatever it took to get the record guitarist Pat Metheny; vocalists Kurt Elling, Javier made. All the mixing and mastering for his label Colon and Latanya Farrell; spoken word from is done in-house. Nicholas Prout, their engineer, Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose; has a studio inside Chesky’s ofces. Norman was a 13-piece string ensemble from the Hartford instrumental in so many areas—from fnancing, Symphony Orchestra; the superb rhythm section setting up correspondence with labels to partner of Renee Rosnes on piano, Christian McBride on with to using the label’s internal people to work bass and Lewis Nash on drums, augmented by pia- on the project—and Chesky’s administrative nists Kenny Barron and Cyrus Chestnut; as well as staf made the calls and booked the studios and a children’s choir drawn from the Winnipeg grade musicians.” school where Ana once attended classes. A portion of the proceeds from Beautiful Life Regarding her contribution, Rosnes noted, (Mack Avenue) will be donated to Te Ana Grace “Music has the power to heal, and it was a moving Project, which works to promote a sense of com- and cathartic experience to be a part of this special munity and to prevent violence; and to anoth- recording in tribute to Ana Grace. I think we were er charity, Te Artists Collective, which provides all there to honor Ana’s life with truth and beau- children with training in the arts. ty. As a composer, Jimmy has a natural melodic “Music has an amazing way of expressing gif and his music fows organically. I recall feeling things that words can’t,” Greene said. “My daugh- very emotional when Kurt Elling began to sing the ter had a lot of great music in her. She had a lot of lyrics to ‘Ana’s Way.’ Te addition of the children’s COURTESY OF ARTIST life and joy and faith and hope in her. She had a choir on that piece, further exalts the celebration “I was just trying to function,” he said. “I was beautiful singing voice, and for a 6-year-old, really of Ana’s sweet spirit.” just trying to stand up. But I needed to get back to good pitch. She can’t sing here anymore. But I can, Did writing the music that became Beautiful feeling like I had some sort of routine. So I start- through my music. While I am here, until I can Life help Jimmy to heal, if healing from such a ed to pick up the instrument again and started to see her again, that is what I’ll do.” tragedy is even possible? write music again. Tese songs were in there. Tat Tough Beautiful Life could have easily “I will never be the same again,” Greene said. led to this album, Beautiful Life.” turned into a requiem, it’s rather, a peaceful, joy- “I will always have a hole in my heart and in my A generous ofer by Chesky Records label flled and tranquil recording that is a mixture of life and in my home, but I am thankful I am a president and co-owner Norman Chesky set straightahead jazz, church hymns, contempo- musician because pouring your energy and efort Greene on track. Chesky wanted to pay for all rary Christian music, three original songs fram- and time into creating beauty and creating a con- nection with people is a wonderful way to live Greene leads a band with Rosnes, bassist John Greene said. your life. I am thankful I have that to do every day.
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