GRAMMY® Award-nominated saxophonist, composer and arranger Jimmy Greene wrote and recorded an album three years ago that no parent should ever have to make—Beautiful Life celebrated the life of Ana Márquez-Greene, his 6-year-old daughter who was murdered along with 19 other children and six educators on December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Now, Greene continues to honor and memorialize her spirit with Flowers – Beautiful Life, Volume 2, his second release for Mack Avenue Records. Of the first volume he wrote: “I want the music to reflect the way that Ana lived. Pianist Renee Rosnes writes: “He’s a great talent who would have developed into the musician he is today regardless. However, I believe that there might be a certain intensity in the way he plays that is directly related to what happened to him.”
