His eighth studio album, Beautiful Life, was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts.

The son of James Sr., a saxophonist, and Renee Simmons, Greene was born on February 24, 1975, in Hartford, Connecticut.

[4] His second studio album, Introducing Jimmy Greene, was released by Criss Cross Records, on February 8, 2000.

[8] The sixth studio album, The Overcomer's Suite, was released by Nu Jazz Records, on July 22, 2008.

[10] His eighth studio album, Beautiful Life, was released on November 25, 2014, from Mack Avenue Records.