Newtown Father’s Album Dedicated to His Daughter Nominated for a Grammy [VIDEO]

Jimmy Greene who lost his daughter during the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting had his album nominated for a Grammy award this past week.

Jimmy Greene’s album Beautiful Life, which is dedicated to his daughter Ana Marquez-Greene, who was one of the 20 children killed during the Sandy Hook shootings, was nominated earlier this week for a Grammy Award for best jazz instrumental album.

The album is Greene’s debut recording for Mack Avenue.

“I want to give a sense of how Ana lived,” Greene said in his online biography.

Beautiful Life, is a celebration of the life of his 6-year-old daughter. The album garnered two Grammy® nominations: one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and the other for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for Greene's arrangement of his composition "When I Come Home," featuring vocalist Javier Colon.

A native of Hartford, CT, Greene is considered one of the most respected saxophonists of his generation.

The Ana Grace Project was created in honor of Ana. It's a program of the Klingberg Family Centers non-profit. The center helps children and families who have been affected by trauma.

Here's his tribute to his daughter:

Here's a tribute done in 2013 by Harry Connick Jr. featuring Jimmy Greene on Sax.

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