Joining in great enthusiasm with fans and top musicians throughout the smooth jazz community, Jazziz Magazine proclaimed of Jimmy Reid's 1998 debut that "the second generation of genre performers is off to a great start." No less than Dave Koz-one of the young saxophonist's chief influences-says, "Jimmy is one of those rare talents that's got it all...great interpretation on his instrument, undeniable charisma, and that indefinable star-quality." In the four years since that stirring introduction, Reid's career has been going non-stop. He has developed a reputation on the Los Angeles club scene as a top performer with his own band, toured and recorded with top stars like Jonathan Butler and Brian Culbertson, performed around the country for America's Second Harvest (the nation's largest domestic hunger relief charity) and this spring and summer has been the featured saxman on The Winans Family Tour nationwide. Forming his own family-run i...