Jerome Najee Rasheed (born November 4, 1957), known professionally as Najee ( NAH-jee), is an American jazz saxophonist and flautist. Najee has been married to Karen Green since 2000. == Early life == Najee was born in the lower west side of Manhattan in New York City and lived his teenage years in Queens, New York. His father died at a young age, and Najee and siblings were raised by his mother Mary Richards. His mother was an important figure... [more on Wikipedia]