DJ Jazzy Jeff Net Worth & Biography
He was born on January 22nd 1965. At the age of 7, Jeff had a paper rout and went on to become the school and block party DJ for his neighborhood. His career kicked off with Will Smith starrer DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Jazzy attended the Philadelphia School of John Bartram High School. His name has been enshrined at the school’s ‘Wall of Fame’.
TV sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and from several gold and platinum-selling albums and singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s
On growing up, Jazzy developed a high reputation and a great fan following as a party DJ within Block and Schools. He also featured in many duo starrers. As part of his career, he has won the World Championship of DJ in 1986 — Music Seminar DJ battle.
Years later, Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff parted ways. They still continue to be close friends though. DJ Jazzy Jeff is considered to be one among the richest DJs in the world today. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. After DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince broke up, DJ Jazzy Jeff performed with Smith at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia on July 2, 2005. In 2007, Jazz release The Return of the Magnificent featuring collaborations with old school and new school artists including CL Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, Pos from De La Soul, Method Man, Peedi Peedi. From the beginning of 2011, DJ Jazzy Jeff is working with Mac Miller, the Pittsburgh-rapper on his tape “92 Til the Infinity”, which Townes will be himself hosting. As part of his career performances, Jeffrey Townes has won recognition all over the world. He has also won many rewards for the classy music hip hops he has produced.
Over the years, Jeffrey has come out with several singles and albums that have gone on to break many records. With each achievement, his fame and wealth has grown.
When they decided to break up, DJ Jazzy Jeff became known as a soul, neo soul and RnB music record producer. In addition, he also founded his own production company called A Touch of Jazz. One of the singers, who were promoted by DJ Jazzy Jeff, is Musiq and Jill Scott. Although DJ Jazzy Jeff is not collaborating with Will Smith anymore, the duo is still known to be very good friends.
Some songs by Smith were produced by Townes (including “Here He Comes”), and he has performed on some songs by Smith such as “So Fresh” and “Potnas.” In addition, he appeared in several of Smith’s music videos such as “Will2K” and “Freakin’ It”. On some occasions, he made an appearances with Smith at live concerts, producing DJ scratches. On July 2, 2005, DJ Jazzy Jeff performed with Smith at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia. Moreover, Smith acknowledges him in his music such as “Comin’ To The Stage” from the album Lost & Found and “Potnas” in his album Willennium.
Jeffrey Townes also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff or very simply as Jazz, is a well known American hip hop DJ and lead actor who holds a net worth of $8.5 million.
