In 1985, Jazzy Jeff exploded onto the music scene as half of the superstar duo known as DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (longtime partner/ performer/actor, Will Smith). After beginning his career in A&R at Champion Records in the 1980s, Paul Oakenfold soon signed Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, and since then they have gone on to sell over ten million records worldwide. The infamous pop-rap pair has also won three Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two NAACP Awards, two Soul Train Music Awards, as well as an MTV Music Award.
Jazzys own label A Touch of Jazz, Inc. has various musical credits to its name. It produced songs on the Wild Wild West, Love Jones, The Wood, and In Too Deep movie soundtracks. A Touch of Jazz has also worked with Kenny Lattimore, Tatyana Ali, MC Lyte, Darius Rucker (front man for Hootie and the Blowfish), and pop star Jewel, who has ATOJ releases on both her latest release, 0304, and an upcoming album by hip hop violinist Miri Ben Ari. Jeff produced three songs on Will Smiths first solo album and served as executive producer on Wills second solo project, aptly titled Willenium, which is now multi-platinum.
Jeffs success as a producer preempted his brilliant insight as founder and CEO of A Touch of Jazz, Inc. and now his instincts are leading him to sculpt, perfect and project his already definitive music into the future. Jazzy Jeff and his producers A Touch Of Jazz style have succeeded in providing acts with substance and stability. His new album, "The Return of the Magnificent", features quests such as Method Man and C.L. Smooth, among numerous others.