After the booming parties with Grandmaster Flash and @ many DJ’s hargol and Haoman 17 are going at it again, this time with an artist considered by many the world’s best hip hop DJ.

“Jazzy Jeff” Townes was born in West Philadelphia. Jeff was just 10 years old when he started spinning records at parties. Jeff rolled with many crews and emcees around Philly but it was 1985 when he met Will Smith on the house party circuit. By the summer of 1986 Will and Jeff had teamed up to released their first single, “Girl’s Ain’t Nothin But Trouble”. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s debut album Rock The House was released in 1987. Rock The House contained one of the first hip-hop records dedicated to the DJ, “The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff.” On the record Jeff displayed all his skills, he also popularized the “transformer scratch” by being the first to put it in on a record. Jazzy Jeff’s own invention the “chirp scratch” was also displayed in which Jeff would make the record sound like a bird.

In 1988 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince followed up “Rock The House” with “He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper”. The second single from the album, “Parent’s Just Don’t Understand” became a huge hit, creating hip-hop crossover and gaining regular play on MTV. The success of the single propelled He’s the DJ to one of the greatest selling rap albums of the time.
Meanwhile Jazzy Jeff continued to advance the DJ art form. He became the first corporately sponsored DJ and he designed the first mixer for scratching the “Gemini 2200” or Jazzy Jeff Signature Series.

In 1990 the Fresh Prince hooked up with Quincy Jones and NBC to star in the sitcom, “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” Jeff joined the Fresh Prince on the TV show and played Will’s best friend “Jazz” for the shows entire 6 year run.
In 1991 Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince released their 4th album, “Homebase.” It featured the now classic, “Summertime” which went to ..4 on the Pop charts and in 1993 Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince released their fifth album, “Code Red.” It featured the song, “Boom! Shake the Room” which was the 3rd rap single to go to number 1 in the UK. The song went to number 1 all through Europe and Asia. By this time Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince had released 5 albums in 7 years, sold 14 million records together, and won 2 Grammy and 3 American Music Awards.

Today jeff’s DJ sets are known around the world as a fantastic trip through the history of black music combining soul and funk with disco and classic hip hop and spinning into the mix even house music. On Thursday, April 17, Jeff will land in Israel to rock a holy land party for the first time. Don’t dare to miss this huge night out.