DJ Jazzy Jeff attended the "Men In Black 3" premiere as a special invited guest, he also took the time to spin for the crowd at the official after party.
Rapper Skillz, Will Smith, Jaden and Willow Smith jumped on stage to perform for the packed crowd as filmmaker Cristopher Schafer was there to capture everything.
FUSE took the time to interview DJ Jazzy Jeff about his first performance with Will Smith, his introduction to DJing and the development of his crate digging over the years(for the record he is a "lover of records").
DJ Jazzy Jeff, Virgin Airways, Richard Branson, Skillz and a number of celebrities and Phildadelphia's political elite were on hand to celebrate Virgin flights into Philadelphia.
DJ Jazzy Jeff provided the musical backdrop for the evening.
Filmed by Christopher Shafer(@vabeanz) for Visually Inklined.
The Serato crew were in Philly earlier this year to film a legendary gig with ?uestlove, Jazzy Jeff, J Rocc, Diplo and DJ Spinna - Philadelphia Sound Konnoiseurs.
From their forthcoming project, Back For More, dropping July 12th.
The full length album features Ayah on vocals with DJ Jazzy Jeff handling production duties.
If you're not familiar with Ayah, this is a good time to start. I recently listened to some tracks of hers... as a singer she uses a wide range of style in her vocal approach. She's able to strengthen her voice and apply full vibrato or she can switch up, change her enunciation give you a really sweet soulful, street influenced sound with a hint of church(think Chaka Khan). Really experienced singer.
Jeff's production on this is progressive. He's not repeating himself - trying to create the next Jill Scott. You get the feeling this project is their own, less of an afterthought.
I've spent time writing and producing music in Philly with Carvin and Ivan, conversed with Kenny Gamble, so I have an appreciation for what Philly brings to the music game and Jeff's role in that is chief architect. If it's movin' in Philly, Jeff's fingerprints are on it.
With Back For More, Jeff continues to build on that legacy.
Saturday, May 26, 2012 
