1988
Parents Just Don’t Understand
With the Fresh Prince
FLM.REDDJ JAZZY
JEFF
ดีเจ แจซซี เจฟฟ์
From turntables to television
From DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince to a film cameo.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The DJ, producer and familiar face
DJ Jazzy Jeff, born Jeffrey Allen Townes on 22 January 1965 in Philadelphia, is a DJ, producer and performer whose work includes television and film.
As DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, he worked with Will Smith on recordings including Parents Just Don’t Understand. The duo won the first Grammy for best rap performance for that song.
Jeff also played Jazz in the television comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Alongside performance, he established the Philadelphia production company A Touch of Jazz and worked with other recording artists.
In Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), he is listed as appearing as himself. It is one of the screen appearances associated with him in the FLM.RED catalogue.
The films below are those available on FLM.RED, not a complete filmography.
Selected work
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Jazz
2026
Ali G: Who Iz I?
Himself
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.