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S7, Ep6, Jazzie B, DJ, music producer

Grace welcomes the legendary DJ, producer, and founder of Soul II Soul, Jazzie B to the podcast. Over a bowl of one of his childhood comfort foods, Jazzie takes Grace on a journey from playing his sound system at the age of 12 at a street party, to international success as a world-renowned musician

Over a bowl of ‘yellow’ – one of his childhood comfort foods –Jazzie takes Grace on a journey from playing his sound system, aged 12, at a silver jubilee street party for the Queen, to finding inspiration on tour in Japan and Korea, and on to Buckingham Palace, where he received an OBE in 2008. The jobcentre suggested he should become a milkman, but instead Jazzie chose to channel his energy into his north London community through music. This decision transformed Soul II Soul into a global success and established Jazzie as an internationally renowned musician who has collaborated with some of the world’s most talented artists

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