Who doesn’t know Don Jazzy? This amazing artiste is from Nigeria. He has built an incredible career by performing on stage, singing, and recording music at Mo’ Hits Records and Mavin Records. Where is Don Jazzy from? Where exactly was he born? Where did he grow up? Read our post to find out the answers.
The famous CEO’s life is very interesting to explore. We would like to share with you some incredible facts from this Nigerian celebrity’s biography. Learn about Don Jazzy hometown as well as other fun details from the famous African musician’s life.
DON JAZZY STATE OF ORIGIN
Firstly, we should note that Don Jazzy is not the real name of the famous Nigerian. His actual name is Michael Collins Ajereh, but as a musician, he is much better known as Don Jazzy.
What state is Don Jazzy from in Nigeria? He was born in 1982 in Abia State (Umuahia city) on November the 26th. Michael’s family later moved to Lagos State. This is where he spent most of his childhood. This talented child began playing drums and singing at the age of 4 years old. Can you imagine this?
DON JAZZY’S LIFE
The famous musician studied at the Federal Government College Lagos, and also attended Edo State’s Ambrose Alli University, where he studied business management. He has been playing bass guitar since he was 12 years old, and kept enjoying music (both African traditional musical instruments and drums) in Nigeria until 2000’s. This was when he received an invitation from his uncle to move to the UK and play drums in his church.
Don Jazzy continued with his musical career in London, and it took him only 4 years to grow to the M’s Hits Records creation. He worked with many famous people (delivering tracks for them, producing them and creating their musical albums and collections), including Tiwa Savage, Jay-Z, Dr. SID, D’Prince, Kanye West, Sauce Kid, and many others.
Mavin Records was created in 2012 after Mo’ Hits Records officially stopped operating. Today Don Jazzy is a respected and well-known African superstar from Nigeria, he is the celebrity the whole country is so much proud of. Moreover, it doesn’t matter where he lives now. He will always be the talented and influencing Nigerian whose name is a brand in the world of music.
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