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British rapper Maxi Jazz has died at the age of 65. He has become known as the frontman of the dance group Faithless, who had hits in the 90s with him, among others God is a DJ in Insomnia.
He passed away peacefully in his sleep last night, his old bandmates report on social media.
Maxi Jazz, born Maxwell Fraser, announced in late March that it was struggling with health issues. “They have impacted my ability to perform,” he wrote on his social media. You then also canceled some performances, also in Tilburg.
Faithless broke through in 1995 with the single My salvation and had great success in the following years with a mixture of
between trip hop, club and trance, characterized by the dark voice of Maxi Jazz. Three songs from the band’s numbers are in the NPO Radio 2 Top 2000, which starts tomorrow: Insomnia, God is a DJ in We come 1.
The group has also been one of the headliners at several major festivals in Europe, including Pinkpop.
“His music remains timeless”
“I think a lot of fans are devastated,” says Fernando Halman, music expert and radio DJ at NPO FunX. “Faithless and Maxi Jazz are legendary, his voice rang through everything, grabbed you, held you. His music will always be timeless.”
Fans are sharing this sentiment on social media. Many people tweet that Maxi Jazz has been an inseparable part of their musical development. Halman: “He will definitely be missed. Great lyricist and great man, rest in peace.”
