Jazze Pha | |
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Birth name | Phalon Alexander |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Genres | Hip hop, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, singer-songwriter, rapper |
Instruments | Keyboards, Vocals, Sampler, Percussion, Bass, Drums |
Years active | 1990, 1995–present |
Labels | Elektra, Sho'nuff, Atlantic |
Associated acts | Ciara, T.I., Nappy Roots, Cee Lo Green, Teyana Taylor, Too Short, E-40, Fantasia |
Website | www |
Phalon Alexander, professionally known as Jazze Pha (/ˌdʒæzi ˈfeɪ/ JAZ-ee FAY), is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Sho'nuff Records, which American R&B singer-songwriter Ciara was signed to.
Jazze Pha was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. His father James Alexander, bassist for the Bar-Kays, an influential group on the Memphis soul scene in the 1960s. His mother is singer Denise Williams (not to be confused with chart-topping R&B and gospel singer Deniece "Niecy" Williams). Pha was named after the late Phalon Jones, another member of the Bar-Kays, who died in the December 10, 1967 plane crash that also killed three other Bar-Kays members and Otis Redding.