DJ Jazzy Jeff Discusses His McCormick Partnership, Grilling and, of Course, Summertime

'My job is to add the music'

Twenty-eight summers after the release of his perennial hit Summertime with The Fresh Prince, DJ Jazzy Jeff has a new collaboration focused on a related theme: grilling.

This time around, his partner is pitmaster Myron Mixon, the so-called winningest man in barbecue, and the two are kicking off a new summertime grilling season by celebrating music and flavor as ambassadors for seasoning and sauce brand McCormick.

“One of most under-appreciated parts of a barbecue is the music,” Jazz told Adweek.

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