Maxi Jazz (born Maxwell Fraser on 14 June 1957 in Brixton, London) is an English musician, rapper and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist of British band Faithless. 　　Maxi founded The Soul Food Cafe System as a DJ in 1984, having discovered hip hop a year earlier. Maxi first aired the sound as a DJ calling it "In The Soul Kitchen with DJ Maxi Jazz" on pirate radio station "Reach FM - London in 1985/6. He transferred this sound to pirate radio station LWR in 1987. 　　In 1989, The Soul Food Cafe Band was picked up by Tam Tam Records, which is the dance wing of Savage Records, and the album Original Groovejuice, Vol. 1 was recorded. Maxi founded Namu Records in 1992 in order to release the band's material in the form of three EP's and the band toured as a support act to various artists, including Jamiroquai in Amsterdam; Soul II Soul in Barcelona; Galliano in Switzerland; and Jason Rebello in Brazil. After the band dissolved, Maxi worked throughout Europe, and took time out to collaborate with Jah Wobble on the Invaders of the Heart album, followed by live dates with the Wobble Collective.