Mural of Faithless’ Maxi Jazz unveiled in Crystal Palace

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Faithless frontman Maxi Jazz has been unveiled in Crystal Palace.The singer “died peacefully in his sleep” last December, his former bandmates confirmed in a post on social media.

He was 65 years old. A private funeral was held in south London on January 27.As DJ Mag reports, a new art piece in tribute to Jazz – whose real name was Maxwell Fraser – was recently revealed at Crystal Palace Football Club’s stadium, Selhurst Park.The mural features a close-up red-and-black painting of the frontman’s face alongside the lyric ‘THIS IS MY CHURCH‘ from Faithless’ 1998 single ‘God Is A DJ.

Fraser’s stage name appears on the opposite side of his head.Fans can find the artwork – created in collaboration with British street art collective MurWalls – in the northern corner of the Holmesdale Road Stand of Selhurst Park.

Check out the images and videos below.The Maxi Jazz mural on the wall at Selhurst Park #cpfc pic.twitter.com/dtrFnzInVd— Tom Samuel (@Tjsam1000) February 11, 2023London, England.