Michael Collins Ajereh, the son of Collins Enebeli Ajereh and Mrs. Ajereh, was born Don Jazzy on November 26, 1982, in Umuahia, Abia State. Isoko in Delta State is where his biological father is from. His dad is an Isoko and his mother is a royalty of the Igbo tribe from Abia state. Don Jazzy was nurtured by Ajereh’s family in Ajegunle, Lagos. Federal Government College Lagos, a coeducational high school, served as his place of education. Don Jazzy had a passion for music straight away and, at the age of 12, started learning how to play both the bass guitar and the piano. He also learned about rhythm and conventional instruments. At the Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo state, Don Jazzy registered in the business management programme.