Overview

• Probate documents record a gross estate of £3,119,567 reduced by roughly £60,000 for administration costs.
• Jazz credited his deep practice of Nichiren Buddhism, embraced in the early 1990s, for shaping his personal and philanthropic decisions.
• His will earmarks £624,000 for Soka Gakkai International, a major Buddhist group that has attracted criticism from former followers.
• The remaining assets are reserved for his niece, Michaela, to inherit once she reaches 30.
• Maxwell Fraser, better known as Maxi Jazz, fronted Faithless and cemented his legacy with the 1995 hit “Insomnia.”