J.A.M. AWARDS & CONCERT TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 FOR STAR-STUDDED BENEFIT CONCERT

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DT: OCTOBER 3, 2007
FR: SHAZILA MOHAMMED/ALEXANDRA GREENBERG
 

 
Tickets for the inaugural J.A.M. AWARDS & CONCERT will go on sale Thursday, October 4 through Ticketmaster. The event will be held Thursday, November 29 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and was set up to show the world the most positive aspects of rap by promoting Jam Master Jay’s vision of Justice, Arts & Music (“J.A.M.”). The J.A.M. AWARDS & CONCERT will benefit The Jam Master Jay Foundation for Music –created by Jam Master Jay’s wife Terri Corley-Mizell, DMC and Jay's closest friends to support music and arts education in rural and urban schools–and will be co-hosted by DMC and Corley-Mizell.
 
Previously announced artists scheduled to perform at the star-studded benefit concert include Snoop Dogg, Marley Marl, Mobb Deep, De La Soul, Dead Prez, Papoose, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Everlast featuring DJ Muggs, Talib Kweli and DMC. Kid Capri and Mister Sinister have recently been added to the line-up, with additional artists to be announced in the coming weeks.
 
The J.A.M. AWARDS & CONCERT was created by EPOP International Founder and CEO David Clark and “Kaves”–a New York graffiti legend and front-man for the band Lordz of Brooklyn. The event is presented by The Jam Master Jay Foundation for Music in partnership with EPOP International and supported by adidas, The Fader and Hot 97.
 

 
For all press inquires, please contact:
Mitch Schneider Organization: 818.380.0400
Shazila Mohammed, x238
shazila@msopr.com     
 

Alexandra Greenberg, x223
agreenberg@msopr.com

 

For all additional inquires, please contact:
J.A.M. Producer: 917.399.7897
Rocco Giordano
rocco@epopinternational.com

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J.A.M. AWARDS & CONCERT TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 FOR STAR-STUDDED BENEFIT CONCERT