The Jam Master Jay Foundation for Music along with adidas will
host a kick-off event tonight (Feb. 25) in New York City to honor the slain
Run DMC DJ and commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the legendary adidas Superstar
sneaker.
The celebration takes place at 8.p.m. through midnight at New
York’s Skylight club, with an after-party commencing after midnight.
The event features performances by Bone, Missy Elliot, Kid Rock,
DMC, and others.
Other faces from music, fashion and entertainment will also
participate in the celebration of Jam Master Jay, who was gunned down in his
Queens recording studio on October 30, 2002.
All proceeds from the event go to the Jam Master Jay Foundation
for Music, a non-profit organization that funds and supplies resources for free,
public school music education programs.
Ticket Information is available at www.jmjfoundationformusic.org.