NEW YORK (Tools Of War) - Tools of War presents: True School Hip Hop NYC Park Jams All Summer Long!
JUNE 8, 15, 22 & 29 2006 TURNTABLIST SESSIONS Rufus King Park Jamaica Queens
JULY 6, 13, 20 & 27 2006 CROTONA PARK JAMS South Bronx
AUGUST 1, 8, 15 & 22 2006 ST MARY'S PARK JAMS South Bronx
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"At the epicenter of this great renaissance were the jams. Block parties became our pow-wows. These cultural gatherings served as place to exhibit our skills, engage in artistic warfare and network. For the most part, it was a celebration of life through art. These all-age events were free and accessible to the community. They provided an alternative to the negative activities that plagued our neighborhoods. Outdoor jams and community events provided a platform for the unification of various art forms. DJs, MCs, dancers and writers became identified as components of a common movement, eventually labeled 'Hip Hop'."
- Jorge "Fabel" Pabon (co-founder of Tools of War)
FREE HIP HOP IN THE PARKS! Tools of War grassroots Hip Hop invites you to take part in the richest cultural tradition that Hip Hop has to offer - FREE HIP HOP IN THE PARKS! Tools of War has been at the forefront of a movement to bring true Hip Hop culture back to the parks and communities in which it was born. Our goals are to have at least one park jam per week throughout the summer and to continue bringing together people of all ages, colors, races, cultures, religions and nations in a celebration of the best that Hip Hop Culture has to offer!
We invite sponsors who want to take part in any or all of our true school park jam series to contact Events Coordinator: Christie Z-Pabon at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!
JUNE: 2006 TURNTABLIST SESSIONS at RUFUS KING PARK (JAMAICA QUEENS) Hip Hop DJs from every generation unite to perform and partyrock! Music bounces off the buildings and fills the park right in the center of Jamaica Queens. The Rufus King stage features top battle DJs alongside selectors and world famous partyrockers. Jams begin at 5:30 pm sharp and finish at 8:30 pm. JUNE 8: KOOL DJ RED ALERT, GRANDMASTER ROC RAIDA, PRECISION, FAT FINGAZ and COMPLEX.
JUNE 15: THE CUT PROFESSOR DJ BARRY BEE, DJ STEVE DEE, DJ TONY TONE and JOHNNY "JUICE" ROSADO.
JUNE 22: THE ORIGINAL JAZZY JAY, GRANDWIZZARD THEODORE, PAUL NICE, A PLUS and EGG FOO.
JUNE 29: GRANDMASTER CAZ, DJ DISCO WIZ, MISS SHING-A-LING and MIKE JIGGA.
Host: JORGE "FABEL" PABON (Tools of War/Rock Steady Crew) Event Coordinator: Christie Z-Pabon (Tools of War)
Rufus King Park 153rd St. and 90th Ave Jamaica Queens 11432
Trains: E, J or Z to Jamaica Center: Parsons/Archer
Turntablist Sessions Gets Love in The Village Voice Summer Guide!
We are honored to have the encouragement and support of Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski in our efforts to organize events at Rufus King Park. We also thank her for her support of the Crotona Park Jams which began during her time as the Bronx Parks Commissioner. Special thanks also to Queens Outreach Coordinator, Laura Prussin and Queens Park & Recreation Manager, Ronald Goddard for all of their help in getting us set up at Rufus King!
JULY: 2006 CROTONA PARK JAMS (SOUTH BRONX) Going into it's fourth year, The Crotona Park Jams are the closest you are going to get today to an authentic Bronx park jam from the 70s! Hip Hop enthusiasts and practitioners worldwide are marking their calendars to witness a phenomenon that those who weren't there at Hip Hop's emergence, could only dream of! The Crotona Park Jams, which are coordinated in association with Crotona Park Administrator: Steven Cain, Rosemary Ordonez-Jenkins and The Friends of Crotona Park, enjoy major support from NYC Councilman Joel Rivera. Jeff Chang, in his award winning book, "Can't Stop Won't Stop", describes Crotona Park as the center of a 7 mile area where Hip Hop was concentrated in the mid-1970's. Jams begin at 6 pm and end at 9 pm. JULY 6: DJ sets by POPMASTER FABEL, GRANDMASTER CAZ and D.J. CASH MONEY.
JULY 13: DJ sets by LORD FINESSE, THE ORIGINAL JAZZY JAY and MIX MASTER ICE. Special guest emcee: DONALD D!
JULY 20: DJ STEVE DEE, IMPERIAL JAYCEE and ROCKIN ROB. Special guests: T-SKI VALLEY & DJ PRINCE!
JULY 27: DJ CHARLIE CHASE, KOOL DJ RED ALERT and GRANDWIZZARD THEODORE. Special guest DJ set by MEAN GENE!
Host: JORGE "FABEL" PABON (Tools of War/Rock Steady Crew) Event Coordinator: Christie Z-Pabon (Tools of War)
Crotona Park by Indian Lake, Charlotte St & Crotona Park East, Bronx.
Trains: 2 or 5 to 174th St. Walk South on Boston Road to Suburban Place. Turn right onto Crotona Park East, left onto Charlotte St. Indian Lake will be in view.
The NY Press Summer Guide Lists Rufus King and Crotona Park as The Hottest Parks to Jam!
Special Thanks to: Steven Cain, Crotona Park Administrator; Rosemary Ordonez Jenkins and The Friends of Crotona Park; NYC Councilman Joel Rivera; Bronx Borough Commissioner, Hector Aponte; City of NY Parks & Recreation; Phipps CDC; Samantha Stone; Dorothy Lewandowski, Queens Borough Commissioner; Consultants: Lord Finesse, GrandMaster Caz, Jazzy Jay, GrandWizzard Theodore, Lucky Strike and our resident legendary photographer, Joe Conzo!
AUGUST: 2006 ST. MARY'S PARK JAMS (SOUTH BRONX) The historical home of many legendary park jams, our sights are set on St. Mary's Park, to be the setting for our newest signature park jam series. Tuesdays, August 1, 8, 15 and 22 will focus not only on the music but the dance forms that rock to the beats. We are looking forward to a Funk Styles night featuring Popping and Locking complete with a "Soul Train Line"; a B-Boy/B-Girl night; a night celebrating Uprocking with DJs spinning Classic Rock, Disco Breaks, and more; plus a Salsa Breaks & Boogaloo night celebrating the music from the 70s which helped to inspire many Hip Hop dancers!
Confirmed partyrockers include POPMASTER FABEL, KING UPROCK, CHARLIE CHASE, GRANDMASTER CAZ, THE ORIGINAL JAZZY JAY, GRANDWIZZARD THEODORE and KOOL DJ RED ALERT. More DJs and info to be announced!
About Tools of War Founded by Jorge "Fabel" Pabon and Christie Z-Pabon, Tools of War was named with the idea that there are many instruments that one goes to battle with, in Hip Hop: microphones, turntables, ones body, mouth, etc. We are committed to producing cultural Hip Hop events focusing on positivity and upliftment.
