The Jam Jar
Volunteer-led venue and live music haunt.
The Jam Jar isn't just a venue, it's a shining beacon attracting the most authentic artists from planet Earth. With boundary-pushing gigs and sweat-soaked clubnights from more corners of the globe than anywhere else: cumbia to ska, folk to salsa, afro-rap to acid techno. Bristol would be a much greyer place without that!
What's On At The Jam Jar
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jazz
contemporary jazz
alternative pop
ambient
electronic
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salsa
electro
dancehall
afrobeats
reggaeton
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folk
soul
psychedelic rock
progressive rock
drum and bass
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house
techno
uk garage
speed garage
chicago house
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reggae
roots reggae
lovers rock
dancehall
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rock-and-roll
cumbia
psychedelic rock
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alternative rock
indie rock
rock
rock-and-roll
soft rock
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jazz
soul
reggae
dub
afrobeat
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salsa
electronic
tropical
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Get a feel for The Jam Jar
Our recent recommendations for The Jam Jar
Sell out warning! Inventive jazz fusion ensemble melding afrofunk, afrobeat, gnawa and rumba into a fire-breathing 9-headed psychedelic beast. Muito Kaballa are a force to be reckoned with FFO: Fela Kuti, Tenderlonious, L'éclair, Surprise Chef, the Pyramids.
Muito Kaballa at The Jam Jar.
Genre-bending nu-jazz wonderment, melding conscious poetry with neo-soul stylings and astral funk-pop into a thrilling cocktail FFO: Georgia Anne Muldrow, Sons of Kemet, Moses Yoofee, Hiatus Kaiyote, Thundercat.
Sera Kalo's eX.II at The Jam Jar.
Canonical Malian desert blues guitarist Samba Touré returns to Bristol! Part of a long line of musicians to follow legend Ali Farka, his ululations ride insistent grooves made of spiraling guitar refrains and colourful mosaics of percussion. Utterly Essential FFO: Mdou Moctar, Rokia Traore, Tinariwen.
Samba Touré at The Jam Jar.
Prepare for super fresh sounds curated by NTS musical archivist Cheb Mimo. With a collection deeply rooted in the sonic landscapes of North Africa and the Middle East and a laser focus on disco, rai, jazz, street soul and intricate percussive rhythms, this is essential digging FFO: anu, Pender Street Steppers, Zakia, Dar Disku.
Brakery w/ Cheb Mimo at The Jam Jar.
Life-affirming Balochi folk that can’t fail to stir something inside any member of the human race. At 79, Ustad’s fairytale rise to the global stage isn’t quite as remarkable as the first benju note you hear ringing through his junkshop amp. A dizzying melange of sound from classical raag to zahirook, Persia to Kurdistan, birdsong to Bollywood - an unmissable musical experience that transcends time and space.
Ustad Noor Bakhsh at The Jam Jar.