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!
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Our recent recommendations for The Jam Jar
Sell out warning! In an unmissable encounter of two souls, Ablaye Cissoko’s kora weaves ancient echoes through French accordion virtuoso Cyrille Brotto’s haunting drones. Their delicate interplay crafts a storytelling journey through grief, crafting ancient narratives into contemporary soundscapes.
Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto at The Jam Jar.
Who knew plastic tubing, flip flops and car parts could sound this good? The Congolese eco-punks deliver one of the most exhilarating live shows around, fusing raw rumba traditions and Afro-Cuban rhythms with the explosive experimental edge of Nyege Nyege. Pure percussive mania FFO: Konono N°1, Nihiloxica, Ndagga Rhythm Force.
Fulu Miziki at The Jam Jar.
Sell out warning! 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.
Live cumbia direct from Bogotá! La Perla are here for a good time, exuding transcendent harmonies and intricate percussive grooves all grounded in Colombian folk roots, Caribbean sonic traditions and a radical punk spirit. The Jam Jar’s spoiling us rotten: this Bristol debut’s been a long long time coming, and there’s really nowhere / no one else representing Latinx riddims like this!
La Perla at The Jam Jar.
This band could be your life! In fact, they probably already are. If you’ve had your finger on the indie-art-pop pulse, Mesadorm have stolen your heart with their effortless kitchen-sink symphonic swoon and day-glo Animal Collective-esque synth gargles. Huge homecoming show FFO: Elder Island, Grizzly Bear, Kate Bush, Rachael Dadd.
Mesadorm + Hollis Robin - Comfort & Lies Bristol Album Launch at The Jam Jar.