The Jam Jar

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

Hot Buttered Soul w/ Mike Shawe & Admin at The Jam Jar
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soul disco disco house house
Ustad Noor Bakhsh at The Jam Jar
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folk world
Los F#ckin Surfer Smokers + NOOKEE at The Jam Jar
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psychedelic rock cumbia rock-and-roll
The Door is Ajar - Monthly Inclusive Jam Night at The Jam Jar
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funk soul psych hip hop reggae
Terrain - Bangers Without Borders at The Jam Jar
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afrobeat cumbia dancehall amapiano
¡Cumbia, Mi Amor w/ Susobrino + Ritmos Cholulteka at The Jam Jar
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folk world experimental cumbia electro
Samba Touré at The Jam Jar
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world blues gnawa
Arabesque w/ Cheb Mimo at The Jam Jar
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funk world contemporary jazz afrobeat disco
The King Chameleon + Support at The Jam Jar
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funk jazz world psych jazz funk
La Bomba presents Jack White at The Jam Jar
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world afrobeat cumbia salsa deep funk
SOFT BUTCH at The Jam Jar
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lgbtq+ afrobeat house drum and bass reggaeton
Dons of Disco at The Jam Jar
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indie pop synthpop disco disco house
MOHAMED ERREBBAA & TAGNA GROOVE at The Jam Jar
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funk world afrobeat big band gnawa
Marla Kether Presents: Kilengi Dance Party at The Jam Jar
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house uk garage 140 uk funky amapiano
Total Hip Replacement & Anyankofo at The Jam Jar
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soul world reggae afrobeat
Far Out Records at The Jam Jar
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latin jazz samba bossa nova disco house
Jo Quail at The Jam Jar
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classical contemporary classical
Secret Night Gang + Semper at The Jam Jar
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funk jazz dub gospel disco
POPOLA PRESENTS: THIRSTY THURSDAY at The Jam Jar
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lgbtq+ cumbia dancehall reggaeton tropical
Chainska Brassika at The Jam Jar
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reggae ska ska punk
Joe Yorke at The Jam Jar
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soul reggae roots reggae
UK Acoustic Tour at The Jam Jar
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indie pop indie folk
Mothers Temple: Family Wax Archives at The Jam Jar
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soul reggae afrobeat samba
Too Many T's at The Jam Jar
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hip hop alternative hip hop electronic breakbeat big beat
Mitú at The Jam Jar
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electronic afrobeats tropical
Movimientos w/ Paula Juana at The Jam Jar
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cumbia salsa electronic reggaeton tropical
Crime & The City Solution - Acoustic Tour at The Jam Jar
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folk alternative rock post-punk
Iseo & Dodosound - Bristol Debut at The Jam Jar
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reggae dub trip hop
Baka Beyond at The Jam Jar
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folk traditional folk afrobeat
Cimarons + Talisman at The Jam Jar
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reggae roots reggae
Sera Kalo's eX.II at The Jam Jar
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jazz soul contemporary jazz electronic poetry
La Bomba presents Lava On Wax at The Jam Jar
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world afrobeat cumbia salsa deep funk
Permanent  + Support at The Jam Jar
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alternative rock indie rock rock rock-and-roll soft rock
Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange at The Jam Jar
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experimental psych contemporary jazz disco electro
Strut Records pres PICÓ - Edna Martinez & Hugo Mendez at The Jam Jar
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world afrobeat cumbia salsa tropical
Club Débris at The Jam Jar
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folk traditional folk
Poldoore at The Jam Jar
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soul hip hop trip hop breakbeat
Ushti Baba at The Jam Jar
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folk world turbo folk
Marla Kether  + Aisha Kigs at The Jam Jar
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funk jazz soul jazz funk electronic
Muito Kaballa at The Jam Jar
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jazz soul world indie pop afrobeat
Too Many Zooz at The Jam Jar
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pop jazz house
Dallahan at The Jam Jar
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folk
Dogshow + quasimodal at The Jam Jar
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jazz post-punk techno electro
Los Wembler’s de Iquitos at The Jam Jar
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world cumbia
Phew at The Jam Jar
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alternative rock experimental noise industrial
Oswald Slain - Bucky Album Launch + Pigeon Wigs at The Jam Jar
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alternative rock indie rock psychedelic rock
Movimientos 20: Chancha Via Circuito at The Jam Jar
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cumbia salsa electronic reggaeton tropical
Quinton Barnes with The Black Noise Ensemble at The Jam Jar
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jazz experimental noise alternative hip hop hyperpop
Yasak Helva + Support at The Jam Jar
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psych folk rock indie folk psychedelic rock
Tara Lily + Support at The Jam Jar
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R&B soul hip hop
Essential Sound at The Jam Jar
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reggae dub roots reggae ska
Blair Dunlop at The Jam Jar
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folk
ATA KAK at The Jam Jar
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reggae alternative hip hop disco afrobeats
Sunda Arc at The Jam Jar
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experimental contemporary classical electro
Nora Brown with Stephanie Coleman at The Jam Jar
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folk traditional folk bluegrass
PLAY at The Jam Jar
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jazz contemporary jazz classical
Wayne Snow at The Jam Jar
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jazz R&B soul alternative pop house
The Dynamics at The Jam Jar
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funk soul reggae dub disco
Supalung + Yarmouth & MossFellow at The Jam Jar
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alternative rock indie rock
Up, Bustle & Out at The Jam Jar
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world experimental trip hop breakbeat
Jam on the Horizon 2026 at The Jam Jar
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world festival

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Our recent recommendations for The Jam Jar

In an unmissable encounter of two souls, Senegalese griot 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.

Tara Lily crafts a rich, soulful sound palette that weaves together R&B, trip-hop, jazz and electronica with Indian classical arrangements. You really gotta catch the Virgil Abloh and King Krule-approved artist’s truly dreamy and enthralling sonic concoction if you’re into: Nilufer Yanya, SAULT, Hope Tala. Tara Lily + Support at The Jam Jar.

Folklore for the dancefloor! Buenos Aires’s digi-cumbia pioneer Chancha Via Circuito brings the Latinx bass melting pot for Movimientos' 20th birthday with all species of cumbia, South American folk, dub, dembow and environmental sounds reaching a fevered frenzy. Unmissable FFO: Meridian Brothers, El Búho, Dengue Dengue Dengue!, King Coya, Nicola Cruz. Movimientos 20: Chancha Via Circuito at 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.

Marla Kether graces us with her beautiful live performance in full band formation. With lashings of Theo Parrish-style house, layered percussion and spiritual Afro‑Brazilian rhythms, this is music that drifts perfectly between live gig intimacy and club-ready flow. Unmissable vibes FFO: Yazmin Lacey, Shy One, Oscar Jerome. Marla Kether + Aisha Kigs at The Jam Jar.