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
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.
A true cult icon of global dance music, Ata Kak blends infectious Ghanaian highlife, hip-hop, with lo-fi electronic funk. His legendary live show is a high-energy celebration of rhythm, joy, and underground spirit... a rare chance to witness a pioneer in full force FFO: Ebo Taylor, Francis Bebey, Penny Penny.
ATA KAK 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 + Plantfood at The Jam Jar.