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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reggae
roots reggae
ska
underground hip hop
festival
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ambient
post rock
progressive metal
metal
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alternative pop
art pop
indie pop
psychedelic rock
tribute acts
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electronic
house
jungle
140
techno
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disco
house
latin jazz
salsa
world
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alternative pop
folk
indie folk
jazz
singer-songwriter
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jazz
singer-songwriter
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folk
folk rock
folk-pop
indie folk
indie pop
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alternative r&b
roots reggae
soul
world
spoken word
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house
jazz funk
latin jazz
salsa
uk garage
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disco
blues
funk
rock
soul
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afrobeat
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salsa
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Our recent recommendations for The Jam Jar
Sell out warning! You’ve never heard pipes like this! Queer futurism from visionary bagpiper Malin Lewis, playing self-made instruments and the world’s first wooden Lindsay Chanter. Malin channels their pipes and drones to form a layered, shifting sonic language that lives between binaries.
Malin Lewis at The Jam Jar.
Sell out warning! Crazed cumbia meets mutant surf, acid champeta and retro-future radiophonic SFX via Bogotá’s most notorious supergroup (ft. Meridian Brothers mastermind Eblis Alvarez). Astonishingly strange new instrumental worlds FFO: Romperayo, Dengue Dengue Dengue!, Ondatrópica, Frente Cumbiero, Fumaça Preta.
Los Pirañas at The Jam Jar.
Sell out warning! Cracking open a neglected time capsule from 60/70s Saigon, SSR present a heady mix of Vietnamese folk, flamenco, soul ballads and US acid rock with dashings of ska. Nguyễn Anh Minh’s seductive vocals and some serious zither shredding ignite a forgotten cultural artifact that'll totally rewire your understanding of musical history.
Saigon Soul Revival at The Jam Jar.
Sell out warning! A HUGE treat here! Neo-soul earworms for fans of Erika de Casier-esque daydreamer bedroom lulls or Cleo Sol’s gorgeous R&B twirls: East London’s Bel Cobain is surely one of the most exciting names bubbling up through the neo-soul / jazz continuum. You won’t catch her in this kinda intimate setting again, cos those big festival stages are calling!
Bel Cobain at The Jam Jar.
Brazilophiles, stop what you’re doing! Celebrated expat muso Mario Bakuna lets you inhabit the Golden Age of samba, bossa and jazz for one night only, with fresh interpretations of the Brazilian songbook by his world-class trio. Featuring bold arrangements of golden standards by Gilberto Gil, João Bosco and more, Brazilian Landscapes is an invitation to a vital musical destination, no passport needed.
Brazilian Landscapes at The Jam Jar.