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! Sonic ritualism and spiritual liberation through psych funk, hip-hop and Afro-punk legends-in-the-making BCUC. The Soweto seven-piece returns triumphantly to Bristol at the feverish demands of you, the people, after many many sell-out shows at their Jam Jar home. Do not miss this!
BCUC at The Jam Jar.
Canton Mambo! The salsa heads are not easy to please, but Gia’s erudite, authentic and infectious love of Latin rhythms have catapulted her around the globe. This Jam Jar session’s both a dancer’s dream and a digger’s delight - packed with the rarest Afro-Cuban discs designed for dizzying footwork and hip-swirling spins.
Gia Fu at The Jam Jar.
Praises to Jam Jar for hosting Ghanaian music royalty in the form of Frafra gospel superstar Florence Adooni. Fusing infectious high-life with soul-stirring gospel and the squiggly synths of psychedelic afro-funk, Florence will astound FFO: Christy Azuma, Guy One, Ebo Taylor, Marijata, Kiki Gyan, Francis Bebey.
Florence Adooni at The Jam Jar.
Original rudeboy sounds from the diggers behind the Bristol Northern Soul renaissance. Expect silky smooth Caribbean soul, strictly 60s ska and rousing rocksteady hosted by St. Pauls via Misty In Roots legend Simbarashe Tongogara. No pretenders here - these cats like to dance!
LAST TRAIN TO EXPO 67 at The Jam Jar.
Sell out warning! Next level hip-hop urbano Cubano from the electrifying singer/flautist La Dame Blanche. A properly infectious mix of dancehall, hiphop, Latinx musical heritage and femme-powering lyrical twists engineered to make you bounce’n’slither. Imagine Koffee running a club-sized bolero class with a cigar in her mouth and you’re getting warm….
La Dame Blanche + Fedzilla at The Jam Jar.