The Jam Jar
Volunteer-led venue and live music haunt.
Known for its long open-ended jam sessions, this unique space in (you guessed) an old Jam factory on the edge of Old Market has been a well kept secret for live music fans in Bristol. Gigs are often free entry with the free-wheeling vibes of 70s loft parties but the versatile space also hosts exhibitions from local artists.
What's On At The Jam Jar
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dub
reggae
ska
punk
ska punk
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dancehall
dub
reggae
roots reggae
jamaican-ska
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dancehall
amapiano
drum and bass
jungle
reggae
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breakbeat
dancehall
reggae
samba
world
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dancehall
uk funky
reggaeton
afrobeat
world
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uk garage
uk funky
jungle
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R&B
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rock-and-roll
disco
tropical
afrobeat
world
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latin jazz
afrobeat
alternative rock
indie rock
shoegaze
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house
bassline
electro
folk
hip hop
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contemporary jazz
afrobeat
post-punk
art rock
folk
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Our recent recommendations for The Jam Jar
Future funk, astral jazz and bass-heavy trap combine in a swirling maelstrom of sound like BADBADNOTGOOD covering DJ Rashad’s greatest licks. Real hypnotising musicianship without a laptop in sight.
ECHT + Support at The Jam Jar.
The most vital act to survive the 90s acid-jazz / trip-hop boom - Red Snapper’s electronic playfulness, instrumental virtuosity and disregard for genre boundaries blazed a path for the current Bristol jazz crossover scene (Snazzback, Waldo’s Gift etc.)
Red Snapper + Support at The Jam Jar.
Freewheeling cultureclash orchestra traversing free jazz, post-punk highlife and minimalist classical with transcendental results. Think Sonic Youth + Glen Branca’s downtown NY guitar ensemble covering Fela Kuti and you’re not even close (maybe Sons of Kemet raiding the Philip Glass’ songbook is closer…but you’ll have to see for yourself).
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp at The Jam Jar.
Sell out warning! 4am bliss-out sonic lover letters to latinx riddims and environmental sounds stewed in the dub / electronica melting pot. It can only be El Búho.....
The Jam Jar Presents: El Búho at The Jam Jar.
The legacy of Tanzania’s Real World Records giant Hukwe Zawose continues in electrifying fashion with Zawose Queens. His daughter and granddaughter meld rapturous dual vocals, lilting thumb piano, clattering ngoma drums and hypnotic chizeze fiddle with gurgling synths and thuds of global bass. It’s a joyous and exuberant discovery FFO: Remmy Ongala, Tarika, Stella Chiweshe, Onipa.
Zawose Queens at The Jam Jar.