The Jam Jar Presents: Orchestra Mambo International

A Bristol concert by Orchestra Mambo International, a 13-piece Latin big band playing mambo, salsa dura and Afro-Cuban jazz, marking the launch of their album Apuntalo!

Orchestra Mambo International is a 13-piece Latin big band formed in late 2022 by the salsa DJ Lubi Jovanovic and the trombonist and composer Jonny Enright of Grupo X. Its members come from Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Spain, Brazil and the UK. The repertoire draws on mambo, salsa dura and Afro-Cuban jazz, with reference points including Tito Puente, Machito, Eddie Palmieri, Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto and Tito Rodríguez.

The band has played festivals including Glastonbury, Leeds Jazz Festival and Musicport, and has sold out venues such as The Forge in London, Brudenell Social Club in Leeds and Band on the Wall in Manchester. They also recorded a BBC 6 Music session for Cerys Matthews at Maida Vale Studios. Individual members have performed with Joe Bataan, Jimmy Sabater, Tito Allen, Adalberto Santiago, Elbow, Gregory Isaacs, Corinne Bailey-Rae, The New Mastersounds, Julian Lennon and Fairground Attraction.

This evening at The Jam Jar, a venue hosting concerts and shows in Bristol, celebrates the album Apuntalo!, with DJ Lubi also on the bill.