Pitchblack Mixtapes #38: Hip Hop Loves Jazz - listening session in the dark - Wednesday 3 December 2025 8:15PM @ We The Curious Planetarium, Bristol

Please arrive by event start time as latecomers will not be admitted and refunds will not be offered

It's Pitchblack Playback, only it's a themed mixtape instead of an album.

Expect the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, De La Soul, Kendrick Lamar, Robert Glasper and Erykah Badu in this bespoke mixtape exploring the love affair between hip hop and jazz, created by Pitchblack Playback founder Ben Gomori specially for this event and played in the dark on We The Curious' immersive Planetarium sound system with no distractions, talking, singing or phones.

"This sounds great” — Rick Rubin
"A fabulous idea" — Jay Kay, Jamiroquai
"The optimal way to listen to an album" — Max Richter
"This might just be my favourite new thing to do" — Nihal, BBC Radio 5 Live

Ticket includes Pitchblack Playback eye mask for extra darkness.

As recommended by The Guardian, GQ, Time Out, Metro and Newsweek.

Duration: 60 minutes 

Venue Address: We The Curious Planetarium, 1 Millennium Square, One Millennium Square, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5DB, United Kingdom