It’s the end of an era for BAMBII‘s legendary underground party JERK. On November 20, the acclaimed DJ will host THE LAST JERK at Toronto’s Runnymede Hall.
In a post on Instagram, she confirmed that she’s moving away from Toronto, writing, “RUMOURS ARE TRUE, TORONTO. IM MOVING. BUT SAVE ME THE LAST DANCE?”
BAMBII founded JERK, named after the spice, over ten years ago as a rave celebrating Caribbean culture and global dance music. It broke new ground as regular event focused on people of colour and the queer community.
“JERK is an expression of what Toronto feels like to me,” BAMBII told Toronto Star in 2023. “Growing up, Caribbean music was something that was in my blood and a part of my heritage, but it’s also so much a part of Toronto — it’s shaped the city’s cultural landscape since the ’80s.”
Outside of Toronto, BAMBII has hosted the party in Montreal, New York and Los Angeles. It’s not clear yet who the lineup will be for THE LAST JERK, but there are only a few tickets left and it’s bound to be hot.
London will be lucky to have BAMBII, who was featured in an Exclaim! cover story for the release of her EP INFINITY CLUB, which went on to be nominated for the 2024 Polaris Prize. Since following it up with INFINITY CLUB II in 2025, BAMBII has released a handful of singles. Her latest, “Drop,” came out earlier this month.