Bio
Founded in 2018 in the German capital, the Jungle Jazz Band is an internationally renowned band dedicated to the revival of authentic jazz in a traditional lineup from the early 1920s. The band’s style evokes the original raw and powerful sound of early jazz, where the music was meant to be hot, fun and danceable.
Inspired by the greatest composers such as Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Louis Armstrong -and his Hot Five, Sidney Bechet and others, the band delivers fresh interpretations and exciting arrangements that will appeal to dancers, jazz connoisseurs to party audiences, delighting all types of crowds.
The band members of The Jungle Jazz Band come from different countries such as France, Spain, England and Russia, although they all got to meet each other in Berlin through the last decade.
The Jungle Jazz Band also works with international artists like the fabulous American singer Meschiya Lake, awarded best female singer (Offbeat Magazines Best of the Beat poll) in 2013, 2014 (Offbeat Magazine) and 3 years in a row at the Consecutive years at the Big Easy Awards, together.
In 2019, the band had a great time touring in the Netherlands with the Dutch modern circus company “the Ashton Brothers”, enjoying the opportunity to play and work together on their show “Ashtonia” in front of more than 30,000 spectators.