Jungle

Group

Jungle

free jazz trio Mat Walerian, Matthew Shipp and Hamid Drake

From
Toruń, United States
Since
2012–present
Releases
1

About

Jungle are a British band formed in early 2013 by London-based producers Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland. Jungle have released five studio albums: Jungle (2014), which was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize; For Ever (2018); Loving in Stereo (2021); Volcano (2023); and Sunshine (2026). The first two albums were released through XL Recordings while the latter three via their independent label Caiola Records.

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In late 2023, having worked as a main musical contributor on Loving in Stereo, and co-writing every track with founding member J Lloyd on the album Volcano, it became official that Lydia Kitto joined Lloyd-Watson and McFarland as a full-time member after their BRIT nomination for Group of the Year.

From Jungle (band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

  • Hamid Drake 2012–now · original member drums (drum set)
  • Matthew Shipp 2012–now · original member piano
  • Mat Walerian 2012–now · original member clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, alto saxophone

Discography

Live 1

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Also known as

Mat Walerian, Matthew Shipp, Hamid Drake

Identifiers

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.