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"If you were music, I would listen to you ceaselessly, and my low spirits would brighten up." - Anna Akhmatova

Wolfgang Haffner is a well known drummer & composer in the world of music. His illustrious career started at the age of 18 when he was discovered by legendary trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff. The list of musicians he played/recorded/toured with is nearly endless: Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny, The Brecker Brothers, Ivan Lins, Jan Garbarek, Gregory Porter, Michael Franks, Roy Ayers, Bugge Wesseltoft, The Manhattan Transfer, Nils Petter Molvaer, The JB Horns, Esbjörn Svensson, Bob James, Mezzoforte, Lee Ritenour, Till Brönner, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Cassandra Wilson, Clark Terry, Johnny Griffin, Nils Landgren, Mike Stern, Chuck Loeb, Hildegard Knef, Konstantin Wecker, Die Fantastischen Vier, Xavier Naidoo, NDR Big Band, WDR Big Band, just to name a few. Wolfgang also collaborates with heavy weights of the electronic music scene such as Ricardo Villalobos, Timo Maas & Nightmares on Wax.

Wolfgang Haffner can be heard on about 400 albums up to date, he played on all major Jazz Festivals around the world, toured in 100 countries, from Japan to the US, from South Africa to Brasil. He recorded 16 Solo Albums and made himself a name as a producer of Bands like Mezzoforte and german singer Max Mutzke.

In 2010 he received an ECHO award, followed by the cultural award from his hometown Nuremberg in Germany. His album “Kind of Cool“ went to #1 in the Jazz charts, and even made it into the german Pop charts for 5 weeks. His own group the Wolfgang Haffner Trio tours around the world intensively.

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Life Rhythm (vinyl)
Wolfgang Haffner
Life Rhythm
Wolfgang Haffner
4 Wheel Drive II (vinyl)
Landgren – Wollny – Danielsson – Haffner
4 Wheel Drive II
Landgren – Wollny – Danielsson – Haffner
Silent World (vinyl)
Wolfgang Haffner
Silent World
Wolfgang Haffner
Sentimental Journey (vinyl)
Nils Landgren
Dream Band Live in Concert
Wolfgang Haffner
Essentials | Shapes – Round Silence – Heart of the Matter
Wolfgang Haffner
Kind of Tango
Wolfgang Haffner
Kind of Tango (vinyl)
Wolfgang Haffner
4 Wheel Drive Live
Landgren – Wollny – Danielsson – Haffner
4 Wheel Drive
Landgren – Wollny – Danielsson – Haffner
4 Wheel Drive (vinyl)
Landgren – Wollny – Danielsson – Haffner
Kind of Spain
Wolfgang Haffner
Kind of Spain (vinyl)
Wolfgang Haffner
some other time (vinyl)
Nils Landgren
some other time
Nils Landgren
Thank You Baby!
Torsten Goods
Kind of Cool
Wolfgang Haffner
Silent Ways
Cæcilie Norby
Love Comes To Town
Torsten Goods
Signature Edition 4
Wolfgang Haffner
Round Silence
Wolfgang Haffner
Shapes
Wolfgang Haffner