Josef Wawau Adler (born 25 January 1967, in Karlsruhe) is a German-Romani jazz guitarist.
Born into a family of Sinti Romani people, Roma, he is heavily influenced by Django Reinhardt, but also Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, Pat Martino and George Benson.
He formed a trio with Holzmanno Winterstein and Axel Miller,
and has also played with Andreas Öberg and Joel Locher, the bassist who he released ''Here’s to Django'' with in 2010, and many others.2013 Recorded Wawau Adler the CD Expressions with Hono Winterstein Eva Slongo Joel Locher and Bertrand Le Guillou. In 2020 Wawau released his current CD Happy Birthday Django 110 by GLM music. Latest CD I play with you GLM music. 2022
References
External links
Official siteOutdoor jam with Andreas Öberg and Joel Locher
1967 births
Living people
Musicians from Karlsruhe
German Sinti people
German jazz guitarists
German male guitarists
Gypsy jazz guitarists
Jazz educators
German male jazz musicians
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