Wolfgang Haffner (born 7 December 1965) is a German

jazz drummer Jazz drumming is the art of playing percussion (predominantly the drum kit, which includes a variety of drums and cymbals) in jazz styles ranging from 1910s-style Dixieland jazz to 1970s-era jazz fusion and 1980s-era Latin jazz. The techniques an ...

with an extensive discography.

Discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...

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Discography

* 2023 – Silent World * 2020 – Kind of Tango * 2019 – ''4WD'' (with Nils Landgren) * 2019 – ''The East End'' (with

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, a ...

) * 2017 – ''Kind of Spain'' (with

Jan Lundgren Jan Lundgren (born 22 March 1966) is an internationally active Swedish jazz musician. He is a pianist, composer, and senior lecturer at the Malmö Academy of Music, where he has taught since autumn 1991, as well as the artistic director of the ...

, Sebastian Studnitzky, Daniel Stelter, Christopher Dell &

Lars Danielsson Lars Danielsson (born 5 September 1958) is a Swedish jazz bassist, composer, and record producer. Biography Danielsson was born in Smålandsstenar, and was educated at the music conservatory in Gothenburg. He plays double bass, electric bass ...

) * 2015 – ''Kind of Cool'' * 2012 – ''Heart of the Matter'' (with

Dominic Miller Dominic James Miller (born 21 March 1960) is a British guitarist. He has worked most of his career as a sideman and guitarist for, among others, Julia Fordham, Eddi Reader and notably Sting. He has also released several solo albums. Career Mi ...

, Eythor Gunnarsson, Sebastian Studnitzky) * 2011 – ''Gravity'' (with

, Julian Wasserfuhr & Roman Wasserfuhr) * 2010 – ''Wolfgang Haffner Edition'' * 2009 – ''Round Silence'' * 2008 – ''Acoustic Shapes'' * 2007 – ''Express'' (with Metro) * 2006 – ''Abracadabra: Celebrating Klaus Doldinger'' (with

Roberto di Gioia Roberto is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish variation of the male given name Robert. Notable people named Roberto include: * Roberto (footballer, born 1912) * Roberto (footballer, born 1977) * Roberto (footballer, born 1978) * Roberto (footbal ...

& Dieter Ilg) * 2006 – ''Shapes'' (Produced with Nils Landgren) * 2004 – ''ZOOMING'' * 2004 – ''Funky Abba'' (with Nils Landgren) * 2003 – ''Music For Jazz Orchestra'' (with Albert Mangelsdorff and the NDR-Big-Band) * 2002 – ''Live & Real'' * 2002 – ''Grapevine'' (with

Metro Metro may refer to: Geography * Metro City (Indonesia), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urban area with high ...

) * 2002 – ''When The Angels Swing'' (with „No Angels“) * 2001 – ''Urban Life'' * 2000 – The German Jazz Masters '' Old Friends'' * 2000 – ''Metrocafe'' (with Metro) * 2000 – ''Swing Low Sweet Clarinet'' (with

Eddie Daniels Eddie Daniels (born October 19, 1941) is an American musician and composer. Although he is best known as a jazz clarinetist, he has also played saxophone and flute as well as classical music on clarinet. Early life, family and education Daniel ...

and hr-Big-Band) * 1999 – ''Love'' (with

Till Brönner Till Brönner (; born 6 May 1971 in Viersen, West Germany) is a German jazz trumpeter, Flugelhorn, flügelhorn player, singer, composer, producer and photographer. History From 1989–1991, Brönner was a member of the Peter Herbolzheimer Rhyt ...

) * 1999 – ''Music'' * 1998 – ''Zappelbude'' (with Roberto Di Gioia) * 1998 – ''Celtic Moon'' (with Miller Anderson) * 1997 – ''All the April Snow'' (with Peter Bolte) * 1997 – ''Hut Ab!'' (with

Albert Mangelsdorff Albert Mangelsdorff (September 5, 1928 – July 25, 2005) was a German jazz trombonist. Working mainly in free jazz, he was an innovator in multiphonics. Early life Mangelsdorff was born in Frankfurt on September 5, 1928, as the son of the book ...

) * 1997 – ''Back Home'' * 1996 – ''Beautiful Love'' (with Eddie Daniels) * 1996 – ''One Kiss'' (with Carmen Cuesta) * 1995 – ''Tree People'' (with Metro) * 1994 – ''Metro'' (with Metro) * 1992 – ''Movin‘ On'' * 1990 – ''Balance of Happiness'' (with

Klaus Doldinger Klaus Doldinger (; born 12 May 1936) is a German saxophonist known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer. He was the recipient of the 1997's Bavarian Film Awards. He is also a frequent collaborator of German filmmaker Wolfgang Pet ...

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) * 1987 – ''Al Cohn meets Al Porcino'' (with

Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist ...

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Wolfgang Haffner Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2008) 1965 births Living people German jazz drummers German male drummers German male musicians ACT Music artists German male jazz musicians {{jazz-drummer-stub

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