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Wolfgang Haffner
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Musicians · b. 1965

Wolfgang Haffner

German musician

Born
7 December 1965
Wunsiedel
Country
Germany
Record labels
ACT Music, Skip Records
Discography
16 albums

Biography

Wolfgang Haffner is a jazz musician. Wolfgang Haffner was born on 7 December 1965 in Wunsiedel. The music is usually filed under jazz, alternative rock and lounge music. Record labels: ACT Music and Skip Records. The discography here lists 16 albums, from “Whatever It Is” (1991) to “Life Rhythm Live” (2025). Honours include Wolfram von Eschenbach Award (2010), Bavarian Culture Prize (2011) and Prize of the city of Nuremberg (2014).

Wolfgang Haffner (born 7 December 1965) is a German jazz drummer with an extensive discography.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Whatever It Is 1991
Movin' On 1992
Music 1999
Urban Life 2005
Zooming 2005
Shapes 2006
Acoustic Shapes 2008 · Live
Round Silence 2009
Heart of the Matter 2012
Kind of Cool 2015
Kind of Spain 2017
Kind of Tango 2020
Silent World 2023
Life Rhythm 2024
Life Rhythm Live 2025 · Live
Live & Real · Live

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Albums where Wolfgang Haffner is credited as a sideman

1998 Love — Till Brönner drums (drum set)
1999 Jazz Goes to Hollywood — Lalo Schifrin drums (drum set)
2002 Sentimental Journey — Nils Landgren drums (drum set)
2003 Music for Jazz Orchestra — Albert Mangelsdorff drums (drum set)
2004 That Summer — Till Brönner drums (drum set)
2004 Shining on You — Viktoria Tolstoy drums (drum set)
2005 My Swedish Heart — Viktoria Tolstoy membranophone
2016 Some Other Time: A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein — Nils Landgren with Janis Siegel, Bochumer Symphoniker drums (drum set)
2019 Rocks — Randy Brecker & NDR Bigband drums (drum set)
2019 4 Wheel Drive — Landgren - Wollny - Danielsson - Haffner drums (drum set), producer
2022 3 Generations — Nils Landgren drums (drum set), producer

Awards

  • 2010 Wolfram von Eschenbach Award
  • 2011 Bavarian Culture Prize
  • 2014 Prize of the city of Nuremberg

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Frequently asked questions

When and where was Wolfgang Haffner born?

Wolfgang Haffner was born 7 December 1965 in Wunsiedel.

What are Wolfgang Haffner's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Whatever It Is (1991), Movin' On (1992), Music (1999), Urban Life (2005) and Zooming (2005).

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