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Wolfgang Haffner

Wolfgang Haffner was born in Wunsiedel, Germany in 1965. He started playing drums and piano at the age of six. He began his career as a professional musician in the German French Jazz Ensemble, conducted by German Jazz legend Albert Mangelsdorff. Haffner later became the drummer in Klaus Doldinger´s „Passport“, with whom he played for 11 years, touring Europe and South Africa. From 1994 to 1995 he was the drummer in the Band of one of the greatest female singers of all times, Chaka Khan.

Haffner has played Festivals around the world, such as Montreux, Paris, Chicago, Los Angeles, Berlin, Madrid, Zurich, London and toured more than 50 countries. In 2002 Haffner formed the Wolfgang Haffner Band which toured Europe. Haffner has played on about 350 Recordings, including 11 albums under his own name. He will be joined by Hubert Nuss on piano and Christian Diener on bass in this South-Asia tour under the aegis of the Goethe-Institut.