Wauwau Adler is internationally known as an outstanding Gypsy Jazz guitarist. He was born Josef Adler in 1967 in Karlsruhe. Adler took to the guitar at the age of nine and gave his first concert when he was only 13 years old. Today, Adler is regarded as one of the best Gypsy Jazz guitarists globally, devoted to Jazz Manouche also known as Gypsy Swing. This was the first Jazz Style with European roots, created by Belgian-born guitarist Django Reinhardt, who brought it to fame in the 1930s. Adler released his first CD Wauwau Adler – With Body and Soul with Bella Musica in 1991, which was inspired by Bebop and Jazz Rock. Throughout the nineties he toured Germany and Switzerland. At the world-famous Gypsy Jazz festival, the Django Reinhardt festival Samois sur Seine in France he made his debut in 2003. In 2006 his album Wauwau Adler – Back to the Roots was released by Satin Doll Records. Holzmano Winterstein, Joel Locher and the accordion virtuoso Marcel Loeffler accompany him on this album. Various live performances in Germany, Italy and France followed. In 2020, Adler celebrates his 40-year anniversary as a performer with a new album release for the occasion. His dedication to the Django Style is second to none and songs like Happy Birthday Django 110 honour the deceased artists on his 110th anniversary. Adler’s interpretations are impressive, without alienating or copying. Numerous live performances are on his agenda for 2020.