Donovan Haffner Quartet & Special Guests
Presented by Folded Wing
| Donovan Haffner | alto saxophone |
|---|---|
| Laurie Rich | piano |
| Harry Pearce | double bass |
| Luke McCarthy | drums |
Kings Place and Folded Wing present alto saxophonist Donovan Haffner and special guests. Celebrating 20 years of Folded Wing – the pioneering audio production company connecting cultures, creatives and audiences through jazz – this special one-off showcases artists at the beating heart of the London jazz scene.
Folded Wing has been putting on events and championing artists since its beginnings, creating platforms where heritage meets new talent. It feels fitting that its 20th anniversary celebrations begin on stage.
This September, Folded Wing presents Donovan Haffner, Jazz FM’s 2026 Breakthrough Act of the Year and an alumnus of Tomorrow’s Warriors, which is also marking its 35th anniversary this year, in partnership with Kings Place. Joined by special guests to be announced, Haffner leads a celebration of two decades of Folded Wing’s commitment to championing the next generation of jazz talent. Twenty years in, they’re just getting started.
This event will be recorded for future Folded Wing productions.
This event will last for approximately 2 hours, with an interval.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
Kings Place Concessions Tickets
We want to ensure that people who may be struggling financially to purchase a ticket can still enjoy visiting Kings Place. A limited number of tickets are allocated for certain events (if the ticket type does not show in the booking pathway, it means they are not available for this event or have all been sold). Concessions tickets are accessible for people on the following criteria (for more information visit our FAQs)
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- Disability Benefit
- Income Support or Job Seekers allowance
- Students
£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
A limited number of £10 tickets are available for certain shows to attendees aged under 30. To access Under 30s tickets, your account needs to be updated with your Date of Birth. Please visit the account centre to add your Date of Birth and go to ‘Other Preferences’ to opt in to the Under 30s Scheme.
If £10 tickets are available, the ticket discount will apply automatically at checkout. If the discount does not apply, this means all ‘Under 30s’ tickets have sold out for the performance.
Please note that proof of age may be requested at the venue.
Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
About Donovan Haffner
Donovan Haffner, winner of the Breakthrough Act of the Year category at the Jazz FM Awards 2026 and the Jazz Newcomer category at the Jazz Parliamentary Awards 2025, is a south-east London-born alto saxophonist.
At the age of 11, Donovan joined the highly respected Tomorrow’s Warriors Young Artist Development Programme, where he was mentored by Gary Crosby OBE, Binker Golding and Alex Davis. He quickly proved himself a standout talent and, by the age of 18, was invited to tour Italy with multi-award-winning drummer Moses Boyd.
Since then, Donovan has studied for an undergraduate degree in Jazz Performance at the Royal Academy of Music. He has performed with Jay Phelps, Charlie Stacey and Balimaya, as well as Danish pianist and composer Rasmus Sørensen and Joshua Redman’s pianist Paul Cornish as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. He was also selected by Tony Kofi to join American jazz legend Charles Tolliver’s Big Band, performing at the Barbican as part of the London Jazz Festival. Donovan remains an active member of the Tomorrow’s Warriors musical family, performing with both the Nu Civilisation Orchestra and Jazz Jamaica.
About Folded Wing
What started in a flat in 2006 with a record collection and a lot of passion has become the UK’s biggest independent jazz content producer – and twenty years on, Folded Wing is still independent, still ambitious, and still proving that specialist music matters. What has always made Folded Wing different isn’t the awards. It’s the people. A small, passionate team who live and breathe music, who have nurtured talent on and off the mic for two decades, and who believe specialist music deserves the biggest possible audiences.
From producing The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio for 16 years to launching the BBC’s first daily jazz show; from bringing hip hop to Radio 2 to setting up radio stations, creating sound installations, pioneering podcasts and live events, and training the next generation – the thread has always been the same: care about the music, care about the people, and never be afraid to do things differently.
Reviews
‘South London’s Donovan Haffner has got off to a flying start – released an album, played with everyone on the UK jazz scene and garnered plaudits and prizes.’ Jazzwise
