Donovan Haffner Quartet

Born and bred in South East London, at age 11 Donovan joined the highly respected Tomorrow's Warriors Young Artist Development Programme where he was mentored by Gary Crosby and Binker Golding and at 18 he toured Italy with multi-award-winning drummer Moses Boyd.

The drive and sophistication of his playing, as well as his growing reputation as a bandleader and composer and how he interprets his own compositions, is bringing him to the attention of jazz fans across the country.

Donovan Haffner: alto saxophone
Laurie Rich: piano
Harry Pearce: bass
Jack Thomas: drums

“There's so much sincerity and gravity in what he plays and his unforced musicality really draws you in” - Soweto Kinch, Round Midnight, BBC Radio 3

“Alleviate’ is an absolutely awesome debut …. I've watched his development for the last two or three years and he has blossomed into a really special musician” - Tony Minvielle, Jazz FM/One Jazz