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Donovan Haffner / Zach Sholapurkar
JAM second set
Presented by: Jazz at MAP| 0 | LONDON: MAP Studio Cafe |
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| P | Sunday 16th November, 2025 |
| N | 7:30pm |
Event information
Zach Sholapurkar is a young and talented alto saxophonist based in London. He is studying at the Royal Academy of Music and has already performed with legends of jazz such as John McLaughlin and Gary Husband. He is also a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. His influences include Charlie Parker, Jackie McLean, Charles McPherson, and Johnny Hodges. He has appeared at various jazz venues and festivals both in the UK and abroad, such as the Battersea Jazz Festival, Oliver’s Jazz Bar, Lucille’s Harlem and La Note Bleu, where he impresses audiences with his confident and expressive playing. He is one of the rising stars of the London jazz scene.
Donovan Haffner, winner of the 'Jazz Newcomer' category at the Jazz Parliamentary Awards 2025 is a south-east London born and bred alto saxophonist.
Aged 11, Donovan joined the highly respected Tomorrow's Warriors Young Artist Development Programme and was mentored by Gary Crosby OBE, Binker Golding, and Alex Davis. He proved to be a stand-out talent and, by the age of 18, he was invited to tour Italy with multi-award-winning drummer Moses Boyd.
Since then, Donovan has played with Jay Phelps, Charlie Stacey, and Balimaya. He has also performed with the Danish jazz pianist/composer Rasmus Sorenson and was selected by Tony Kofi to be part of, American jazz legend, Charles Tolliver's Big Band, headlining at the Barbican as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. And Donovan is still very much part of the Tomorrow's Warriors musical family, performing with both Nu Civilisation Orchestra and Jazz Jamaica.