Foyer Jazz - Dan Forshaw Coltrane @100
Our Foyer Club events offer a relaxed, cabaret-style atmosphere with intimate table seating, a full bar, and a rotating selection of food vans. Food for this event will be provided by The Wandering Yak. An order link will be added a week before the event.
Saxophonist Dan Forshaw brings Coltrane @100 to Saffron Hall, as part of a year-long project marking the centenary of John Coltrane.
This concert explores why Coltrane’s music still matters — not as a historical artefact, but as a living, demanding art form. Forshaw’s programme traces Coltrane’s full creative arc, from the drive and clarity of Blue Train and Giant Steps, through the modal expansiveness of Impressions, to the spiritual intensity of A Love Supreme. The music is treated not as repertoire to be recreated, but as material to be questioned, shaped and renewed in the present moment.
Forshaw is widely recognised for his deep engagement with Coltrane’s work, approaching it as a study in truth, discipline and transformation. For him, Coltrane’s legacy lies not only in innovation, but in the way sound was used to express belief, struggle and purpose. Each performance in this series reflects that ethos: honest, open, and responsive to the room.
With a hand-picked quartet, Forshaw brings clarity, risk and momentum to music that continues to challenge both musicians and listeners. This Saffron Hall concert offers a rare opportunity to hear Coltrane’s music at scale — searching, alive, and deeply human — in a space designed for listening
Schedule
All timings are approximate and will be updated closer to the show date. Please check the website on the day of the performance for up-to-date information.
Latecomers can usually be admitted at a suitable gap within the performance.
When to arrive
7pm - 7.45pm
We have over 400 free parking spots for anyone driving.
Foyer opens
7pm
Collect your street food and grab a drink before the show starts
Show starts
8pm
Interval
Interval (20 mins)
Show ends
10pm (approx)