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Paul van der Feen

Paul(1978) practicaly grew up playing with his brothers Mark,Matthew and Clemens. Having switched from clarinet to altosax Paul began his studying at age 16 at the Amsterdam Conservatory and ended his education with Bob Mintzer in New York. During these years Paul explored several musical styles like hiphop/funk, classical and world music but was drawn (back) into jazz by rediscovering Coltrane and Shorter. In 2004 Paul was price winner at the world renowned White Foundation World Sax Competition in London, during which he played with Geri Allen, Rob Hurst and Eric Harland. Paul encountered a host of jazzmusicians since and was featured by the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw. He also started writing for his featuring Quartet. Paul is currently one of the Metropole Orchestra soloists conducted by Vince Mendoza and played accordingly with John Scofield, Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider and Terence Blanchard.