- Paul van der Feen
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Paul van der Feen (born
8 June 1978 ,Middelburg ) is a Dutch saxophonist.Career
Being from a musical family, Paul not unexpectedly displayed an extraordinary love for music from a young age. He grew up playing with his brothers Mark, Matthijs and Clemens. Together, they released 2 albums under "van der Feen Brothers".
Having switched from clarinet to altosax, Paul began his studying at age 16 at the
Conservatorium van Amsterdam and concluded his education withBob Mintzer inNew York . During these years, Paul explored several musical styles like hiphop/funk, classical and world music but was drawn back into jazz by rediscoveringColtrane and Shorter. Subsequently he started writing for his Quartet - the "Paul van der Feen Quartet".In 2004, Paul was a prize winner at the world renowned White Foundation World Sax Competition in London [http://www.whitefoundation.com/24453.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*] , during which he played with
Geri Allen ,Rob Hurst andEric Harland . Paul has encountered a host of jazz musicians since and was featured by theJazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw .At present Paul is an often featured member of the Metropole Orchestra; which in turn is conducted by Vince Mendoza. In this role, he has played alongside
John Scofield ,Bob Brookmeyer ,Maria Schneider andTerrence Blanchard , among others.External links
* [http://www.paulvanderfeen.com/ Official site]
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