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Paul van der Feen (born 8 June 1978, in Middelburg) is a Dutch saxophonist.
Coming from a musical family, van der Feen displayed an interest in 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".
After switching from clarinet to alto sax, van der Feen began his studying at age 16 at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and concluded his education with Bob Mintzer in New York City. During these years, he explored musical styles such as hip hop, funk, classical music, and world music, but was drawn back into jazz by rediscovering Coltrane and Shorter. Subsequently, he started writing for his quartet — the Paul van der Feen Quartet.
In 2004, van der Feen won Fourth Prize at the White Foundation World Sax Competition in London , during which he played with Geri Allen, Rob Hurst and Eric Harland. Paul has collaborated with other jazz musicians since and was featured by the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw.
Currently, he is a member of the Metropole Orkest. He has played alongside John Scofield, Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider and Terrence Blanchard, among others.
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