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Paul Weiling | biography                              

​Saxophonist Paul Weiling has been highly rewarded by the press for his “extraodinary, harmonically powerful supported lyricism” and for “letting his saxophone swing and jubilate with freedom and fantasy”. After his studies with Ferdinand Povel in the Netherlands and with David Liebman in New York he started his first band as a leader, the Paul Weiling Trio, with Tjitze Vogel on double bass and the legendary Clarence Becton on drums. Their CD New Amsterdam Reflections, featuring slide guitar wizard David Tronzo (NYC), was presented on the North Sea Jazz Festival at The Hague in 1998.

Paul's second project as a leader was his bassless quartet Global Axis with percussion kit, piano/synthesizer and voice. In 2001 the band recorded their album ‘New World Music’ for TryTone Records, Amsterdam.

His last two CD productions have both been honoured by the press with  five star reviews in De Volkskrant, among others: Tales of Tala is a group formed by five musicians from India, the Middle East and Europe, exploring the Indian language (tala) of rhythm and improvisation. Their CD Untold has been released in 2012. With his group Compasión and the CD Salmuera Paul discovered an innovative and convincing way for merging these styles into a new idiom.

Together with percussionist and marimba player Leticia Bal he leads the Latin and world-jazz duo Quartier Latin, exploring new possibilities of live-on-stage sequencing or “loops”. In 2016 Paul started his Saxomatic Universe, a solo project combining saxophone soundscapes, live electronics and video art.

Besides leading his own projects, Paul currently plays with the John Fillmore Quartet (CD Amento) and as a guest soloist with Trio Son Cubano (CD Donde qiera se ven).
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Since 1995, Paul has been working at the Academy for Music and Performing Arts (AMPA) | Fontys Conservatory atTilburg (NL) as professor for jazz saxophone (main subject) and ensemble coaching. Since 2006 he is also a mentor and study coach for a group of conservatory students.

The way Paul Weiling lets
​his saxophone swing and jubilate with freedom and fantasy can only make you happy."   Mundo Flamenco (NL)

​... a musician who creates
a genuine idiom out of the accomplishments of tradition in addition to his personal sound. 
Deventer Dagblad (NL)

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"Paul Weiling knows how to build up magic musical tension."
Angela Ballhorn | Jazzthetik magazine

"... beautiful saxophone playing with warmth and authority"
Frank van Herk  | Jazz Nu magazine

“...extraodinary, harmonically powerful supported lyricism...”
Jan Rensen | Brabants Dagblad

... impressive soloist ...     ... space jazz ... 
Ton Maas | De Volkskrant      René de Cocq | Apeldoornse Courant

PAUL WEILING | biografie (NL)
Saxofonist Paul Weiling wordt door de pers geprezen om zijn "...bijzondere, harmonisch krachtig ondersteunde lyriek..." en omdat hij “…zijn saxofoon laat swingen en jubelen met een vrijheid en een fantasie waar je wel blij van moet worden. Na zijn studies met Ferdinand Povel in Nederland en David Liebman in New York startte hij zijn eerste groep als bandleider, het Paul Weiling Trio, met Tjitze Vogel op contrabas en de legendarische drummer Clarence Becton.  Hun CD New Amsterdam Reflections met slide gitaar wizard David Tronzo werd gepresenteerd op het North Sea Jazz Festival in 1998.

Paul's tweede project als bandleider was zijn basloze kwartet Global Axis met percussiekit, piano/synthesizer en stem. In 2001 nam de band hun album 'New World Music' op voor TryTone Records, Amsterdam.​ Als musicus, componist en producent oogstte Paul onder andere vijfsterren recensies in de Volkskrant voor zijn cross-over projecten Compasión (CD Salmuera) en Tales of Tala (CD Untold).  Samen met percussioniste and marimba speelster Leticia Bal leidt Paul het Latin en world-jazz duo Quartier Latin, waarmee zij nieuwe mogelijkheden van live sequencing (loops) in de praktijk brengen. In 2016 startte hij zijn soloproject Saxomatic Universe, een combinatie van saxofoon soundscapes, live electronics en video art. Naast zijn eigen projecten is Paul momenteel actief met het John Fillmore Quartet (CD Amento) en als gastsolist met het Trio Son Cubano (CD Donde qiera se ven).

Sinds 1995 is Paul verbonden aan de Academy for Music and Performance Art (AMPA) | Fontys Conservatorium, Tilburg als hoofdvakdocent jazz saxofoon, en ensemble coach. Sinds 2006 is hij daarnaast ook mentor en studiecoach voor een groep studenten.