Paul Andrew is a German-Australian saxophonist, composer & arranger, who grew up in the south of Germany. During his studies in Jazz Saxophone (Bachelor/Mannheim) and Jazz Composition (Master/Berlin), he was already an active part of the German and European music scene. With his Funk/Soul band FATCAT he has played over 400 shows, including well-known events such as the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival or Fusion Festival, as well as live-performances on German national TV. He’s played as a support act for Chaka Khan, Jamie Cullum, Anastacia and many more. His own material has been played at festivals such as the Jazzopen (Stuttgart) and Jazzclubs all over Germany.
Paul Andrew has recently performed with artists such as David Haynes, Philip Lassiter, Doug Weiss the German rock-band ‚the deadnotes‘ and rapper Chabezo - again showing his diversity in style and genre. In the last years he has spent quite some time in Bahia (Brazil), forming new connections and friendships. There he frequently works with upcoming artists such as bassist Filipe Moreno, singer Ângela Velloso or guitarist Tarcísio Santos.
Due to all these different influences and his generalist approach to music, there is an enormous stylistic variety to be found in his playing. Nevertheless his individual sound is marked by a full and rich texture as well as complex and precise rhythmical patterns that he presents with great ease, while creating melodies of an evocative and sometimes almost symphonic nature.