Jazz Instructor
Paul Frederick

Paul Frederick is a third generation musician/band leader. He has composed music for over forty film, television, industrial and documentary productions, as well as music for the concert hall. His music and saxophone performances can be heard on the Emmy nominated TV movie, "Laughter on the 23rd Floor;" the "VH1: Behind the Music" series, "Biography: The Ethel Merman Story;" and the feature film "Slap Her, She’s French." Based in Los Angeles, Paul performs and records with his saxophone and clarinet regularly all over the country. Composes and arranges music. Conducts a composing class for directors at AFI, is published with Warner Brothers and Alfred Publications. Born in upstate New York, Paul began studying music at the age of five. He received a degree in film and television scoring from the University of California Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the

State University of New York at Albany where he specialized in electronic music. He has also studied jazz saxophone improvisation at the Eastman School of Music.