He was born in Villena (Alicante) and began his musical studies at the Professional Conservatory of Music in that city at the age of 8. He studied at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Madrid obtaining the degree and the final degree prize. He completed his training in various courses and seminars with prestigious trombonists such as: Ricardo Casero, Juan Bautista Abad, Ximo Vicedo, Branimir Slokar, Gilles Milliere, Dani Bomvin, Jonas Bylund. He was a member of youth orchestras such as the Youth Orchestra of the Generalitat Valenciana, Youth Orchestra of the Community of Madrid, Orchestra of the Academy of the Gran Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona. He also performed as a collaborator in various groups, including the Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatro del Liceo, National Youth Orchestra of Spain, Symphony Orchestra of the Community of Madrid, Symphony Orchestra of Alicante, Municipal Band of Albacete, Municipal Band of Alicante, National Orchestra of Algeria, among others.
He has taught at several music schools as well as the Professional Conservatory of Puertollano (Ciudad Real), Professional Conservatory of Elda (Alicante), Professional Conservatory of Mutxamel (Alicante) and the Centro Superior de la Escuela de Música Creativa in Madrid.
He studied Jazz at the Conservatorio Superior "Joaquin Rodrigo" in Valencia with teachers such as Ramón Cardo, Toni Belenguer, Santi Navalón, Albert Sanz, Javier Feierstein. He completed his jazz training in various seminars with teachers such as Carlos Martin, Francisco Blanco "Latino", Greg Hopkins, Mark Nightingale, Perico Sambeat, Chris Cheek, Jorge Rossi, Peter Bernstein, Jimmy Worsmouth, Mike Kannan, so on.
Since 2005 he has been working with the Sedajazz collective through which he began to introduce himself professionally in jazz. He has collaborated with various groups such as Sedajazz Big Band, Llibert Fortuny XXL Electric Big Band, Perico Sambeat's Flamenco Big Band, Mathew Herbert Brexit Big Band, ..... In these and other formations he has had the opportunity to share the stage with top musicians, including Toni Belenguer, Carlos Martin, David Pastor, Jesús Santandreu, Perico Sambeat, Mike Philipe Mossman, Marc Miralta, Javier Colina, Fabio Miano, Ramon Cardo, Albert Sanz, among others. He has performed at numerous jazz festivals nationally and internationally, highlighting the San Sebastian Jazz Festival, Madrid, Barcelona, Tolousse, Campeche (Mexico), San Javier, Copenhagen... In 2009 he performed in the Spanish tour of the musical Fiebre del Sabado Noche. He participated in the recording of the soundtrack of the film Yucatan, composed by Roque Baños.
He participated in numerous recording projects, several of them of the Sedajazz collective (Hornflakes, L'Emigrant -Albert Sanz-, Compendium -Jesús Santandreu-) and with other groups such as Chema Peñalver New Orleans Jazz Band, Tracey Reid and The Sweet Rhythm Kings, Le Dancing Pepa Swing band, Clasijazz Big Band (Symphony in the Clouds -Kenny Werner-). With Clasijazz Big Band he has had the opportunity to play with jazz legends such as Barry Harris, Lee Konitz, Jerry Bergonzi, Kenny Werner and to be part of projects such as the revision of Charles Mingus' Epitaph. Under the direction of Perico Sambeat, he participates in several projects like "Tribute to Don Ellis” and “Perico Sambet Plays Zappa” offered in several national jazz festivals. He is also a member of different groups such as Cotijazz Big Band, BvR Flamenco Big Band, Le Dancing Pepa Swing Band, Big Band Matisse. With Le Dancing Pepa Swing Band he participates in his last three recording projects ("Hat n' dance”, "Dancin' in Storiville” and “Balboa Lovers”) as well as performing in numerous national and international swing festivals. He is also part of several projects that fuse jazz and flamenco. On the one hand the already mentioned Flamenco Big Band of Perico Sambeat and BvR Flamenco Big Band (directed by the Dutch saxophonist Bernard van Rosum). He participates in the show Iberiana, an adaptation for Big Band of the Iberia Suite by Albéniz performed and directed by Lluis Vidal. On the other hand, the project "Caótico" Bolita Big Band (of the guitarist José Quevedo "Bolita") premiered at the XX Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla and also participates in the recording and tour of the album "El Tiempo Pasa Volando" of the singer Miguel Poveda performing on stages such as the Teatro Real in Madrid and Wizink Center, among others. Since its first edition, he has been part of the "Jornadas Trombonísticas" project together with the trombone quartet "2i2quartet", giving introductory jazz classes and also participating as an instrumentalist, composer and arranger in some of the Quartet's recordings.
He leads several projects among which Tribute to Jay Jay (tribute to trombonist J.J. Johnson), Bone-Vocal Quartet, Soler-González Quartet, Paco Soler Quartet "Life". He currently teaches Jazz Trombone at the Conservatorio Superior de Música "Joaquín Rodrigo" in Valencia.
Paco Soler plays the Stomvi Titán Bb Copper Jazz Tenor Trombone