François Laudet (drums)

Drummer with the Voice Messengers for ten years, he put his own personal stamp on the history of the group An undisputed big band specialist (he has played with the Count Basie Orchestra , among others) and an all round specialist of swing in medium and large formations, he has contributed both his enormous energy and his very special sound to the Voice Messengers ... especially on the first album un peu de ménage with Gilles Naturel. He directs his own François Laudet Big Band, with whom he has received numerous awards and recorded five albums since its formation in 1992. He has worked with the Parisian jazz radio station TSF since 2002. Although no longer strictly speaking a member of the Voice Messengers, his was a determining influence on the development of the group... and he still accompanies them from time to time for concerts and tours, alternating with Philippe Soirat.