LAURENT DOUMONT is a saxophone player, singer and songwriter who is at ease in various forms of music, with a natural inclination towards soul and jazz. He appeared with the "Homage to Jaco Pastorius", a project created by bassist Michel HATZIGEORGIOU which recreated the big band music of the great US bassist under the musical direction of Peter GRAVES with among others Toots THIELEMANS, Stéphane GALLAND, Othello MOLINEAUX.
At that time, he started a free lance musician career, playing in several jazz and funk bands, a few gigs with Fred WESLEY being the highest point of this period.
In 1999 he went to New York in order to improve his musical skills and culture, where he took some classes with Chris POTTER. He finally spent two years there, playing and hanging out in jam sessions. When he came back, he played with BONEY M, The GIBSON Brothers and George Mc CRAE during the "Disco Night Fever" tour. LAURENT DOUMONT seased that opportunity to found a horns section (together with Olivier BODSON and Alain PALIZEUL) which is now one the most sought after in Belgium and abroad.
Since 1998 LAURENT DOUMONT leads his own soul band as a composer, singer and saxplayer. The other musicians of the Laurent Doumont Soul Band are Olivier BODSON (trumpet), Alain PALIZEUL (trombone), Patrick DELTENRE (guitar), Bert GIELEN / Vincent BRUYNINCKX (keyboards), Daniel ROMEO (bass) and Adrien VERDERAME (drums).
He now appears in various formations such as DA ROMEO's BAND, TRIBUTE TO RAY CHARLES with Marc LELANGUE, IMPROSESSIONS (belgian league of musical improvisation) and INTRIGO (italian boogaloo).
One of his best memories remains a gig with the late James BROWN in Antwerp in 2004.
The first album was released in 2001, the next one is under construction.
