Né en 1984, François MORIN commence à étudier la batterie ainsi que le piano classique dès l’âge de 5 ans.
Il obtient les DEM de Jazz et DEM de Batterie en 2002 puis remporte le Concours International de Batterie de Paris la même année.
En 2004 François obtient le diplôme Supérieur Agostini (major de promotion).
Arrivé à Paris à l’âge de 20 ans, il possédait déjà une expérience musicale (batteur du Big Band d’Auxerre et de nombreuses formations jazz et fusion de la région Bourguignonne).
La rencontre avec le saxophoniste Hervé Meschinet (Michel Legrand, Ray Charles…), sera déterminante dans sa carrière. En effet, une complicité naturelle va s'installer entre eux. Hervé va lui ouvrir les portes des clubs et scènes les plus prestigieuses de Paris dont le Bilboquet (lieu le plus mythique du jazz à Paris où il se fait remarquer en accompagnant Michel Legrand lors d'une soirée mémorable. Il tiendra l'affiche pendant de nombreuses semaines.), Sunset/Sunside, Duc des Lombards, Caveau de la Huchette, Caveau des Oubliettes…
Il participe également à de nombreux Festivals de Jazz de renommée Internationale dont : Jazz à Juan les Pins, Jazz in Marciac, Jazz à Sète…
...ainsi qu’à de nombreuses tournées Africaines (Sénégal – Dakar, Saint Louis ; Mauritanie – Nouakchott ; Gambie – Banjul ; Cap Vert – Praia ; Togo – Lome ; Benin – Cotonou)
François est actuellement le batteur du groupe «Mike Reinhardt Trio» (avec Thierry Eliez orgue Hammond et Mike Reinhardt guitare électrique), du Jazz Cosi Quartet etc…
Il a joué en tant que sideman ou occasionnellement avec : Hervé Meschinet, Thierry Eliez, David Linx, Stéphane Chausse, Bruno Rousselet, Sophia Nelson, Emmanuel Bex, Nicolas Girauld, Fifi Chayeb, Philippe Petit, Mauro Gargano…
Born in 1984, François MORIN began studying drums as well as classical piano at the age of five.
He received diplomas for drums and Jazz studies in 2002 and won the International Drum Competition in Paris the same year.
In 2004 he received the Diplome Superieur Agostini, the head of his class.
Coming to Paris at 20 years of age, he already had had plenty of professional experience, having played in the Auxerre Big Band as well as several jazz and fusion groups in the Burgundy region.
His meeting Saxophonist Hervé Meschinet (Michel Legrand,Ray Charles) would be a turning point in his career. A natural complicity developed between the two musicians. Herve would open the doors to the most prestigious jazz clubs in Paris, including the legendary Bilboquet, where he headlined for several weeks (and where he was seen performing with Michel Legrand one memorable evening), as well as the Sunset, the Duc des Lombards, Caveau de la Huchette, Caveau des Oubliettes…
He has preformed at numerous internationally known jazz festivals such as Jazz at Juan les Pins, Jazz in Marciac, Strasbourg Jazz Festival, Jazz in Sète, Jazz in Nimes, Jazz in Orléans...
He frequently tours the African continent (Sénégal – Dakar, Saint Louis ; Mauritanie – Nouakchott ; Gambie – Banjul ; Cap Vert – Praia ; Togo – Lome ; Benin – Cotonou)
Francois is currently the drummer for the “Mike Reinhardt Trio” (with Thierry Eliez Hammond organ and Mike Reinhardt electric guitar), the Jazz Cosi Quartet etc…
He has played with Hervé Meschinet, Thierry Eliez, David Linx, Stéphane Chausse, Bruno Rousselet, Sophia Nelson, Emmanuel Bex, Nicolas Girauld, Fifi Chayeb, Philippe Petit, Mauro Gargano…
Nascido em 1984, François MORIN começa a estudar bateria e piano clássico aos 5 anos de idade.
Recebe diplomas em jazz e bateria em 2002 e ganha o concurso internacional de bateria de Paris no mesmo ano. Em 2004 François recebe o diploma superior da escola Agostini (em primeiro lugar de sua turma).
Quando foi para Paris aos 20 anos, já tinha alguma experiência musical, tendo sido baterista do Big Band de Auxerre e de outros grupos de jazz e fusão da região de Borgonha.
Seu encontro com o saxofonista Hervé Meschinet (Michel Legrand, Ray Charles) será determinante na sua carreira. Uma cumplicidade natural se instala entre os dois. Hervé lhe dará entradas para tocar nos mais prestigiosos clubes de jazz de Paris como o Bilboquet, um dos lugares míticos do jazz parisiense, onde esteve em cartaz várias vezes e onde se exibiu com Michel Legrand numa noite memorável de grande musicalidade, assim como o Sunset, Duc des Lombards, Caveau de La Huchette, Caveau des Oubliettes...
Tocou em vários festivais de jazz internacionalmente conhecidos tais como Jazz à Juan les Pins, Jazz in Marciac, Jazz à Sete, Strasbourg Jazz Festival…
... e fez muitas turnês no continente africano (Senegal – Dakar, Saint Louis; Mauritânia – Nouakchott ; Gâmbia – Banjul ; Cabo Verde – Praia ; Togo – Lomé ; Benim – Cotonu)
François é atualmente o baterista do grupo “Mike Reinhardt Trio” (com Thierry Eliez no órgão Hammond e Mike Reinhardt na guitarra elétrica), do quarteto Jazz Cosi, etc...
Já colaborou com Hervé Meschinet, Thierry Eliez, David Linx, Stéphane Chausse, Bruno Rousselet, Sophia Nelson, Emmanuel Bex, Nicolas Girauld, Fifi Chayeb, Philippe Petit, Mauro Gargano…