Laurent Bardainne (born 1975 in Fougères) is a French saxophonist, keyboardist and composer. Founder of the Crépuscule des Dinosaures, he is the co-founder of Limousine with Maxime Delpierre, of Rigolus with Thomas de Pourquery and the co-leader of Poni Hoax with Nicolas Ker. In 2017, he created the duo LOST with Camélia Jordana.
Third band prize at the Concours de la Défense for his free jazz duo with drummer Philippe Gleizes.
Member of Supersonic founded by Thomas de Pourquery, whose album Play Sun Ra won the album of the year at Victoires du jazz 2014.
In 2018, Laurent Bardainne founds the Tigre d'Eau Douce quartet.
The first album Love Is Everywhere is released in 2020 under the label Heavenly Sweetness.
"Hymne au Soleil" second best selling French jazz album in France in 2022.
2024 marks his return with a new album EDEN BEACH CLUB.
