NEW ALBUM
THE CONTRAPUNTIST
Sunnyside Records 2023
Other Albums:
Clovis Nicolas
“Autoportrait”
Sunnyside Records 2021
Clovis Nicolas
“Freedom Suite Ensuite”
Sunnyside Records 2018
Clovis Nicolas
“Nine Stories”
Sunnyside Records 2014
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Latest Update
CD release concert for my latest album “The Contrapuntist” at Smalls Jazz Club on March 15th, 2023 / Featuring Jeremy PELT (trumpet), Adam BIRNBAUM (piano) and Bill STEWART (drums). Shows at 7:30pm & 9:00pm
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Clovis Nicolas is a jazz bass player and composer living in New York City, who graduated from the Juilliard School. His warm, precise and tasteful bass playing gained him a solid reputation on the international scene, which led to performances with artists such as Peter Bernstein, Herbie Hancock, Jeremy Pelt, Brad Mehldau, Harry Allen, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Curtis Fuller.
Parallel to his busy schedule as a sideman, Clovis is also a band leader who released three albums for Sunnyside Record: “Nine Stories” – Best Albums of the Year in DownBeat – “Freedom Suite Ensuite” with Kenny Washington on drums; and “Autoportrait” a solo bass album awarded a 5 stars review in Jazz Magazine.
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Autoportrait
Reviews:
“What a sound! (The kind that hits you in the guts). What a lesson on musicality! What a beautiful self-portrait!“– Jazz Magazine CHOC
“Sure hand, elegant posture, tremendous precision on the fingerboard” – Le MondeÂ
“An impressively well-rounded statement” – Nate Chinen, WBGOÂ
"Thon's Tea"
Clovis Nicolas
“THE CONTRAPUNTIST”
Sunnyside Records 2023
Jeremy PELT: trumpet
Sullivan FORTNER: piano
Bill STEWART: drums
+ The Ulysses String Quartet
“A composer and arranger with an ambitious writing style, backed by a five-star lineup“– TSF Jazz
“A lesson in musical composition” – Jazz Magazine
"Etude on Scherzo I"
Clovis Nicolas
“FREEDOM SUITE ENSUITE”
Sunnyside Records 2018
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Brandon Lee: trumpet
Bruce Harris: trumpet
Grant Stewart: tenor saxophone
Kenny Washington: drums
“At a time of recurring hommages and tributes, here is one that is as rare as it is meaningful.” – Jazz Magazine
“Cool, direct and swinging.. Sublime” – Modern Drummer
“Splendid!” – JazzNews Magazine
Read more press HERE
"Fine and Dandy"
Clovis Nicolas
“Nine Stories”
Sunnyside Records 2014
Riley Mulherkar: trumpet
Luca Stoll: tenor and sop. saxophones
Alex Wintz: guitar
Tadataka Unno: piano
Jimmy Macbride: drums
“A Master Stroke” – Liberation/JazzNews
“Brimming with fresh energy and outstanding arrangements”
– DownBeat Magazine
“A stellar recording!” – BopNJazz
"Pisces"
