Award Winning Jazz Bassist
Discography
Latest Album:
CLOVIS NICOLAS
“The Contrapuntist”
Sunnyside Records 2023
“A composer and arranger with an ambitious writing style, backed by a five-star lineup“
TSF Jazz
“A lesson in musical composition”
Jazz Magazine
“Clovis Nicolas is a Magician”
Classica (CHOC – 5 Stars)
CLOVIS NICOLAS
“Autoportrait”
Sunnyside Records 2021
“What a sound! What a lesson on musicality! What a beautiful self-portrait!”
Jazz Magazine CHOC
“Sure hand, elegant posture, tremendous precision on the fingerboard”
Le Monde
“An impressively well-rounded statement”
Nate Chinen, WBGO
CLOVIS NICOLAS
“Freedom Suite Ensuite”
Sunnyside Records 2018
“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
CLOVIS NICOLAS
“Nine Stories”
Sunnyside Records 2014
“A Master Stroke”
– Liberation/JazzNews
“Brimming with fresh energy and outstanding arrangements”
– DownBeat Magazine
“A stellar recording!”
– BopNJazz
sideman:
YVONNICK PRENÉ
“Listen!”
Sunnyside 2023
DMITRY BAEVSKY
“Kids’ Time”
Fresh Sound 2022
SAMORA PINDERHUGHES
“Grief”
Stretch/Ropeadope 2022
Three of a Kind
“Three Of A Kind”
CD Baby 2021
Uptown Jazz Tentet
“What’s Next”
Irrabagast Records 2020
Barend middelhoff
“Fair Play”
JazzTribes 2020
Shirley Crabbe
“Bridges”
MaiSong Music 2018
tobiasz siankiewicz
“Time To Begin”
TSM Records 2018
Laurent Courthaliac & Friends
“At Barloyd’s”
Jazz&People 2018
Bruce Harris
“Beginnings”
Positone Records 2017
Behn Gillece
“Walk Of Fire”
Positone Records 2017
Laurent Courthaliac
“All My Life”
Jazz&People Records 2016
Samora Pinderhughes
“The Transformations Suite”
Gray Area Records 2016
Uptown Jazz Tentet
“There it is”
Irrabagast Records 2016
Luca Stoll Quartet
“Mono Live in Vevey”
CD Baby 2015
Dal Sasso/Belmondo Big Band
“John Coltrane: A Love Supreme”
Jazz&People Records 2014
Carlos Abadie Quintet
“Carlitos’ Way”
Truth Revolution Records 2013
Laurent Courthaliac Trio
“Pannonica”
Jazz Village/ Harmonia Mundi 2013
Baptiste Trotignon
“For a While”
Naive 2011
Josh Brown
“The Feeling Of Jazz”
CD Baby 2007
Dmitry Baevsky
“Some Other Spring”
Rideau Rouge Records/Harmonia Mundi 2010
Christophe Dal Sasso Big Band – “Ouverture”
Nocturne 2004
Belmondo
“Hymne au Soleil”
B-Flat Recordings/Discograph 2003
Pierre de Bethmann
“Ilium Quintet”
Effendi 2003
Pierre Christophe Trio
“Byard By Us”
Black and Blue 2003
Jean Christophe Beney
“Cassiopee”
Effendi 2002
Olivier Renne
“Osiris”
Shai/Sony 2001
Laurent Fickelson trio
“Secret Mood”
Shai/Sony 2001
Regis Ceccarelli
“For Distingue Lovers”
Blue Note 2001
Belmondo Quintet
“Live au Plana”
Plana Prod 2001
Baptiste Trotignon
“Sightseeing”
Naive 2001
Baptiste Trotignon
“Fluide”
Naive 2000
Olivier Temime
“Le Douze”
Autoproduced 1999
Jean Christophe BENEY
“Tenor Joke”
CC Productions 1998
Belmondo Quintet
“Infinity”
Shai/Sony 1999
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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"
SAMORA PINDERHUGHES
“GRIEF”
Ropeadope 2022
Samora Pinderhughes – piano, vocals, wurlitzer, production, arrangements
Jehbreal Jackson, Nio Levon – vocals
Marcus Gilmore – drums
Boom Bishop – electric bass & sonics
Clovis Nicolas – upright bass
Brad Allen Williams – guitars
Elena Pinderhughes – flute
Immanuel Wilkins – alto saxophone
Lucas Pino – tenor saxophone & bass clarinet
Argus Quartet (courtesy of The Metropolis Ensemble) – string quartet
Jack DeBoe – production & engineering
DMITRY BAEVSKY
“KIDS’ TIME”
Fresh Sound New Talent 2022
Dmitry Baevsky: alto saxophone
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Jason Brown: drums
+ Stephane Belmondo: trumpet
“ Deep in a Dream ”
YVONNICK PRENÉ
“LISTEN!”
Sunnyside Records 2023
Yvonnick Prené: harmonica
Dayna Stephens: tenor sax
Jeremy Pelt: producer, trumpet (on #6)
Kevin Hays: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Bill Stewart: drums
“ Boosted ”
Three Of A Kind
“Three Of A Kind”
CD Baby 2021
Jon Boutellier: tenor saxophone
Michael Valeanu: guitar
Clovis Nicolas: bass
“ Yatchan ”
Uptown Jazz Tentet
“What’s Next”
Irrabagast Records 2020
Brandon Lee, Tatum Greenblatt: trumpet
Willie Applewhite, James Burton III: trombone
Andrew Gutauskas, Carl Maraghi, Jon Irabagon: saxes
Adam Birnbaum: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Aaron Kimmel: drums
“ Bramblin' ”
Laurent Courthaliac & Friends “At Barloyd’s”
Jazz&People 2018
Laurent Courthaliac, Alain Jean-Marie, Pierre De Bethmann, Franck Amsallem, Laurent Coq, Manuel Rocheman, Vincent Bourgeyx, Fred Nardin, Pierre Christophe: piano
+ guests including Clovis Nicolas: bass
“Little Girl Blue”
Jean Christophe BENEY “Tenor Joke”
CC Productions 1998
Pierre de Bethmann: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Benjamin Henocq: drums
“Tenor Joke”
Belmondo Quintet
“Infinity”
Shai/Sony 1999
Lionel Belmondo: tenor and soprano saxophones
Laurent Fickelson: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Philippe Soirat: drums
“Song for Eternity”
Olivier Temime
“Le Douze”
Autoproduced 1999
Laurent Fickelson: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Benjamin Henocq: drums
“Romance for JB”
Baptiste Trotignon “Sightseeing”
Naive 2001
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Tony Rabeson: drums
“Miss Debere/Moon and Sand”
Belmondo Quintet
“Live au Plana”
Plana Prod 2001
Lionel Belmondo: tenor and soprano saxophones
Laurent Fickelson: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Philippe Soirat: drums
Regis Ceccarelli
“For Distingue Lovers”
Blue Note 2001
Andre Ceccarelli: drums
Eric Legnini: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Sylvain Luc: guitar
Minino Garay: percussions
Laurent Fickelson trio “Secret Mood”
Shai/Sony 2001
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Philippe Soirat: drums
"When I Fall in Love"
Olivier Renne
“Osiris”
Shai/Sony 2001
Jean Paul Adam: alto sax
Stephane Belmondo: trumpet
Laurent Fickelson: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Olivier Renne: drums
Jean Christophe Beney “Cassiopee”
Effendi 2002
Laurent Coq: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Philippe Soirat: drums
“Maily Smiles”
Pierre Christophe Trio “Byard By Us”
Black and Blue 2003
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Mourad Benhammou: drums
Pierre de Bethmann
“Ilium Quintet”
Effendi 2003
David El Malek: tenor saxophone
Michael Felberbaum: guitar
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Franck Agulhon: drums
“K.I.S.S.”
Belmondo
“Hymne au Soleil”
B-Flat Recordings/Discograph 2003
Stephane Belmondo: flugelhorn
Laurent Fickelson: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Philippe Soirat: drums
+ Hymne au Soleil Ensemble
“Apres un Reve”
Christophe Dal Sasso Big Band
“Ouverture”
Nocturne 2004
Stephane Belmondo, Laurent Agnes, Eric Poirier: trumpet
Francois Christin, Jerry Edwards, Bastien Still: brass
Lionel Belmondo, Sophie Alour, G. Naturel, Dominique Mandin : saxes
Laurent Fickelson: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Philippe Soirat: drums
"Bell"
Josh Brown
“The Feeling Of Jazz”
CD Baby 2007
Randy Napoleon: guitar
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Philip Stewart: drums
"Blue Room"
Dmitry Baevsky
“Some Other Spring”
Rideau Rouge Records/Harmonia Mundi 2010
Joe Cohn: guitar
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Luca Santaniello: drums
"Some Other Spring"
Baptiste Trotignon
“For a While”
Naive 2011
Tom Harrell: flugelhorn
Baptiste Trotignon: piano
Clovis Nicolas
Darryl Hall
Matt Penman: bass
Tony Rabeson
Dre Pallemaerts
Eric Harland: drums
"This is New"
Uptown Jazz Tentet
“There it is”
Irrabagast Records 2016
Willie Applewhite, James Burton III: trombone
Andrew Gutauskas, Carl Maraghi, Jon Irabagon: saxes
Adam Birnbaum: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Aaron Kimmel: drums
"Letting Go"
Luca Stoll Quartet
“Mono Live in Vevey”
CD Baby 2015
Tadataka Unno: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Pete Van Nostrand: drums
“How Long Has This Been Going On”
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"
Carlos Abadie Quintet “Carlitos’ Way”
Truth Revolution Records 2013
Joe Sucato: tenor saxophone
Peter Zack: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Luca Santaniello: drums
"KD Blues"
Laurent Courthaliac Trio “Pannonica”
Jazz Village/ Harmonia Mundi 2013
Ron Carter, Clovis Nicolas: bass
Rodney Green: drums
"Three Wishes"
DAL SASSO/BELMONDO BIG BAND
“JOHN COLTRANE: A LOVE SUPREME”
Jazz&People Records 2014
Lionel Belmondo: sax, flute
Laurent Fickelson: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Philippe Soirat: drums
+ Dal Sasso Big Band
"Pursuance"
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"
Baptiste Trotignon
“Fluide”
Naive 2000
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Tony Rabeson: drums
"Not For Debby"
Clovis Nicolas
“AUTOPORTRAIT”
Sunnyside Records 2021
Clovis Nicolas: Solo Bass
““What a sound! (The kind that hits you in the guts). What a lesson on musicality! What a beautiful self-portrait”.” – Jazz Magazine
“Clovis Nicolas proves once again his excellence and, without any pretension, all the beauty and the accuracy of his playing, but also his imagination and his sense of sound on his instrument” – Paris Move
Read more press HERE
"Thon's Tea"
Samora Pinderhughes
“The Transformations Suite”
Gray Area Records 2016
Jeremie Harris, Jehbreal Jackson: spoken word
Elena Pinderhughes: flute, vocals
Riley Mulherkar: trumpet
Lucas Pino: tenor sax
Tony Lustig: bari sax
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Jimmy Macbride: drums
"Cycles"
Laurent Courthaliac
“All My Life”
Jazz&People Records 2016
Fabien Mary: trumpet
Bastien Ballaz: trombone
Dmitry Baevsky: alto sax
David Sauzay: tenor sax
Xavier Richardeau: baritone sax
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Pete Van Nostrand: drums
"Strike Up the Band"
BEHN GILLECE
“WALK OF FIRE”
Positone Records 2017
Michael Dease: trombone
Walt Weiskopf: saxophone
Bruce Harris: trumpet
Adam Birnbaum: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Jason Tiemann: drums
"Specter"
BRUCE HARRIS
“BEGINNINGS”
Positone Records 2017
Dmitry Baevsky: alto sax
Frank Basile: bari sax
Andy Farber, Grant Stewart, Jerry Welson: tenor sax
Michael Weiss: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Pete Van Nostrand: drums
"Ill Wind"
Barend Middelhoff
“Fair play”
JazzTribes 2020
Peter Bernstein: guitar
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Jason Tiemann: drums
"Dime Algo Lindo"
Shirley Crabbe
“Bridges”
MaiSong Music 2018
Donald Vega, David Budway: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Ulysses Owens, Alvester Garnett: drums
+ Brandon Lee: trumpet
"Taking A Chance On Love"
Tobiasz Siankiewicz
“Time To Begin”
TSM Records 2018
Bruce Harris: trumpet
Alec Castro: piano
Clovis Nicolas: bass
Diego Maldonado: drums
