Award Winning Jazz Bassist

Discography

Latest Album:

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“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)

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“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

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“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

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“Nine Stories”

Sunnyside Records 2014

“A Master Stroke”

– Liberation/JazzNews

“Brimming with fresh energy and outstanding arrangements”

– DownBeat Magazine

“A stellar recording!”

– BopNJazz

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YVONNICK PRENÉ

“Listen!”

Sunnyside 2023

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DMITRY BAEVSKY

“Kids’ Time”

Fresh Sound 2022

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SAMORA PINDERHUGHES

“Grief”

Stretch/Ropeadope 2022

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Three of a Kind

“Three Of A Kind”

CD Baby 2021

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Uptown Jazz Tentet

“What’s Next”

Irrabagast Records 2020

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“Fair Play”

JazzTribes 2020

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Shirley Crabbe

“Bridges”

MaiSong Music 2018

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“Time To Begin”

TSM Records 2018

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Laurent Courthaliac & Friends

“At Barloyd’s”

Jazz&People 2018

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Bruce Harris

“Beginnings”

Positone Records 2017

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“Walk Of Fire”

Positone Records 2017

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Laurent Courthaliac

“All My Life”

Jazz&People Records 2016

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Samora Pinderhughes

“The Transformations Suite”

Gray Area Records 2016

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Uptown Jazz Tentet

“There it is”

Irrabagast Records 2016

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Luca Stoll Quartet

“Mono Live in Vevey”

CD Baby 2015

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Dal Sasso/Belmondo Big Band

“John Coltrane: A Love Supreme”

Jazz&People Records 2014

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Carlos Abadie Quintet

“Carlitos’ Way”

Truth Revolution Records 2013

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Laurent Courthaliac Trio

“Pannonica”

Jazz Village/ Harmonia Mundi 2013

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Baptiste Trotignon

“For a While”

Naive 2011

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Josh Brown

“The Feeling Of Jazz”

CD Baby 2007

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Dmitry Baevsky

“Some Other Spring”

Rideau Rouge Records/Harmonia Mundi 2010

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Belmondo

“Hymne au Soleil”

B-Flat Recordings/Discograph 2003

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Pierre de Bethmann

“Ilium Quintet”

Effendi 2003

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Pierre Christophe Trio

“Byard By Us”

Black and Blue 2003

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Jean Christophe Beney

“Cassiopee”

Effendi 2002

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Olivier Renne

“Osiris”

Shai/Sony 2001

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Laurent Fickelson trio

“Secret Mood”

Shai/Sony 2001

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Regis Ceccarelli

“For Distingue Lovers”

Blue Note 2001

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Belmondo Quintet

“Live au Plana”

Plana Prod 2001

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Baptiste Trotignon

“Sightseeing”

Naive 2001

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Baptiste Trotignon

“Fluide”

Naive 2000

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Olivier Temime

“Le Douze”

Autoproduced 1999

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Jean Christophe BENEY

“Tenor Joke”

CC Productions 1998

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Belmondo Quintet

“Infinity”

Shai/Sony 1999

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