Upcoming Events
Schedule
SEPT 24, 2022 – RECORDING SESSION @ SEAR SOUND STUDIO
Recording my next album for Sunnyside Records with a cast of fantastic musicians! To be released in March 2023. Stay tuned and sign up to my newsletter for more info.
NEW YORK, USA
SEPT 27, 2022 – PETE AND WILL ANDERSON QUINTET @ BIRDLAND THEATER
Peter & Will Anderson: saxophones
Tribute to Benny Goodman
NEW YORK, USA
SEPT 30, 2022 – ALEX MADELINE “DIRECTIONS” @ CULTURE LAB
Alex MADELINE: saxophone
Sami STEVENS: vocals
Michael VALEANU: guitar
Chris McCARTHY: piano
Clovis NICOLAS: bass
Clemens GRASSMAN: drums
+ string quartet
BROOKLYN, USA
OCT 17, 2022 – YVONNICK PRENE 5TET @ THE DJANGO
Personnel TBA
NEW YORK, USA
OCT 21, 2022 – JOE MAGNARELLI 4TET @ THE DJANGO
Personnel TBA
NEW YORK, USA
NOV 1, 2022 – ILLINOIS JACQUET CENTENNIAL ORCHESTRA @ JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
A full big band honoring the music of Illinois Jacquet at Dizzy’s Club, featuring:
Camille THURMAN: vocals
Bruce HARRIS, Brian PARESCHI, Freddie HENDRIX, Frank GREENE: trumpets
Julius TOLENTINO, Andy FARBER, Matt HONG, Lance BRYANT, Carl MARAGHI: saxophones
James BURTON III, Willie APPLEWHITE, Danny KIRKHUM: trombones
Jeb PATTON: piano
Clovis NICOLAS: bass
Kenny WASHINGTON: drums
NEW YORK, USA
NOV 5, 2022 – JOE MAGNARELLI 4TET @ THE DJANGO
Personnel TBA
NEW YORK, USA
DEC 9, 2022 – RILEY MULHERKAR ENSEMBLE @ JOYE IN AIKEN
Riley MULHERKAR: trumpet
Benny BENNACK & Alicia OLATUJA: vocals
Miki YAMANAKA: piano
Clovis NICOLAS: bass
Jimmy MACBRIDE: drums
AIKEN, SC
Past Shows
JULY 2022 – CLOVIS NICOLAS SOLO @ JAZZ A SETE FESTIVAL, FRANCE
Solo bass concert by Clovis Nicolas, opening up for Kenny Barron trio in front of a 1,500 people audience. “Bold move for him and for the festival, a rare moment of music..” – Alex Dutilh, Radio France (more info HERE)
JUNE 2022 – CLOVIS NICOLAS FREEDOM SUITE 4TET @ BLUE NOTE, NYC
Clovis’ chord-less ensemble featured in the “European Sound Series” at the famous Blue Note Jazz Club. Read HERE
FEB 2022 – JEREMY PELT QUARTET @ BAR BAYEUX
Featuring Anthony WONSEY (piano), Clovis NICOLAS (bass) and Willie JONES III (drums).
APRIL 2021 – SAMORA PINDERHUGHES @ CARNEGIE HALL
A musical a visual show called “Grief” produced by Samora Pinderhughes and filmmaker Christian Padron. Featuring musicians Marcus GILMORE, Elena PINDERHUGHES, Lucas PINO, Burniss TRAVISS, Clovis NICOLAS, Immanuel WILKINS.
JAN-FEB 2020 – CLOVIS NICOLAS 4TET EUROPEAN TOUR
Concerts at Radio France Paris, Caen, IMFP, Marseilles, Lyon, London, Cambridge, Ronnie Scott’s, Birdland Neuburg, Jazz Aisne Co… Featuring both Gergory HUTCHINSON or Leon PARKER on drums. Video HERE.
OCT 2019 – KENNY WASHINGTON QUINTET @ SMOKE JAZZ CLUB
A four nights run for Art Blakey’ Centennial tribute by Master Drummer Kenny Washington, with a quintet that included Josh BRUNEAU (tp), Eric ALEXANDER (sax), Mike LEDONNE (p) and yours truly on bass (video of the concert available HERE.
AUG 2019 – ERIC REED QUARTET @ SMOKE JAZZ CLUB
Eric Reed plays the repertoire from the iconic recordings from the year 1959 (“Kind of Blue”, “Giant Steps”, “Portrait in Jazz”, “Cannonball and Coltrane”…).
APR/MAY 2018 – BRUCE HARRIS 5TET @ JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER / SHANGHAI
World tour for the trumpeter’s quintet, including a month long residency in the newest and coolest jazz venue in China.
FEBRUARY 2018 – THE NEW SLIDE HAMPTON OCTET @ SMALLS JAZZ CLUB, NYC
Baritone saxophonist Frank Basile plays the music of trombonist Slide Hampton arranged for an octet without piano!
