Clovis Nicolas

Jazz bass player and composer living in New York City, Juilliard School Alumnus, Sunnyside Records artist.
"A very, very good bass sound" - Ron Carter

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My new album "Blues in Blueprint" with Larry Goldings 🎹 & Carl Allen 🥁 will be out on Sunnyside Records on March 20, 2026 🎉
You can pre-order the album and receive it earlier from my website (CDs available USA only, downloads worldwide):

👉 https://t.co/XgisFW1dzZ

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@bmarsalis Ouch. So embarrassing 😳

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Press Quotes for "The Contrapuntist" 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 🇫🇷

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Clovis Nicolas - "The Contrapuntist"
Sunnyside records
Clovis Nicolas (bass, composer, arranger) - Jeremy Pelt (tp) - Sullivan Fortner (piano) - Bill Stewart (dms) - Christina Bouey, Rhiannon Banerdt (violins) - Colin Brookes (viola) - Grace Ho (cello)
https://t.co/XgisFW0FKr

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Blindfold Test in @jazznewsparis about "The Contrapuntist"

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Nice review of "The Contrapuntist" in @stereogum ~

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Nice review in @RollingStone ~
"The result is unprecedented, ambitious and – on both sides – truly fascinating."

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Clovis Nicolas - "Autoportrait"
Sunnyside records
Clovis Nicolas (solo bass) https://t.co/XgisFW0FKr

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Nice review in @WBGO
"An impressively well-rounded statement, and often a deeply lyrical one." - Nate Chinen

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Full Page in #1 French Newspaper 🇫🇷 @lemondefr
"Sure hand, elegant posture, tremendous precision on the fingerboard, with that inner sight – “that magnificent sound,” says his mentor Ron Carter – Clovis Nicolas paces the double bass like one breathes."
Francis Marmande

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CHOC @jazzmagazine !

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Musicians feedback about "Autoportrait" ~

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Clovis Nicolas - "Freedom Suite Ensuite"
Sunnyside records
Clovis Nicolas (bass) - Brandon Lee, Bruce Harris (tp) - Kenny Washington (drums)
https://t.co/ljcMCvcsaU

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CHOC @jazzmagazine
"We already knew that Clovis Nicolas was one of the best bass players of his generation, now we discover a new side to his talent. At a time of useless or recurring hommages and tributes, here is one that is as rare as it is meaningful."

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Clovis Nicolas "Nine Stories"
Sunnyside records
Clovis Nicolas (bass) - Riley Mulherkar (tp) - Luca Stoll (sax) - Alex Wintz (guitar) - Tadataka Unno (piano) - Jimmy Macbride (drums) https://t.co/XgisFW0FKr

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"A very, very good bass sound" - Ron Carter
Liner notes from Maestro @RonCarterBass for my debut album Nine Stories for Sunnyside records ~

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@SVG__Collection Kind of blue, to see Paul Chambers play

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@ethan_iverson Bridge of Folks who live on the hill

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@ethan_iverson @ElephantTalk Sid’s Ahead on Milestones where the piano chair is not really happening, while the rest of the band tries to cover for it, with long solos and Miles on piano. Not too fond of that one.

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@AdiMeyerson I always make sure I do both all the time. It’s a conscious effort.