Clovis Nicolas

Clovis Nicolas is a French-American double bassist and composer based in New York City, working in the post-bop and straight-ahead traditions. Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and raised in Provence, France, he graduated from the Conservatory of Marseilles in 1996 and built a first-call reputation in Paris before moving to New York in 2003 on a Lavoisier Scholarship. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Ron Carter and was the inaugural recipient of the Ron Carter Scholarship Award. As a leader he has recorded several albums, including Nine Stories in 2014 and the solo bass record Autoportrait.