CLOVIS NICOLAS QUARTET (2 SETS) — live event
Born in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and raised in France, bassist Clovis Nicolas decided to be a professional musician after pursuing studies in Philosophy at the University of Aix-en-Provence. He graduated from the Conservatory of Music of Marseilles in 1996 and then settled in Paris. Soon, Clovis’ precise and tasteful bass playing gained him a solid reputation and he quickly became a first-call musician, performing with artists like Brad Mehldau, André Ceccarelli, Vincent Herring, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Michel Legrand, Stefano Di Battista, Belmondo Quintet. With the later, he recorded four albums, among them “Hymne au Soleil” which received three Grammy Awards in 2004. Clovis is also featured on two albums with pianist Baptiste Trotignon, with whom he toured extensively in all the major international festivals (Montreux, Marciac, Montreal, JVC Festival, Paris La Villette, Vienne, Vancouver…). Clovis moved to New York in 2002 after being awarded the Lavoisier Scholarship from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since then he has performed in numerous venues (Blue Note, Kennedy Center, Smalls Jazz Club, Birdland, Jazz At Lincoln Center, Smoke Jazz Club, Dizzy’s Club…) and recorded with some of today’s most prominent jazz musicians: Peter Bernstein, Walt Weiskopf, Grant Stewart, Greg Hutchinson, Harry Allen, Cedar Walton, James Williams, Jeremy Pelt, Willie Jones III, Ken Fowser, Carl Allen, Joe Magnarelli, Jane Monheit, Leon Parker, Jeb Patton, Marcus Gilmore, Sullivan Fortner, Peter and Will Anderson, Bill Stewart, Kevin Hays, Elena Pinderhughes, Freddie Redd, Frank Wess, Branford Marsalis and Dan Nimmer to name a few. In 2009, Clovis joined the Jazz Program at the Juilliard School, graduating three years later with a Bachelor and a Master Degree in Music, having studied bass under Ron Carter and classical composition and counterpoint with composer Kendall Briggs. During that time, Clovis toured around the world for concerts and masterclasses with Juilliard Jazz (Brazil, Colombia, Japan…). He was also featured in a Ron Carter tribute concert in Alice Tully Hall, when he performed with prestigious guests Herbie Hancock, Mulgrew Miller, Lewis Nash, Benny Golson and Buster Williams. That evening, Clovis was introduced to the audience by actor Danny Glover as the inaugural recipient of the “Ron Carter Scholarship Award.”
Starts: 2024-04-09T19:30:26Z
Ends: 2024-04-09T22:25:26Z
Where: 183 West 10th Street, New York, New York 10014, United States
Price: $35.0