Veteran NYC-based Jazz Bassist, Composer & Band Leader Clovis Nicolas

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC-based Jazz Bassist, Composer & Band Leader  Clovis Nicolas .. We caught up with this busy musician to talk about a host of projects, like his new 2024 CD Contrapunturist, getting through COVID, his life in jazz and so much more.  Born on the Ivory Coast and raised in France, he decided to be a professional musician after pursuing studies in Philosophy at University. He graduated from the Conservatory of Music of Marseilles in 1996 and then settled in Paris. He quickly became a first-call musician performing with artists like Brad Mehldau and moving to New York in 2002. He’s had quite a journey in the jazz. Dig this story. For More Neon Jazz Interviews: Subscribe via Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/neonjazzkcSubscribe via iTunes/Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews/id546432639Subscribe via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4gAltD2kVLq8uNkpSFtkm0 The Home of Neon Jazz: http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ Contribute to Neon Jazz via PayPal:   https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.