Nicolas Thys, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nicolas Thys

Belgian musician

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1968

Place of Birth: Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Profession: composer, musician, jazz musician

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nicolas Thys (born 27 August 1968) is a Belgian bassist.
He graduated in 1994 from the Hilversum Conservatory (in the Netherlands), where he also taught bass and double bass.
Thys took private lessons with Dave Holland, Marc Helias and Marc Johnson.
He received several awards, most notably the Golden Django award for best young talent in 2001.
Thys performed live with Toots Thielemans, Garrett List, Judy Niemack, Mark Turner, Ivan Paduart, Kris Defoort, Kenny Werner, and Mike Stern.
He released his first CD with his band Alice's 5 Moons in 1997.