Carte Blanche à Camille Heim

| Creation, jazz, compositions

"Like a rainbow, the goddess Iris gave her name to this curious phenomenon called Iridescence.
We are talking here about the property of certain surfaces that seem to change color depending on the angle of view or illumination: soap bubbles, dragonfly wings, the plumage of some birds and butterflies..."

It is this multiplicity of colors and nuances that I wish to explore through this project. Iridescence revisits the sounds that have always influenced me: traditional dance music from Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba, but also Ravel, Debussy, or Bernstein, while keeping a central focus on jazz and improvisation.
For this quintet, I called upon Jessica Simon (trombone) and Lucie Jahier (flute), whom I met in 2023 during the Women In Jazz program led by Anne Paceo and Airelle Besson. It was a true musical and human crush: it was obvious to invite them to join this project.
Cédric Pierini (diatonic accordion), a student of my father, is a long-time companion with whom I share the trio Dekolaz since 2018. I have always admired his playing and sensitivity.
And of course, Léo Danais (drums), with whom I have been collaborating since 2016 in various projects such as CAM&LEO and Chocho Cannelle, accompanies me here in the creation and contributes to part of the repertoire.

Camille Heim
A graduate of the Pôle Supérieur de Paris in classical harp as well as a Master's degree in Orchestra obtained in Germany, Camille Heim has always had a passion for dance music and a great curiosity for jazz.
Camille has played with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the ensemble Les Siècles, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and the Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier...
Since 2018, she has been collaborating with drummer Léo Danais with whom she has created several projects as a musician and composer: their duo CAM&LEO has more than 200 concerts to its credit. In 2020, they created the quartet Chocho Cannelle which received several distinctions: Winner of the 45th national Jazz competition at La Défense, winner of Occijazz 2023, finalist of the Tremplin Rezzo Jazz in Vienne 2023. Their first EP was named Revelation by Jazz Magazine, their