Camiel Jansen X Ikarai

Camiel Jansen (1991) 
Composer Camiel Jansen studied jazz double bass and composition at Codarts Academy for the Arts in Rotterdam, the Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium in Copenhagen and at the Conservatorium in Amsterdam. His style leans on contemporary music, but also has many influences from classical, jazz and folk music. He always composes from a theme, story or narrative. For example, he composed a piece based on the childcare benefits scandal, about a little mouse in a big world, and about humanity’s upcoming journey to the planet Mars. The premiere of this last-mentioned play ‘MARS’ received high praise in the Dutch press and has been performed in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and China.

Camiel Jansen composes for the ensemble Ikarai.