The freshest, hottest sounds in jazz and contemporary experimental music” - The Irish Times

4 days, 12 young cutting-edge acts from 12 different European countries with widely diverse sounds; rebelling and reinterpreting any fixed notions of ‘jazz’. This April sees the 9th edition of exuberant European jazz festival 12 Points, back home in Dublin after a 2014 edition in Sweden.

On Day 2 of the festival Thursday 16th April, time to witness that the free jazz scene in Hungary is teeming with talent at the moment, and the A.M.P. trio are an invigorating example of the energy and appetite for improv amongst Magyar jazz musicians.

Berlin based pianist Elias Stemesede has an impressive stint already under his belt as sideman, but is now coming into his own, with an uninhibited approach and expressive lyricism reflecting a confidence which looks set to bloom.

Finnish trio Virta create a big expansive sound, delicately melding inventive electronic effects and atmospheric vocals into an elegant melange with an occasional nod to fellow Scandinavian sonic experimenters Nils Petter Molvaer & Jaga Jazzist.

 

https://www.12points.ie/