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12 Points Festival announce lineup including Dowry, Julie Campiche Quartet and Steiger

12 Points Festival announce lineup including Dowry, Julie Campiche Quartet and Steiger

Ruth Cronin

The 12 Points Festival is a jazz and experimental music festival produced by the Improvised Music Company (IMC). The 4-day festival spans September 5th to 8th in The Sugar Club this autumn, during the course of which 12 emerging acts from 12 different European countries are presented. The artists performing at the festival represent the new generation of contemporary jazz and experimental music from all over Europe, with an eclectic mix of soundscapes including harp-electronic fusions  and industrial jazz collectives.

Kjetil Mulelid Trio

The festival boasts a busy schedule; in addition to performances by the artists and musicians, there are daily ‘Jazz Futures’ conferences and in the evenings there are afterhours jam sessions. The festival describes itself as nomadic, having done stints in Sweden, Porto, Portugal and Norway in previous years.

The full line up includes:

  • Julie Campiche Quartet (Geneva)
  • Susanna Risberg Trio (Stockholm)
  • nOx.3 & Linda Oláh (Paris)
  • Mia Dyberg Trio (Copenhagen)
  • Steiger (Gent)
  • Kompost 3 (Vienna)
  • Dowry (Dublin)
  • Elliot Galvin Trio (London)
  • Container Doxa (Ljubljana)
  • Ktjetil Mulelid Trio (Trondheim)
  • The Rite of Trio (Porto)
  • Dominic J Marshall Trio (Amsterdam)

Early-bird tickets are available from €49 here.

Elliot Galvin Trio

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