Taking place in the Swedish city of Umeå this year, the innovative new bands festival 12 Points has unveiled the 2014 line-up.

The bands/artists are Schnellertoller Meier (Switzerland), Elin Larsson Group (Sweden), Pixel (Norway), Five38 (France), Foyn Trio (Denmark), LABTrio (Belgium), Violet Spin (Austria), Alexander Hawkins (UK), Herd (Finland), Alarmist (Ireland), Marcin Masecki (Poland), and The More Socially Relevant Jazz Music Ensemble (Netherlands). 12 Points takes place from 10-13 April.

There’s an artist playlist here: https://soundcloud.com/12points/sets/12-points-artists-2014

Alexander Hawkins, above