Artturi Rönkä Quartet was chosen to represent Finland at this year's Young Nordic Jazz Comets band competition in Copenhagen. The Finnish YNJC jury described the quartet's performance and expression as "strong and dynamic" and their interaction as "natural and immersive". Keeping the jazz traditions close by, the band performs pianist/composer

Pek is a Faroese quartet. The music is composed by Heðin Ziska Davidsen. It features a thick, super sonic boomblast echo delay guitar, minimalistic and groovy, and Konni's hypnotizing vocals over a miracle drum and bass foundation.

From Gothenburg Sweden comes this young band that’s eager to create something different. From the foundation in jazz and improvisation to inspiration from other genres, they search for the new and undiscovered in order to make their own sound.

From the band’s very beginning they have had a mutual musical understanding which has grown and developed into a playful way of making songs that has an original sound.

The musical roots of Moskus are firmly planted in the fertile earth of chamber jazz, but have been nourished by everything from hymns to the films of Ivo Caprino, from the music of Paul and Carla Bley to late-night skiing trips in the mountains, from post-rock to French pancakes and gospel.

 The winner of Young Jazz 2012 in Denmark was the trio Andromeda:

"The second band of the evening (Andromeda) went on stage with a clear vision, an original concept, an original crew and an original band sound. A trio that played with tremendous dynamics, humor and authority - not just as a group, but you impressed us with each of your respective instruments. As an orchestra Andromeda spans far: From galactic anarchy to good melody"