The 2011 EBU European
Jazz Competition
The Finals were held on 9 July 2011, as part of the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam The Winners are: Best Group:
HERD (trio) From Finland (FIYLE) 
Best Soloist:
Thierry Castel (piano), from Castel van Damme Quartet
From Netherlands (NLNPO) 
The Finalists were:
From Canada (CASRC) 
| Rafael Zaldivar Trio Rafael Zaldivar, piano
Nicolas Bédard, double bass
Kevin Warren, drums Website | | |
From Finland (FIYLE)
| HERD Trio Panu Savolainen, vibraphone
Mikko Pellinen, bass
Tuomas Timonen, drums Website | | | | |
From France (FRSRF)
| Into the Lines Trio Paul Lay, piano
Benjamin Dousteyssier, alto saxophone
Fidel Fourneyron, trombone Website | | | | |
From The Netherlands (NLNPO) 
| Maaike Den Dunnen European Quintet Maaike den Dunnen, vocals
CRT Remic, saxophone
Tuomo Uusitalo, piano
Norbert Farkas, double bass
Oleg Markov, drums Website | | | | |
The fifth finalist of the 2011 EBU European Jazz Competition is the winner of the 2011 Dutch Jazz Competition :
 | Castel / van Damme Quartet Thierry Castel, piano
Jasper van Damme, saxophone Website |
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