Corto.alto

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corto.alto is a music project formed in Glasgow by multi-instrumentalist Liam Shortall. [1]

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The debut album "Bad With Names" was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize "Album Of The Year" 2024. [2] [3] Shortall has some Spanish ancestry and the moniker corto.alto in Spanish translates as short.tall (a pun on his last name, Shortall). [4] [5]

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The band comprises Liam Shortall (trombone, bass guitar, effects), Graham Costello (drums) from STRATA, Fergus McCreadie (keys) and various horn players including James Copus, Harry Weir and Mateusz Sobieski. [1] [6]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2020Scottish Jazz AwardsBest Bandcorto.altoWon [5]
2020Scottish Jazz AwardsBest Albumcorto.alto: Live From 435 Vols 1, 2 & 3Won [7]
2021Scottish Awards for New MusicMark McKergow Award for Innovation in Jazzcorto.alto: Liam ShortallWon [7]
2023Scottish Jazz AwardsBest Bandcorto.altoWon [8]
2024Mercury PrizeAlbum Of The Yearcorto.alto: Bad with NamesShortlisted [3] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "corto.alto - 'Bad With Names'". London Jazz News. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Barry Can't Swim and corto.alto shortlisted for Mercury prize". BBC News. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "2024 Mercury Prize 'Albums of the Year' revealed". Mercury Prize. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Liam Shortall on the new corto.alto album: 'It's a time stamp of what's going on in Glasgow right now'". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. 1 2 "corto.alto: Not For Now". Jazzwise. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Music review: corto.alto, QMU, Glasgow". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Liam Shortall / corto.alto wins the 2021 New Music Scotland Innovation in Jazz Award". London Jazz News. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Winners of 2023 Scottish Jazz Awards celebrated at sparkling Glasgow ceremony". Creative Scotland. Retrieved 27 July 2024.


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