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Corto.alto

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

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]

People

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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

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2020 Scottish Jazz Awards Best Band corto.alto Won [5]
2020 Scottish Jazz Awards Best Album corto.alto: Live From 435 Vols 1, 2 & 3 Won [7]
2021 Scottish Awards for New Music Mark McKergow Award for Innovation in Jazz corto.alto: Liam Shortall Won [7]
2023 Scottish Jazz Awards Best Band corto.alto Won [8]
2024 Mercury Prize Album Of The Year corto.alto: Bad with Names Shortlisted [3][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "corto.alto - 'Bad With Names'". London Jazz News. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Barry Can't Swim and corto.alto shortlisted for Mercury prize". BBC News. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "corto.alto: Not For Now". Jazzwise. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Music review: corto.alto, QMU, Glasgow". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "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.