Corto.alto explained

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]}

Alongside Shortall (trombone, bass guitar, effects) in the band are Graham Costello (drums) from STRATA, award-winning Fergus McCreadie (keys) and various horn players including James Copus, Harry Weir and Mateusz Sobieski.^[6]

Awards and nominations

|-! scope="row" | 2020| Scottish Jazz Awards| Best Band| corto.alto| | |-! scope="row" | 2020| Scottish Jazz Awards| Best Album| corto.alto: Live From 435 Vols 1, 2 & 3| | ^[7] |-! scope="row" | 2021| Scottish Awards for New Music| Mark McKergow Award for Innovation in Jazz| corto.alto: Liam Shortall| | |-! scope="row" | 2023| Scottish Jazz Awards| Best Band| corto.alto| | ^[8] |-! scope="row" | 2024| Mercury Prize| Album Of The Year| corto.alto: Bad with Names| |

Notes and References

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