Bad With Names

corto.alto is the brain-child of award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Liam Shortall. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, this genre-defying producer brings together influences from Hip-Hop, Broken Beat, Electronica, Dub, and Punk with an informed Jazz sensibility.

Liam Shortall is a seasoned instrumentalist and composer in his own right. Having worked as a trombonist in the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Tom McGuire and The Brassholes, AKU Trio, as well as many other projects. He is the youngest ever graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's undergraduate Jazz program, having been enrolled at the age of 16.

corto.alto's highly anticipated debut album features some of the finest talents in Scottish and UK Jazz, including Fergus McCreadie (Scottish Album of the Year, Mercury Prize Nominee 2022, Edition Records), Graham Costello (Gearbox Records), Johnny Woodham (Alfa Mist, Sekito Records), Anoushka Nanguy (KOKOROKO, Noushy 4TET), and many more.

corto.alto sets to continue his exploration into the world between improvisation and electronica.