Bad With Names, by corto.alto

Bad With Names

by corto.alto

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Kafka963 On l'écoute une fois ...et on est séduits! Rythme entraînant et contre les idées noires. C'est excellent! Favorite track: xoxoxo.

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1.	Intro For Strings 01:19	info
2.	Hello 02:55	info
3.	xoxoxo 05:24	info
4.	Slope 04:07	info	buy track
5.	Lara 04:05	info
6.	Latency 03:46	info	buy track
7.	EJS 02:13	info	buy track
8.	Would You Mind? 03:30	info
9.	No Water (Interlude) 00:55	info
10.	Mechanisms 04:51	info
11.	Hollow 04:28	info
12.	Bye 04:53	info	buy track

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corto.alto is the brain-child of award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer & 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 write. Having worked as a trombonist in the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Tom McGuire & The Brassholes, AKU Trio as well as many other projects. He has also composed, produced and recorded on tracks for Joesef, PYJAEN, The Sound of AJA, Raelle, Cara Rose, Jack Richardson, Fat-Suit and many others. He is the younger ever graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's undergraduate Jazz programme, having being enrolled at the age of 16.

corto.alto's highly anticipated debut album, is set to release in 2023. This album will feature 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) and many more.

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

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released October 6, 2023

2023, New Soil

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corto.alto Glasgow, UK

Limitation can be a creative force in a world where anything is possible, and for a young Liam Shortall, that pool of influence & opportunity was as diverse as any. Born in Glasgow and surrounded by music from a young age, he gravitated initially towards instrumental music, picking up the trombone, learning his jazz chops, and listening to the big band, blues, and ska sounds of his family home. ... more

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May 6

Jazz Arena at Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Cheltenham, UK
May 25

Turner Sims

Southampton, UK
May 26

Brockwell Park

Herne Hill, UK
May 29

Concorde 2

Brighton, UK
Jun 7

The Leadmill

Sheffield, UK
Jun 19

HERE at Outernet

London, UK
Jul 12

Moseley Park & Pool

Birmingham, UK
Jul 12

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Aug 15

Wimborne St Giles

Wimborne, UK
Aug 28

JAZZ:RE:FOUND FESTIVAL 2024 | FULL PASS

Cella Monte, Italy
Oct 19

Fasching

Stockholm, Sweden

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