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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]
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]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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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] |
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