As a melting pot par excellence where styles and influences meld together as one, the British scene has brought us the restless corto.alto, who stops at nothing in his quest for inventive and polished jazz, as well as the elegant trio Mammal Hands, who hand craft hypnotic and moving music.

Heads up – this young genius does it all! A revelation from the effervescent Glasgow jazz scene, corto.alto is the project from multi-instrumentalist Liam Shortall, who dexterously juggles bass, guitar, effects, and trombone – the instrument which won him his spurs with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. Despite his classical training, he was simply itching to explore the widest variety of genres – hip-hop, dub, soul, electronica – to fuel his fluid and agile jazz, and with corto.alto, he is also a Stakhanovite of composition. Following his highly acclaimed first album, Bad With Names, in 2023, the young musician set himself the lofty challenge of releasing thirty singles in thirty days in spring 2024. A good way to clean up his hard drive in style while preparing the next project: “WHODIS”, recorded with American rapper Mick Jenkins and released in late March 2026, which is a perfect stylistic step that ensures a harmonious tomorrow.