In an intoxicating mix of intuitive improvisation, electronic production, broken beat bounce and bass-heavy dub, rising star Scottish composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Liam Shortall aka corto.alto brings a fresh perspective to contemporary jazz. According to Shortall, his iconoclastic debut album ‘Bad With Names’, due out in October 2024, is about “forgiving yourself”, expressing themes such as a wasted youth, the passing of time and the horrors of the accelerating news cycle with the deftness of a lyricist across twelve instrumental tracks. As a trombonist in the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and a producer of beats in his room, Glasgow-based Shortall has what it takes to take on the best musicians in the country and beyond.

Jasmine Myra is a saxophonist, composer and bandleader based in Leeds. As part of the city's vibrant, creative and cross-genre music scene, she is surrounded by some of the best young talent in the North of England. Her original instrumental music has a euphoric and uplifting sound influenced by various artists such as Bonobo, Olafur Arnalds and Kenny Wheeler. Myra's own compositions have the same soulful quality as their music. She recently signed to Gondwana Records and is working with A&R and producer Matthew Halsall, whose keen sense for talent has already made the music of GoGo Penguin, Mammal Hands and Hania Rani famous.