"I Can't Stand It when Someone Calls Me a British Jazz Musician"

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Liam Shortall, alias corto.alto, is an exciting figure in contemporary jazz, having already been to Montreux and Glastonbury, after building his own Mercury Prize-nominated project from a studio in his apartment. His music is hip-hop and jazzy, without any posturing: more of a buddy than an artist. What comes out of this interview is that he doesn't want to be more than what he is - he just does it honestly, and that's why it works. He will perf…