KITTI

GRAHAM COSTELLO

Bandleader of STRATA, and drummer in AKU! (alongside Shortall and saxophonist Harry Weir) and corto.alto, Costello was nominated for a SAY Award in 2019 for breakthrough album Obelisk

LIAM SHORTALL

Trombonist, guitar player, producer and creative mind behind corto. alto, Shortall has also sharpened his teeth in the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and in funk-soul out t Tom McGuire & The Brassholes. As part of his Live From 435 series, he wrote the song ‘Better’ featuring vocalist Kitti

LAURA MACDONALD

This award-winning saxophonist from Ayr was also a MasterChef nalist in 2021. Appearing on BBC Scotland’s Jazz Nights at the time, she explored music inspired by food and drink with Seonaid Aitken

KITTI

This Paisley-born singer won Best Vocalist at 2022’s Scottish Jazz Awards for her rich, soulful tone which she lends to lyrically dense original compositions.

 Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, various venues, 14–23 July.