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Graham Costello

Scottish drummer and composer Graham Costello creates minimalist music that ranges from ambient and post- rock, to jazz improvisation. Primarily with his band STRATA, he has been nominated for Scottish Album of the Year, as well as seven Scottish Jazz Awards. Costello formed STRATA in 2016 to blend stylistic elements of minimalism, jazz and noise bands together with a strong DIY ethic. This ethic came from Costello’s involvement in the DIY/indie scene, growing up touring all over Europe with noise rock and electro-psych bands. It was his formal studies in jazz that then led to the formation of STRATA - a band that would bring the two worlds together and become a crucial band at the forefront of new Scottish jazz artists surging into the UK scene. This energy of noise rock, the organic improvisation of jazz, and the hypnotising patterns and feel of minimalism has been described as “a meteorite on the scene in Scotland and beyond.” ( The National) After his widely-praised debut album “OBELISK” in 2019, Costello signed to Gearbox Records (Binker and Moses, Abduallah Ibrahim, Theon Cross, Sarathy Korwar) and began work on his follow-up album with STRATA

Some Small Fortune

By Corto Alto

Label: Ninja Tune
Released: 2026
Track listing: Some Small Fortune; Thief; April; Temple; Go; Nothing; Don’t Listen; Prayed We Would; Paper; Whodis; Yura; Omni; Ijustidontknow; Something; Noblehill.

Corto Alto: Some Small Fortune

by Mark McKergow
September 25, 2026

Corto Alto is the creation of Glaswegian trombonist, bassist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Liam Shortall. The youngest graduate from the Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland's undergraduate jazz course (which he started aged just 16), Shortall combines jazz, electronica, hip-hop and broken beat, producing both detailed studio creations and roaring live sets. The band name translates from Italian as ...

Jan Hammer, Mark Lettieri, Jeff Berlin, Paolo Vinaccia and Aurora Clara

by Len Davis
October 20, 2024

Jan Hammer, Mark Lettieri, bassist Jeff Berlin, and Hungarian guitarist Mike Gotthard. The late drummer Paolo Vinaccia, Indonesian drummer Dimas Pradipta, and Scottish drummer Graham Costello. Italian band Electric Arc with violinist Carlo Cantini and Spanish band Aurora Clara. Playlist Jan Hammer “April" from Seasons PT 1 (Red Gate) 00:00 Mark Lettieri “Magnetar" from ...

Brilliant Corners 2024

by Ian Patterson
March 20, 2024

Brilliant Corners 2024 Black Box/Accidental Theatre Belfast, N. Ireland March 1-9, 2024 At a time when veteran rock acts on their last legs are asking cash-strapped punters to part with hundreds of pounds to stand in a stadium to hear the same hits as the last tour, and the tour ...

Bad With Names

By Corto Alto

Label: New Soil
Released: 2023
Track listing: Intro For Strings; Hello; xoxoxo; Slope; Lara; Latency; EJS; Would You Mind?; No Water (Interlude); Mechanisms; Hollow; Bye.

Terje Rypdal, Raoul Bjorkenheim and Graham Costello

by Len Davis
October 20, 2023

Some progressive music from Norway with Terje Rypdal, Italian guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim, and from the UK Graham Costello from Obelisk . Progressive rock from Derek Sherinian, Antoine Fafard, The Aristocrats, French guitarist Renaud Louis Servais with Virgil Donati and the album Ruination from Virgil Donati.Playlist Terje Rypdal “Conspiracy" from Conspiracy (ECM) 00:00 Raoul Bjorkenheim “Tools" ...

Graham Costello's Strata: Obelisk

by Mike Jacobs
July 21, 2023

Scots may have unfairly acquired a reputation for being aggressive. As such, it would be unfortunate if the inherent power in the title track from Scottish drummer/bandleader Graham Costello's album Obelisk (Self Produced, 2019) reinforced that stereotype to a degree. No worries though. Once your hair has been blown back a bit, there's no denying that ...

Michael Manring, Sixun, Alex Skolnick Trio, and Mark Egan / Danny Gottlieb

by Len Davis
July 7, 2023

Electric Market with Steve Hunt, Michael Manring, and French band Sixun. Cosmo Squad live at Baked Potato, and the Alex Skolnick. From Finland guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim from Blixt. Graham Costello, Mark Egan and Danny Gottlieb, from Electric Blue. Playlist Electric Market “Attraction" from Attraction (Spice Rack) 00:00 Michael Manring “Sardonic Grin" from Small Moments ...

James Francies, Graham Costello's Strata and Cameron Graves

by Len Davis
June 9, 2023

Mark Lettieri from Deep:The Baritone Sessions, from the UK Svarc-Hanley-Longhorn, from Switzerland, Final Step from Disconnections , Funky sounds from Shane Theriot, from Still Motion, New York pianist James Francies from his Blue Note release Purest Form. Also, some jazz from drummer Bruce Ditmas, with guitarist John Abercrombie, Indonesian guitarist Tohpati from Maru. Closing it out ...