Happening from August 17 to 19 the Dutch festival institution is once again packed with a lot of highlights and super big names. But you know us - we're always digging a big deeper for exciting bits and pieces besides the obvious choices. NBHAP editor Adam Turner-Heffer is attending the event next week and picked his personal highlights from the programme.
With a sound that slips between jazz, club and experimental, Glasgow outfit corto.alto is hard to pin down — and all the more exciting for it. Headed by trombonist and producer Liam Shortall, the group brings raw energy and genre fluidity to the stage. Ahead of their show at XJAZZ!, Anna Grubauer spoke to him about live shows, creative freedom, and the friendships that keep it all moving.
