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David Lyttle

DL3 feat. Soweto Kinch tours this August...

About Me

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Visit davidlyttle.com for full BIO , SHOWS , MUSIC and loads more!Born 1984 AD into a notable musical family, David Lyttle is an Irish jazz drummer and composer working extensively in Ireland and abroad. Known for his passionate and driving approach to jazz that swings hard, Lyttle has performed professionally with a wide variety of internationally-acclaimed artists. These include Greg Osby, David Liebman, Jean Toussaint, Dave Allen, Jamie Baum, Ken Peplowski, Louis Stewart, Jacqui Dankworth, Michael Buckley and Ronan Guilfoyle. Demonstrating his skills as a composer, his debut album 'True Story' was released in 2007 to much acclaim and features leading Irish players Michael Buckley and Myles Drennan, among others.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/3/2006
Band Website: davidlyttle.com
Band Members: On 'City Life': Nick Morgan, alto; Damian Evans, bass.
On the 'True Story' album: Michael Buckley, tenor/soprano; Myles Drennan, piano; Dan Bodwell, bass; David Lyttle, drums. Plus guest Karl Rooney, baritone.
All compositions by DL.
Influences: Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Billy Higgins, Elvin Jones, Kenny Washington, Ralph Peterson, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Carl Allen, Brian Blade, Ari Hoenig, Eric Harland, Johnathan Blake.
Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter, George Cables, Branford Marsalis, Greg Osby, Vince Guaraldi, Louis Stewart, Jean Toussaint, Kenny Kirkland, Mulgrew Miller, Charles Dickens, The Moon.
Record Label: Lyte Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

DL plays Cachaça (NYC) this Wed with Jamie Baum, Samual Blais, Roberta Piket & Carlo De Rosa!

This Wednesday 18th June, I'll playing at Cachaça, a great new club down in Greenwich Village, with Jamie Baum (flutes), Samuel Blais (alto), Roberta Piket (piano) and Carlo De Rosa (bass). We're...
Posted by David Lyttle on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:55:00 PST