Dearest friends,

Happy New Year! Many, many exciting things are on the 2010 horizon. I've just released 'True Story' and 'Septembertime' as download singles through Lyte Records on Amazon, iTunes and many others. My 'True Story' album was never released as an online download, and as these two singles were the most popular tracks of the album it seems like a good idea. I've also tied in these releases with the launch of my Lyte Records website, www.lyterecords.com. Details of upcoming releases are available there now, including 'Dark Tales' and my hip hop EP with rappers Soweto Kinch, Rob Broderick and others.

On the live front, US saxophonist and Jazz Messenger Jean Toussaint will be making several visits here to collaborate with me, and I'm also pleased to welcome back Scottish tenor star Tommy Smith for some dates during the first part of the year. US trumpet ace Terell Stafford, of Village Vanguard Orchestra, returns for five dates in March, as does British piano virtuoso and Steinway artist Robert Mitchell, and I'll be collaborating extensively with Irish saxophone star Michael Buckley throughout 2010.

See you soon,

D.L.