Born 1984 AD, David Lyttle is an Irish jazz drummer and composer working extensively in Ireland and abroad. His earliest musical experiences were as a child in his family band, performing on cello, bodhrán and lambeg drum. Self-taught on drum kit since the age of eight, Lyttle also received classical training on cello but began to focus his efforts towards drums in his late teens after taking a serious interest in jazz. A graduate of the University of Ulster, Lyttle has also studied under scholarship at the Banff Centre (Canada) and Skidmore Jazz Institute (New York). During 2005 and 2006, with support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, he received private tuition in New York with Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Ralph Peterson, Ari Hoenig, Carl Allen and John Riley.

Known for his passionate and driving approach to jazz that swings hard, Lyttle has performed professionally in Ireland, New York and the US, Toronto and Canada, Britain and Europe, with a wide variety of internationally-acclaimed artists. These include Greg Osby, David Liebman, Jean Toussaint, Tommy Smith, Jaleel Shaw, Soweto Kinch, Dave Allen, Jamie Baum, Jonathan Kreisberg, 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.