Equilibrium is an exciting new transatlantic jazz collaboration featuring Toronto alto saxophonist Nick Morgan and Irish drummer David Lyttle, who met in Toronto in 2007.

Still in their early twenties, both are regarded as leading young players in their own countries. Featuring Australian bassist Damian Evans, they completed an extensive tour of Ireland in May 2008, and toured Canada in November 2008. In December, they made their recording debut in New York City, featuring world-renowned New York bassist Matt Penman.

Nick Morgan (Canada)

Nick Morgan, born in Canada in 1984, showed a serious interest in music in his late teens. He pursued a Bachelor's degree in Jazz Performance through Humber College in Toronto, where he studied with Pat LaBarbera. It was also during his time at Humber College that Nick performed with artists like Dave Douglas, David Liebman, Randy Brecker, Steve Gadd, Don Thompson and many more. Recent projects include a tour of the Toronto clubs with New York saxophonist Adam Niewood, the first in a series of high-profile collaborations which features musicians from Canada and the US.

www.nick-morgan.com

David Lyttle (Ireland)

Born in Ireland in 1984, David Lyttle's earliest musical experiences were as a child in his family band. A graduate of the University of Ulster, Lyttle has also studied under scholarship at the Banff Centre (Canada) and Skidmore Jazz Institute (New York). 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, Jaleel Shaw, Tommy Smith, Dave Allen, Jonathan Kreisberg, Jamie Baum, Soweto Kinch and Louis Stewart. Demonstrating his skills as a composer, his debut album 'True Story' was released in 2007 to much acclaim.