A question of taste - David Lyttle

David Lyttle from Co Down was the first ever Irish musician to be nominated for a Music of Black Origin Award (MOBO). The awards take place next Wednesday and will be broadcast on ITV2. Lyttle was nominated in the best jazz act on the back of his Faces album, which features collaborations with the likes of Talib Kweli and Duke Special.

Best recent book:

Raise Up Off Me, an autobiography by jazz pianist Hampton Hawes. He was a heroin addict in the 1950s and got set up by the cops and then sent to prison for ten years. He wrote to President Kennedy and he pardoned him after five. This is just one part of his incredible life story.