R ‘n’ B

Rodda and Birkbeck – guitar duo…

With over a 20 years of full-time music-making under his belt, Frank is known for his multi-instrumental expertise and popularity. His eclectic taste in music has seen him involved in a wide range of bands and projects. His trio, the ‘Frank Birkbeck Group’, is one of the most in-demand jazz groups in East Midlands.

Frank has performed at seemingly every jazz club and theatre going, which has included Ronnie Scott’s, Matt and Phreds, Troy bar, the Wardrobe & Peggies Skylight. This has lead him recently to perform in Europe.

Recently he has been selling out theatres, and is due to record his debut album under his own name. He has worked and gigged with national names such as Hugh Pascal, Alan Barnes, Snake Davis and Luca Boscagin.

Steve Rodda has been playing guitar since Moses was a lad! Enjoying a long standing spot with Alan Walker’s Decent Chaps, he was also a regular at Lincoln Jazz Cafe with guitar duo Double Take. Steve is also one third of Stray’s house band PRS, as well as appearing with an obscene number of musicians over the past 30 years.

His preferred styles are the gypsy sound of Django as well as the intricate workings of Birelli Lagrene and Julian Lage. Ever popular, Steve is a guitar supremo and brings an energy to the stage that is unparalleled.