Nearly Dan are much more than the average tribute band. Inspired by the music of Messrs Becker and Fagen the band have built up an avid following of Steely Dan fans all over the UK and Europe. Formed in 1997, the highly acclaimed ten piece band are now established as one of the UK’s most exciting live acts. Join the dons of Dan-dom in a celebration of Steely Dan from ‘Can’t buy a thrill’ to Donald Fagen’s latest release ‘Morph the Cat’.
- Gary Davies
- keyboards
- Steve Hayes
- vocals and guitar
- Rob Rolph
- lead guitar
- Pete Bacanin
- bass
- Anne Hansen
- alto saxophone
- Chris Davies
- tenor saxophone
- Paul Bennett
- trumpet
- Brian Hargreaves
- drums
- Diane Davies, Kate Robertson
- percussion and vocals
Mephoney are dedicated to playing the music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, 7 piece band Mephoney feature some of our finest locally-based musicians – with a track record that includes performances at small jazz clubs to the Birmingham Symphony Hall.
- Phil Danter
- guitar
- Mike Davis
- saxophone
- Ben Haines
- drums
- Kris Byrne
- keyboard
- Chris Davis
- percussion
- Ana Raphaeline
- vocal
- Richard Beardmore
- bass (courtesy of Ákos Balazs basses)
Some of Frank Zappa’s most innovative compositions are his truly idiosyncratic works at the meeting point of jazz and rock, and the bizarre. Until now, few musicians have dared to attempt to pay tribute to the complex convoluted music of the man now seen as one of the most significant composers of the 20th century. But the 1998 Newark Festival asked guitarist John Etheridge (with his jazz/rock credentials firmly established through his years with Soft Machine) to create a group to perform this material… and the eight piece Zappatistas was born.
- John Etheridge
- guitar
- Steve Lodder
- keyboards
- Annie Whitehead
- trombone
- Dudley Phillips
- percussion
- Simon Bates
- saxophones & flute
- Paul Jayasinha
- trumpet
- Pete Eckford
- bass
- Mike Bradley
- drums