Sean Hollis is originally from Jersey. He graduated from the Leeds College of Music and quickly established a fine reputation as a freelance.

As well as the Rat Pack Show he has worked with the Glenn Miller Tribute Band to help underscore his reputation.

He has also played with the Al Wood Big Band, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, the Northern Jazz Orchestra, Steve Parry’s Big Band from Hell, as well as playing with Steve Waterman, Mark Nightingale, Lee Gibson, Barry Forgie and Claire Teale.

Sean’s influences include Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan and Wynton Marsalis and he has the ability to cross genres.

He will be backed by the Mike Gordon Trio. Promoter Mike said: “Sean plays ballads and bop but may throw in a little trad – it should be a great evening.”

Next week sees the return to the Cask of reeds player Frank Brooker who has been described as “effortless and fluent”.

Frank has been playing jazz for more than 50 years and is a tremendously popular visiting guest at jazz clubs, on the pub circuit and his quartet is well known at British jazz festivals.

His career began when the trad boom was at its height and Frank found he could work seven nights a week while he was still a student.

Frank’s early influences include Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers and clarinettist George Lewis, whose record Burgundy Street Players got him into jazz in 1952, and since then Coleman Hawkins, Barney Bigard and Sonny Rollins are the musicians who have influenced him most.

Nowadays he presents a wide range of jazz through a diverse and interesting programme – his tenor and clarinet sounds are attractively warm and he swings at all tempos.

Both gigs start at 8.45pm.