Kinda Dukish - is a Birmingham based 15 piece big band formed in 2003 by saxophonist Mike Fletcher to play the original compositions of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.Their repertoire ranges from the 1920s to the suites of the 1960s & 70s while including many of the classic compositions of the 1940s.

The band includes several high powered local musicians, including Tont Pipkin and Ron Hills who have played at the Corks in their own right.