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Secant Zeta Functions

We study the series $ψ_s(z):=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \sec(nπz)n^{-s}$, and prove that it converges under mild restrictions on $z$ and $s$. The function possesses a modular transformation property, which allows us to evaluate $ψ_{s}(z)$ explicitly at certain quadratic irrational values of $z$. This supports our conjecture that $π^{-k} ψ_{k}(\sqrt{j})\in\mathbb{Q}$ whenever $k$ and $j$ are positive integers with $k$ even. We conclude with some speculations on Bernoulli numbers.