Here we round up the musical highlights on offer at the fringe, including the James Taylor Quartet, Ska festival and a samba all-dayer.

JOHN ETHERIDGE Guitar marvel, formerly of Soft Machine. Here with drum legend John Marshall and organist Jim Watson. Brighton Jazz Club at Sussex Arts Club, tomorrow, 8pm.

SKA FESTIVAL Featuring Laurel Aitken (the godfather of ska), Brighton's own ska band The Hotknives, plus much more. Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton. Sunday. £14 in advance/£17 on door, 5pm. 01273 772770.

DOUDOU CISSOKO Senegalese music with a Western influence. Sussex Arts Club, Ship Street, Brighton, Sunday. £8/£7, 8pm. 01273 709709.

RUBY TURNER Blessed with a voice that has been likened to Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, Ruby can breathe life and meaning into a song whether its a ballad or a groove. Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton. Sunday, £15. 8.30pm. 01273 647100.

CAROLINE NIN A great diva that brings her own distinctive interpretation of every song. Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton. Sunday. £10, 9pm 01273 647100.

YIRI BAA, contemporary and traditional African music and dancing. Pressure Point, Richmond Place, Brighton, Monday. £6/£5, 8pm. 01273 702333.

BANK HOLIDAY WORLD MUSIC ALL-DAYER modern samba from Sambaloco with African drummers, flamenco dancing, steel drummers, Spanish and Caribbean food, kids' play area (bouncy castle, ball pit, face painting), jugglers, circus skills and more. Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Monday. 2pm to 8pm. 01273 772770.

LAMB, a melting pot of drum and bass, jazz, techno and hip hop, including Gorecki, which was used in the film Moulin Rouge. Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton. Wednesday, £12, 8pm. 01273 772770.

JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET Heavy organ grooves and tantalising rhythms. Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton. Thursday, 9pm. 01273 772770.

LIVE SIX!

Exciting London-based jazz sextet play new original compositions. Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove. Thursday, 1pm, £5. 01273 736222.

BOBBY WELLINS Tenor sax icon of many years standing appears with his quartet. Lewes Jazz Club, High Street, Thursday, 8.15pm.

Katya Mira katya.mira @theargus.co.uk