Polar Bear and Acoustic Ladyland topss our big five jazz and blues gigs for the week.

1 Polar Bear and Acoustic Ladyland.

A double bill of two lively young bands, including original treatments of Jimi Hendrix songs; with Mark Lockheart, Seb Rochford and Pete Wareham.

Brighton Jazz Club, tonight 8pm.

2 Elements.

Original, progressive and explorative jazz from Joss Peach, Ben Sarfas, Dave Trigwell and Tom de Grunwald.

Monday night at the Snowdrop, Lewes.

3 The Mark Edwards Band.

The return of the pianist's fortnightly residency with Nigel Thomas, bass.

Thursday Prince Albert, Trafalgar St.

4 John Barnes Quartet.

Performance from a solid mainstream veteran, a former mainstay of the Lyttleton band; here with John Pearce, Gerry Higgins and Malcolm Mortimore.

Thursday Lewes Jazz Club 139 High St, Lewes.

5 Wynton Marsalis and Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra.

Pulitzer-prizewinning trumpeter and his New York band cover Art Blakey, Mingus, Coltrane and Ellington.

Thursday, Dome Concert Hall, 8pm.