From experimental pop to grime, dubstep and Indian classical music, Polar Bear's musical tastes are eclectic to say the least.

"I try not to think that if we do one type of music, we can't do anything else" says Seb Rochford, the post-jazz band's big-haired, pale-faced leader. "And the stuff we listen to inspires the band's music."

Polar Bear won a Mercury Music nomination for their last album, Held On The Tips Of Fingers, in 2005, which fused elements of jazz, world grooves and electronica, a success that was all the more unusual for an almost entirely instrumental album.

Having played a triumphant gig at the Brunswick Pub in Hove late last year, the band - featuring Seb on drums, Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart on saxophones, Tom Herbert on double bass and Leafcutter John on mandolin and electronics - returns to play at Komedia in Brighton.

"Our new album is out in May and we will be doing songs from that as well as material from Held On The Tips of Fingers," reveals Seb, who is also the drummer for Acoustic Ladyland, and previously worked with Pete Doherty on Babyshambles' first single.

"A lot of our recent material has been about people in our lives. We try to be upbeat but we're not afraid of being emotional. We're not 'death jazz' though - we're more melancholy than angry.

"There's a very moving song from the new album that we'll be doing called Joy Jones. It's dedicated to a wonderful musician I was planning to work with but who died, tragically, leaving behind a husband and three beautiful children."

  • Starts 8.30pm, tickets £10. Call 01273 647100.