The fertile Eighties jazz scene brought an explosion of talent in many areas and the influence of one, in particular, is still bearing fruit.

Alongside Loose Tubes, Andy Sheppard and Tommy Smith were the Jazz Warriors.

Their soul, reggae and ska beats created something special that's still around today in Gary Crosby's Jazz Jamaica and in Cleveland Watkiss and Dennis Rollins, who both perform in Brighton and Hove this weekend.

Cleveland was a Warriors original and is a major vocalist on the scene.

Since his breakthrough as a soloist, he has been busy with many projects including drum 'n' bass explorations with Goldie, recording and writing with Talvin Singh and delving into gospel, a devotional aspect to his work also found in his latest CD, Victory's Happy Song Book.

In the Source line-up is superlative trumpeter Byron Wallen, a former Brightonian whose own career highlights include work with Manu Dibango and George Benson.

Cleveland's band supported Courtney Pine's rousing appearance at the Theatre Royal last year, when Rollins was a regular with Pine's band.

Dennis has been touring his own Badbone experience since then and, as a trombonist, is beginning to occupy the same territory in the public imagination as the ground-breaking saxophonist. Certainly, both have added funk and ska to "straight-ahead" blowing.

A Badbone gig is usually a party, launched by Rollins's phenomenal trombone and kept bubbling by the flow of highly-original, funk-charged tunes.

Badbone's line-up features Peter Martin, former Pine bassist, and 16-year-old drumming phenomenon Joshua McKenzie.

Badbone & Co play at the Old Market, Hove and tickets cost £13. Call 01273 725306.

Tickets for Cleveland Watkiss, at the Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, cost £10. Call 01273 709709.