Ysaÿe Quartet
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Faithless
Liverpool UniversityRating: **
Branford Marsalis
Ronnie Scott's, LondonRating: ****
Harvey Brough/Jacqui Dankworth
Union Chapel, LondonRating: ***
Guy Barker Septet
Pizza Express Jazz Club, LondonRating: ****
Buster Williams
Adrian Boult Hall, BirminghamRating: ****
Art Themen
Pillar Rooms, CheltenhamRating: ***
Elvin Jones
Ronnie Scott's, LondonRating: ****
Likeable Luke goes retro
Luke HainesICA, London Rating: ****
Rhymes and misdemeanours
The dazzling Missy Elliott is once again way ahead of the rap pack, says Alexis Petridis
Total Meltdown
Royal Festival Hall, London Rating****
Bad vibes, great grooves
They may be catty, but Destiny's Child make ground-breaking R&B, says Alexis Petridis
Air stuck at the poolside bar
Air Shepherd's Bush Empire, London **
Night of a thousand copycats
The Greatest Show on Earth Royal Albert Hall, London ***
Alabama 3, the urban cowboys of acid house
Alabama 3Underworld, London ****