A MERCURY Music Prize-nominated jazz rock band will be playing and offering young people a chance to improve their own musical skills.

Led Bib play at More Music in Morecambe on Thursday February 16, and will also be running a masterclass for young jazz musicians.

The young people will perform a new piece written during the afternoon at the gig that evening.

Led Bib are one of the original torch bearers for the revitalized young British jazz scene.

Nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2009, they are both a maverick jazz band and an unlikely rock quintet.

Taking their name from a protective garment used on patients during dental treatment, Led Bib pride themselves on side-stepping convention, with incendiary results.

The masterclass will take place from 3.30pm on 3 Feb and will involve up to 15 young musicians coming together to form a new band in a day and writing a new piece under the guidance of Led Bib.

Entry to the gig will be free to all masterclass participants.

The workshop costs £5 (entrance to the gig is free to masterclass participants). If you are interested in taking part, please email Ben McCabe at ben.mccabe@moremusic.org.uk with details of your musical experience.

Tickets for the gig cost £10 (£8 concessions) in advance and £12 (£10 concessions) on the door on the night. Tickets can be bought online at www.moremusic.org.uk/led-bib.