There are several bands / acts named Modesty Blaise, the most famous one being a British pop group from Bristol, United Kingdom.

1. Modesty Blaise are a British pop group from Bristol. They were formed in the early 1990s by singer/guitarist Jonny Collins and bassist David W. Brown. The band's most notable musical influences are the great pop groups of the 1960s, such as The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Byrds and The Kinks. They played their first gig in March 1993 at The Mauretania in Bristol, the band's line-up then consisting of singer/guitarist Jonny Collins, bassist David W. Brown, guitarist Jim Harvey, keyboardist Mark Langley and drummer Art Chalinder. September 1994 saw the first line-up change, with Phil Johnson-Smith replacing Jim Harvey on guitar. Modesty Blaise released their debut single 'Christina Terrace' in December 1994.

April of 1995 saw more line-up changes, as Mark Langley left the band, with John Shewan taking over on keyboard duties and Gregory Jones filling the vacancy left by the also departing Phil Johnson-Smith on guitar. It wasn't until June 1996that the longest serving line-up of Modesty Blaise took shape:Jonny Collins on vocals and guitar, David W. Brown on Bass, Gregory Jones on Guitar, Clem Courtney on keyboards and Julien Clapperton on drums.

In October of 1997 they released their debut album Modern Guitars With Amplification. After joining German label Apricot, September 1999 saw the release of A Beginners Guide To Modesty Blaise, a compilation album featuring early singles, alternate versions and previously unreleased tracks. An EP, Uranium Girl, followed in November 1999.

The band's second full-length studio album, Melancholia, was released in November 2000. Inexplicably, there was to be no new music from Modesty Blaise over the next 10 years, until - in June 2012 - a new single dropped: 'Commercial Suicide' b/w 'Heavy Metal Friend', a double A-side CD. The 2012 line-up consisted of Jonny Collins on vocals and guitar, David W. Brown on bass, Gregory Jones on guitar, Alastair Jenkins on guitar and Mark Bradley on drums.

2. Modesty Blaise was a psychedelic rock band from Haarlem, The Netherlands, featuring Gerard Brammer, Hilbert Bolland and Rob ten Bokum. They released two 45s: 'Mingus' b/w 'Your Way' (1969) and 'Morning Sun' b/w 'Break of the Day' (1970) before abbreviating their band name: as Blaise they released a final single in 1972, with a very different line-up.
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